Summer is Here!
Summer tours are listed below. Choose find out more and reserve you and your guests spots before it fills up. Many events have a maximum capacity and if full you will automatically be added to to the waitlist and contacted if spots open up.
1st Summer Tour: Home of Carol Gugat
1st Summer Tour: Home of Carol Gugat
2nd Summer Tour: The McAllister House Museum
3rd Summer Tour: Pikes Peak Trolley Museum & Restoration Shop
4th Summer Tour: Tour of May Natural History Museum
5th Summer Tour: Art on the Streets
6th Summer Tour: First United Methodist Church
7th Summer Tour: Fairview Cemetary
8th Summer Tour: World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame
8th Summer Tour: World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame
May is Preservation Month!
IN RECOGNITION OF MAY AS PRESERVATION MONTH
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ALLIANCE OF COLORADO SPRINGS INVITES YOU TO A FREE PRESENTATION BY LOCAL HISTORIAN Tim Scanlon
What: A PowerPoint presentation will introduce the architecture, history, and stories of several of our local historic buildings.
When: Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Where: The First Lutheran Church, 1515 N. Cascade Avenue.
Click here for more information about this program
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Welcome 2023 – our 24th year! We are planning an exciting year and appreciate your membership, engagement and charitable gift to help us meet our mission. CLICK HERE to renew your membership, join as a new member and/or make a special contribution in any category. Thank you, from the HPA Board of Directors!
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NEWS re: our historic City Auditorium! Click on the link below to enjoy the professionally produced documentary on the past and future of the Grand Ol’ Lady, the Colorado Springs City Auditorium. The video highlights the past and reveals the vision to repurpose and revitalize our treasured historic auditorium. Click this link to watch the documentary and support our City’s past, present and future!
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WHY IS HISTORIC PRESERVATION ESSENTIAL? Through historic preservation, we look at history in different ways, ask different questions of the past, and learn new things about our history and ourselves. Join 2 of our Board members, Patricia Doyle and John Haney as they explore these benefits. Learn why HPA supports historic preservation in Colorado Springs and within any community:it is essential to transmit our understanding of the past to future generations. Watch the presentation here!
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Concerned about ReTool? Looking for neighborhood help? CLICK HERE to access HistoricCOS – the City’s freshly adopted historic preservation master plan!
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Please continue to monitor our website and Facebook page for updates. Please use this time to access the myriad online learning tools including our new Click and Learn Library and our newly expanded Recommended Reading List! Be well, be safe.
video library
Interested in learning more about The Historic Preservation Alliance? Curious about our Summer Tours or Winter Lectures? Thinking you would like to become a member but would like to see what it offers and would like to see the annual meeting for more info? Watch different videos below and if you would like to see our evergrowing library, then click this link to see our archive!
Help preserve our historyfor future generations.
An organization for all who love this place! Learn how together we can protect and preserve the best of the past for the future. We are a city of Olympian-size ideals, deserving of balanced beauty – both natural and throughout our built environment – and respect for our unique heritage.
Whether you are the owner or occupant of a historic building, a person who values cultural landscapes and archaeological sites, or are a citizen or visitor who appreciates and desires to maintain our historic beauty, we invite you to become a member of this alliance of citizens who care about Colorado Springs, its past and its future. Members receive a membership card that provides FREE admission to all regular HPA meetings, seminars and our celebrated and fascinating Summer Tours. Members also receive invitations to special members-only activities and the Annual Historic Preservation Awards Gala. You may join at any time, online or by mailing a check. Annual renewals for existing members occur quarterly.
General Palmer And Queen Palmer
$500 Annually
In honor of the visionary leader, and his wife, who founded Colorado Springs.
Winifield Scott Stratton
$250 Annually
In honor of the generous man who dared to dream, a skilled carpenter turned millionaire and philanthropist.
Helen Hunt Jackson
$100 Annually
In honor of an extraordinary author and woman who throughout her life supported preservation, conservation, and human rights.
Thomas Maclaren
$50 Annually
In honor of a talented and dedicated architect, whose buildings grace the historic landscape of Colorado Springs, including City Auditorium, City Hall, and Pauline Chapel.
Alice Beemis Taylor
$30 Annually
In honor of a woman whose generosity resulted in the Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs Day Nursery, Grace Episcopal Church, and La Foret, her Black Forest home, and more.
Student Membership
$15 Annually
Full-time high school or college student who has an interest in our local history and architecture
Summer tours!
HPA wrapped up another Summer Tour production, including Union Printer’s who stole the show with over 200 guests!
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Become a member! We have options for all levels. Most tours are free to members no matter what the membership level!
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We advocate to preserve and protect the historic places in our community! Your participation strengthens our voice!
Email:
info@hpasprings.org
Phone:
+1 719 339-9168
Address:
- Colorado Springs, CO 80903
