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Historic Resources Committee

To promote and help develop the historic resources of the community

This Place Matters! Photograph of the Old Jail taken as part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's This Place Matters ProgramThe mission of the Charlottesville Historic Resources Committee is to advocate for historic preservation; to promote an appreciation of local historic resources, both tangible and intangible; and to encourage and coordinate, with appropriate municipal agencies, civic organizations, institutions and individual scholars, the documentation and interpretation of local history.

The Historic Resources Committee meets once a month to organize and promote local history through:

  • Education
  • Public commemoration (historic plaques, signs, markers, and civic festivals and ceremonies)
  • Publications (maps, brochures, tour books, and digital media)
  • Public meetings (planning sessions, workshops, and lectures)
  • And through other means.

Current Events and Activities:   

  • Announcements
  •    Past and Ongoing Events and Activities:
         UPDATE: See pictures from the McGuffey School National Register Historic Marker Ceremony.  

        Hosts of the Annual Fall Meeting of the Piedmont Area Preservation Alliance (PAPA)
                an umbrella group of local, regional, and statewide preservation organizations.
        Rotating exhibits on display in the first floor of the Downtown Transit Station opposite City Hall
        Historic Marker Unveiling (Including McGuffey School, Sacajawea, and Monticello Wine
                Company, among many others, click here for a complete list)
        Development and implementation of bus posters featuring historic resources from throughout
                Charlottesville Click Here to View Our Posters!

    Stop by the Downtown Transit Station and view our current historic resources exhibit on the first floor.  Past exhibits can be viewed here.

    Information:

    Resources:

     

    http://www.charlottesville.org/historicresources