Preservation

St. Cloud Heritage Museum / Veterans Memorial Library

One hundred years after its completion, the St. Cloud Heritage Museum (originally Veterans Memorial Library) remains as a symbol of the...

Green Parking Lot Coming to the Capen House

The Capen-Showalter house before relocation. Improving rain water absorption on property reduces saturation in our storm water...

Historic Church near Downtown Orlando Becomes Townhomes

In an unusual move for Orlando, instead of razing a structure to build new, Mark Kinchla has transformed the former United Pentecostal...

Historic Cameo Theater Gets AIA Florida Award

If you haven’t noticed, the Cameo Theater at 1013 East Colonial Drive has been restored and is the new home of the Snap! Orlando...

Opposition to Condo Proposal to Build on Lake Eola Park

The plans, for a new condominium tower at the corner of Rosalind and Central in Downtown Orlando, call for demolition of two 1920’s era...

Mid-Century Modern Treasures In Winter Park

Nils Schweizer’s downtown Winter Park office; photo by Rick Kilby While Modern Buildings from the 1960’s through the 1980’s may seem...

Orlando 1920’s Landmark Train Station Restored

Last Week’s celebration highlighted the 2nd restoration of the Atlantic Coast Line’s railroad station built in 1926. The renovation...

Winter Park Battles over Historic District Ordinances

The Historic Preservation Board of Winter Park has drafted revisions to their ordinances. The Winter Park City Council is now reviewing...

Isabel Roberts Helped Shape Early Orlando Architecture

One of Orlando’s architects in the early 1900’s, was a woman, and a Prairie School figure. She was not the only female architect in town....