Preserving Historic California Architecture

 

News and Events:

2008 Preservation Design Awards
October 18, 2008
The Queen Mary - Long Beach

2009 Conference
The Culture of Leisure -
Rethinking the California Dream

April 16 to 19, 2008 - Palm Springs

Upcoming Workshops:

Identifying Historic Integrity
Thursday, August 14, 2008
(day 1 of 2-day series)

The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
Friday, August 15, 2008

(day 2 of 2-day series)
VENTURA

Around the State:

LBH Annual Meeting

Long Beach Heritage Annual Meeting
Sunday, July 27th from 2:00-4:00
Farmers & Merchants Bank & The Cellar

Recent Events:

2008 California Preservation Conference: Napa Valley

Napa 2008 at Culinary Institute of America

The Culinary Institute of America -
Photo Courtesy of Charles O'Rear, St. Helena

"Balance and Complexity:
The Vineyard and Beyond"

April 23
-26, 2008

 

2007 Annual Preservation Design Award Winners & Sponsors

 

Building Code Issues in Historic Preservation:
Selected Case Studies

Events for Members Only

Upcoming Events

No upcoming events at this time!

 

Past Events

President's Circle Reception
Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery

Members Only Event An elite group of donors will gather at the exclusive Spottswoode, a family-owned historic vineyard and winery, established in 1882 by George Schonewald.

 

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

 

Inside Heath Ceramics:
A Rare Look at the Ceramic Tile and Tableware Factory

November 10, 2007

Heath Ceramics

© 2008 Heath Ceramics. Used with permission.
California Preservation Foundation hosted a special member's only event at the Heath Ceramics Factory in Sausalito.
Heath Ceramics is one of the few remaining mid-century American potteries still in existence today, producing original handcrafted tableware and architectural tile since 1948. On the guided tour, participants learned about the entire pottery production process, from clay-making to firing. The tour provided opportunity for discussion and interaction with tile design and installation experts. Afterwards, lunch was enjoyed at the nearby restaurant, Anchorage 5, a diner considered a local gem.

 

The Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, CA

A CPF Members Reception was held at The Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, CA on January 19, 2007

The Allied Arts Guild

CPF Members gathered for a tour and reception at this 2006 Preservation Design Award winner.

 

The iconic Kaufmann House - The Jewel of the Desert

Exclusive Reception at the Kaufmann House by Richard Neutra in Palm Springs, California was held on November 18, 2006.
Featuring the latest on architecture and preservation in the desert, Richard Twedt, director of Palm Desert's Public Art, and Jim West, Palm Desert Historical Archivist, presented the new book "Art and Architecture in Palm Desert "

Kaufmann House

© J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Schulman
Photography Archive Research Library at the Getty Research Institute


Richard Neutra designed this house for the Kaufmann family in 1946. The house is a prime example of modern architecture, and the above image, by renowned photographer Julius Shulman, is a classic. The Kaufmann house was meticulously restored by the architectural firm Marmol and Radziner of Santa Monica, California in the mid 1990s.