Get to Know the Fort Worth Historic Preservation Program

Next date: Saturday, May 03, 2025 | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Did you know that there are fourteen designated historic districts in the City of Fort Worth?

Lorelei Willett, Historic Preservation Officer, will join us this month in recognition of National Historic Preservation Month to tell us about those districts and much more. She will give an overview of her department and the tools that are available to preservationists. If you have a preservation project in mind, know of a property or district in need of a designation, or are just curious about what the city can do to help protect our historic buildings and neighborhoods, then don’t miss this chance to learn from the expert.

NOTICE: This program will be held at Betsy and Steve Palko Hall (TCU) due to Southwest Regional being a voting location. The address is 3000 Bellaire Drive North, Fort Worth, TX 76109.

Lorelei Willett is the Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Fort Worth and has over 10 years-experience in preservation planning and education. She has worked at the state and local level to increase capacity for and support community preservation efforts and currently oversees the City’s preservation program. She also serves as the President for the Texas Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology and is passionate about applying preservation principles to broader systems and supporting historically neglected communities and their histories. She earned a B.A. in History from Texas A&M University and a M.Sc. in Architectural Conservation from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, UK.

About the Series:

Presented in conjunction with The Center for Texas Studies at TCU, these workshops are aimed at increasing the historical awareness of the community. The series is designed to make the public aware of the important, yet often overlooked historical resources around them, and how to preserve them for posterity. The goal of the workshops is to prove that "every person is a historian," and that they can, by their deeds and actions, preserve a small part of the cultural and historical fabric of this region.

The Center for Texas Studies at TCU is designed to celebrate all that makes Texas distinctive. It is housed in AddRan College of Liberal Arts, where various disciplines and programs can act in concert to foster and nurture the essence of Texas. History is, of course, central, but Texas literature, anthropology, ethnography, politics, religions, philosophy and design and textiles all represent elements that are a part of the incredible mosaic of Texas.

When

Location

Betsy and Steve Palko Hall (TCU), 3000 Bellaire Drive North, Fort Worth 76109  View Map

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3000 Bellaire Drive North , Fort Worth 76109

Betsy and Steve Palko Hall (TCU)

3000 Bellaire Drive North , Fort Worth 76109

Get to Know the Fort Worth Historic Preservation Program