Join Historic Kansas City on Tuesday, May 12th for our 2026 Annual Meeting at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER This year’s program will include a review of Historic Kansas City’s work over the past year, followed by a keynote presentation by Erik Stafford, who will address the importance of […]
The 2024 Annual Members Meeting was held May 9, 2024, at the El Torreon. The Annual Meeting is one of the many ways HKC engages with our membership. It’s also the time we use to report on the performance of HKC and hold Board of Director elections. 2024 Officers President – Katheryn Shields Vice President […]
It’s official! We’re celebrating 50 years of leading preservation in Kansas City. Although our core mission remains the same as when we started in 1974 – preserving Kansas City’s unique and irreplaceable heritage – our work has adapted, our strategies have diversified, and our approach has modernized, allowing us to continue to solidify a future […]
Application Process Each year Historic Kansas City presents the Preservation Awards to a select group of individuals, organizations and businesses for projects from throughout the Kansas City area which exemplify outstanding achievement in the field of historic preservation. The awards honor projects involving the preservation or protection of historic resources including the restoration, rehabilitation and/or […]
CELEBRATING THE BEST IN KANSAS CITY PRESERVATION! Although we couldn’t gather in person for our annual Historic Preservation Awards event, we were not about to let a year go by without celebrating the places that matter to Kansas City. Even in difficult times, preservation advocates continue to fight for the places that make […]
In 2005, the National Trust for Historic Preservation extended their week-long celebration of preservation to the entire month of May and declared it Preservation Month in order to promote historic places and heritage tourism, and demonstrate the social and economic benefits of historic preservation. In celebration of Historic Preservation Month we will be […]
2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS VIRTUAL CELEBRATION Although we couldn’t gather in person for our annual Historic Preservation Awards event, we were not about to let a year go by without celebrating the places that matter to Kansas City. Even in difficult times, preservation advocates continue to fight for the places that make Kansas City vibrant, […]