Austin Parks and Recreation and Austin Planning were honored for their contributions to preserving and celebrating local heritage at the 65th Annual Preservation Merit Awards on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Stubb\u2019s Bar-B-Q in downtown Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
Established in 1960, Preservation Merit Awards honor visionary approaches to preserving Austin\u2019s unique architectural, cultural, and environmental heritage. Each year, the program recognizes outstanding individuals, businesses, organizations, and institutions whose efforts help sustain and celebrate the city\u2019s rich history.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s awards honored a wide range of projects, including the restoration and thoughtful expansion of historic homes and the rehabilitation of well-known City landmarks. The awards also celebrated the City\u2019s new Equity-Based Preservation Plan and Austinites who uplift their communities through storytelling, education, and advocacy for equity in preservation.<\/p>\n
Austin Parks and Recreation Awards\u00a0Buford Tower and Kitchens Memorial Chimes\u00a0<\/p>\n
Preservation Award for Rehabilitation<\/p>\n
Haskell House and the Story of Clarksville Documentary\u00a0<\/p>\n
Special Recognition Award for Education<\/p>\n
Henry G. Madison Cabin\u00a0<\/p>\n
in partnership with Austin Parks Foundation\u00a0
Preservation Award for Restoration<\/p>\n
Austin Planning Award\u00a0Equity-Based Preservation Plan\u00a0<\/p>\n
Special Recognition Award for Media and Scholarship\u00a0<\/p>\n
Each project represents the City\u2019s continued commitment to honor the places and narratives that showcase Austin\u2019s rich history and vibrant present. \u00a0For more information about the Preservation Merit Awards, visit preservationaustin.org<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Austin Parks and Recreation and Austin Planning were honored for their contributions to preserving and celebrating local heritage…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214579,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":{"0":"post-214578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}