Past Events
Preservation Louisville will announce Louisville's 2010 Top Ten Endangered Properties List & Top Ten Preservation Successes at a press conference on May 27th at 10:30 am in front of Patrick O'Shea's, 123 W. Main St. Come and celebrate National Preservation Month and do your part and support Preservation Louisville.
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 27th
WHERE: Patrick O'Shea's, 123 W. Main St, Louisville, KY
FREE ADMISSION
View the ful list here.
Come marvel at the beauty of The Brennan House Historic Home during Victorian Holiday Tours hosted by Preservation Louisville, Inc., December 19 and 20.
Preservation Louisville, Inc. presents the
Preservation Louisville, Inc., will host a Local Authors Book Fair on Saturday, December 12 featuring several local authors specializing in preservation, history and architecture.
This workshop is an easy way to get started or enhance your current personal and family history preservation methods. The purpose of the Self Preservation-101 is to come and learn about new and different preservation methods for saving your personal & family history!
At Self Preservation – 101 you will: Advance registration is required! |
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1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Brennan House Historic Home |
Preserving Louisville’s Past, Present & Future
Preservation Louisville is co-sponsoring a Preservation Month Event with the Louisville Historical League called “Preserving Louisville’s Past, Present & Future”. This event will begin with a lecture featuring speakers from Louisville’s preservation past as well as speakers like Marianne Zickuhr, Executive Director of Preservation Louisville and Bob Griffith, President of the Board, Preservation Louisville to talk about the present and future of preservation in Louisville. Attendees will enjoy refreshments and self guided tour of The Brennan House Historic Home.
Sunday, May 17th at 2pm at The Brennan House Historic Home, 631 S. 5th St., admission is $6 or for Louisville Historical League members & Preservation Louisville members we ask a contribution $5.
For more information please call 502. 540.5146 or email director@preservationlouisville.org.
Preservation Louisville is co-sponsoring a Preservation Month Program with Historic Locust Grove called "Caring for your Antiques" with featured speaker Lynn Renau.
May 30th from 10am-1pm we are co-sponsoring a program with Locust Grove called "Caring for your Antiques" it will be at Locust Grove. Registration is $10 in advance and $15 the day of, to register call Locust Grove 897-9845.
For more information please call 502. 540.5146 or email director@preservationlouisville.org.
Caring for your Antiques
Saturday, May 30th
10:00am-1:00pm
Learn how to preserve your treasured antiques and heirlooms in this informative workshop. Instructor Lynn Renau will discuss handling and storage methods, and will have examples of antiques which have been poorly and properly maintained. Participants are encouraged to bring an item with them for personalized advice on how to care for it. (Please contain any active problems in a plastic bag)
About the instructor:
Lynn Renau, a local historian and author, has worked at the Filson Historical Society and is a former curator at the Kentucky Derby Museum. Her latest book is So Close from Home: The Legacy of Brownsboro Road.
Location: Historic Locust Grove auditorium
561 Blankenbaker Lane 40207
(in between River Road and Brownsboro Road)
Call 502-897-9845 to make reservations
$10 in advance, or $15 the day of the workshop
Preservation Louisville is co-sponsoring a Preservation Month Program with Greater Louisville Area Realtors. On Wednesday, May 27th Preservation Louisville will host a course is called "How to Sell a Historic Home".
This course is open to the public for anyone who is interested in selling a Historic property. Registration is $15 in advance and $20 the day of the program, you can register by email to director@preservationlouisville.org or calling 502.540.5146.
This course is approved by GLAR and KREC for 3 hours of Continuing Education Credit. If you are a realtor you and would like to receive continuing education credit, please register online through GLAR.
“How to Sell a Historic Home” Wednesday, May 27th from 1pm-4pm at the Brennan House, 631 S. 5th St.
For more information please call 502. 540.5146 or email director@preservationlouisville.org.
Preservation Pointers
A
lecture series brought to you by:
Louisville Metro Historic Landmarks Commission, Kentucky Heritage Council & Preservation Louisville Inc.
“Plaster”
Saturday, March 14th
9am-12pm Old Louisville
Information Center
1340 S 4th St in Central Park
What type of plaster is in your house?
What is better plaster or drywall?
When should you call the contractor?
Can you restore your decorative plaster?
“Windows”
Saturday, April 11th
9am-12pm Old Louisville
Information Center
1340 S 4th St in Central Park
Can historic windows be repaired?
Is keeping your historic windows better
for the environment?
What can you do to your windows in a
Preservation District?
“Landmarks 101 &
Rehab Wrap-up”
Saturday, May 9th
9am-12pm The Brennan House
631 South Fifth Street
Following this lecture will be a vendor fair
from 12:00-2:00pm, allowing participants
to meet and gather information from
qualified local vendors.
What constitutes a Historic Landmark?
How do you landmark a historic property?
What is a Preservation District?
What are the Design Guidelines for Historic Landmarks & Preservation Districts?
What is the KY Historic Preservation Tax credit & how do I use it?
What contractors specialize in preservation & restoration?
Donna Harris Lecture (Thursday, June 21, 2007)
Photography Symposium (Saturday, November 3, 2007)
Victorian Holiday House Tour (Friday, December 7, 2007)
Irish Heritage Day (Saturday, March 22, 2007)
Preserving Louisville's Architecture (May 10 - 18, 2008)
Historic Home Maintenance Workshop (Saturday, Ocober 11th, 2008)
Haunted History (Saturday, October 18th, 2008)