Preservation Houston's Founders Memorial Park Cemetery Tour

05.19.13

Spend a springtime afternoon with some of the most important people in early Houston during Preservation Houston's guided walking tour of Founders Memorial Park Cemetery. One of the city's

Preservation Houston's 2013 Preservation Month Luncheon "The Texas Legation Papers, 1836-1845"

River Oaks Country Club

05.23.13

It's a saga with all the elements of a Hollywood script — missing diplomatic files, unsuspecting heirs, natural disaster — but it's the true story of the Texas Legation Papers.

Preservation Houston Walking Tour: Courtlandt Place

04.14.13

Explore one of Houston's most exclusive early 20th-century neighborhoods during Preservation Houston's walking tour of Courtlandt Place, which was designed as an enclave for Houston's e

Preservation Houston Civic Center & Theater District Architecture Walk

03.10.13

Preservation Houston's all-new 90-minute guided walking tour of the Civic Center and Theater District will look at the remnants of the 1920s plan to build a Spanish-style government center and

Preservation Houston Courthouse District Architecture Walk

02.10.13

As large as it is, Houston shares a feature with dozens of small towns across Texas: A courthouse square. Preservation Houston's 90-minute guided walking tour of the Courthouse District feature

Villa de Luxe Designer Showhouse Opening Night Soiree at the Speakeasy

02.01.13

Villa de Luxe Opening Night Soiree at the Speakeasy unveils the transformation of this stunning 1920s-era Venetian Revival-style estate in Shadyside. Award-winning interior designers and Preservati

Villa de Luxe Designer Showhouse

02.02.13 - 02.17.13

Villa de Luxe, a historic Houston estate, will be transformed into a stunning design show house from Feb. 1 through 17. The house, designed by William Ward Watkin, was built for hardware magnate F.

Preservation Houston Tour: Sacred Spaces of Houston

01.13.13

St. Paul's United Methodist Church (1930), South Main Baptist Church (1930) and Christ Church Cathedral (1893) will welcome visitors inside their landmark buildings during Preservation Houston&

Preservation Houston History in Print: Fair Park Deco by Jim Parsons and David Bush

11.27.12

History in Print, Preservation Houston's free, public author series, begins with the new book Fair Park Deco by Preservation Houston staff members Jim Parsons and David Bush. The authors w

Preservation Houston Walking Tour: Beth Israel Cemetery

11.11.12

When Beth Israel Cemetery was established in 1844, it was located well outside the small town of Houston. Over the years, the city grew up around the cemetery and Beth Israel became the resting pla