Milestones in the History of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

 

1947

  • National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings launches effort to form a National Trust in the United States.

  • First national preservation conference held in Washington, D.C.

1949

  • President Harry Truman signs legislation creating The National Trust for Historic Preservation.

1951

  • Woodlawn Plantation in Virginia becomes first historic site administered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

1952

  • Historic Preservation, forerunner of Preservation magazine, first published.

1960

  • First Crowninshield Award, recognizing lifetime achievement in preservation, presented to Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.

1966

  • The National Trust for Historic Preservation helps frame National Historic Preservation Act.

1969

1970

  • Study Tours program launched to provide educational experiences for members.

  • The National Trust for Historic Preservation files first amicus brief on behalf of Lexington, KY, neighborhood association.

1971

  • First National Trust for Historic Preservation field office opens in San Francisco.

  • First National Trust for Historic Preservation loans awarded to help fund rehabilitation projects.

  • National Preservation Honor Awards established.

1973

  • First National Historic Preservation Week celebrated.

1978

  • The National Trust for Historic Preservation participates in Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York, in which Supreme Court upholds legality of preservation ordinances.

1979

1980

1982

  • In National Trust v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Trust for Historic Preservation files first lawsuit as plaintiff.

1983

  • The National Trust for Historic Preservation wages successful campaign to save historic West Front of U.S. Capitol.

1988

1989

1994

  • Community Partners program established.

  • Statewides Initiative launched to help strengthen statewide preservation organizations.

  • The National Trust for Historic Preservation takes leadership role in successful campaign to halt development by Walt Disney Co. in Virginia's historic northern Piedmont.

1995

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation decides to forgo annual congressional appropriation (which had been in place for 30 years and would provide up to 20% of the organization’s budget) in favor of full reliance on private-sector funding. National Trust and Congress agree to a three-year phase-out of federal funding for the organization.

1997

  • The National Trust for Historic Preservation works with Montana Historical Society to save boomtowns Virginia City and Nevada City, Montana.

1998

  • Save America's Treasures program launched by the White House, with the National Trust for Historic Preservation as main private-sector partner.

  • Preservation wins National Magazine Award for General Excellence.

  • Federal funding for the National Trust for Historic Preservation ends.

1999

  • National Trust celebrates 50th anniversary at a gala at the National Building Museum with First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.

  • National Trust publicly launches Campaign for America's Historic Places with an initial goal of $110 million.

2000

2001

  • Banc of America Historic Tax Credit Fund formed to provide equity investments in commercial rehabilitation projects eligible for the Federal tax credit for historic rehabilitation.

  • Touro Synagogue in Newport, RI becomes the first religious property named a National Trust Historic Site.

2002

2003

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation completes the Campaign for America's Historic Places and raises $135 million against a $125 million goal.

  • Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House is saved when it is purchased at auction by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation partners with the Museum of African American History to protect three historically significant African American cultural sites: African Meeting House in Nantucket, MA and the African Meeting House and the Abiel Smith School in Boston, MA.

2004

2005

  • First annual designated National Preservation Month held in May. In the past, the National Trust for Historic Preservation recognized Preservation Week.

  • After the destruction of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the National Trust for Historic Preservation launches a comprehensive hurricane recovery and preservation initiative in New Orleans and along the Gulf coast. Work continues to help rebuild the historic sites of the Gulf Coast to the present day.

  • Kellogg Foundation awards a three-year grant to launch the Rural Heritage Development Collaborative, designed to develop holistic preservation-based strategies for economic development through the resources and multi-disciplinary expertise of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation engages in successful advocacy efforts to retain Section 4f of the Transportation Act, one of the strongest Federal preservation laws to protect historic resources.

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation celebrates 25 years of the Main Street Program, which supported more than 178,000 rehabilitations, 72,000 new business, and the creation of more than 330,000 new jobs.

2006

  • New Orleans HOME AGAIN! Program launched as a demonstration project in partnership with the Preservation Resource Center. The program distributes grants and technical assistant to 10 families seeking to repair their homes as a catalyst for neighborhood renewal following Hurricane Katrina.

  • Acoma Sky City, New Mexico, the nation’s oldest continuously inhabited community, becomes a National Trust Historic Site.

2007

2008

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