The Arizona Preservation Foundation, Arizona State Historic Preservation Office, Arizona Main Street Program, and City of Prescott invite you to make a greater impact on preserving Arizona heritage and history by attending our 2007 Historic Preservation Partnership Conference, "Distinctive Destinations," June 13-16. Your registration entitles you to participate in interesting sessions; hear outstanding national, state and local guest speakers; honor exemplary preservation achievements at the Governor’s Heritage Preservation Awards and Public Archaeology Awards, and network with fellow preservationists from around the state.
The 2007 Annual Statewide Historic Preservation Partnership Conference will be held in the beautiful mountain town of Prescott, which boasts the historic Courthouse Plaza and Whiskey Row. The Hassayampa Inn will be the headquarters for the conference. Hassayampa Inn is located at 122 E. Gurley Street, at the northwest corner of Gurley and Marina Streets.
Conference sessions will be held at the Hassayampa Inn, Hotel St. Michael, the Elks Opera House and the City of Prescott City Council Chambers--all within a convenient fresh air walk of only several minutes. Downtown Prescott is a festive environment with a unique past and many sights to see. Between sessions observe how a vibrant downtown functions with its historic centerpiece, the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza. Experience a higher state of mind in our mile-high city's cooler temperatures and clear, deep blue skies!
In addition to Saturday's sessions, Architect Bill Otwell and Nancy Burgess, Historic Preservation Specialist for the City of Prescott, will lead a walking tour along Prescott’s most famous street – Mt. Vernon. Both North and South Mt. Vernon Street are part of a National Register Historic District, and South Mt. Vernon is also within a historic preservation overlay district. The tour leaders will discuss the architecture and history of the downtown neighborhood as well as issues and opportunities that go along with having overlay districts vs. no overlay districts.
Also on Saturday, there will be a tour of Arcosanti—Italian architect Paolo Soleri’s experimental town (33 miles from Prescott). Within the buildings of Arcosanti the gospel of “arcology,” the fusion of architecture with ecology with minimum human impact on the environment, is taught. Arcosanti actually means"before things." Between tours of the premises Dr. Soleri himself will discuss his perspective of historic preservation. Dr. Soleri was born in Turin, Italy in 1921 and has devoted his life to researching urban planning.
Speakers at the conference will include Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General, and Alberto Rios, Regents Professor of English, Arizona State University. [Click here to download a full conference brochure. Registration payments not recieved on or before June 8 may be made on site.]
