SAN ANTONIO — The Office of Historic Preservation in San Antonio is launching a new program aimed at teaching property owners, design professionals, and contractors how to maintain the city’s historic buildings.
The initiative seeks to ensure neighborhoods like King William and others across the city remain beautiful and historically significant.
The program consists of four sessions, with the first, “Preservation 101,” scheduled for this Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Development Services Building on South Alamo. This session will cover preservation practices at both national and state levels.
Cory Edwards, Deputy Historic Preservation Officer, emphasized the broader impact of preservation.
“Preservation contributes to the character and quality of our city, but it’s really more about that. It’s really about economic growth and sustainability. We know that reusing buildings is more sustainable than building new and so we are encouraging people to not just designate properties but also invest in older properties in general,” said Edwards.
The program also aims to connect property owners with resources such as historic tax credits and other incentives to help them start their preservation projects. There is still time to sign up for the sessions, with more information available here.