Mayor Roger Van Horn presents 2010 Preservation Award to owners representative Jim Blackburn.
Every year, the Nacogdoches Historic Landmark Preservation Committee seeks to honor a local preservationist; someone who has helped to preserve a piece of Nacogdoches history. The committee examines restoration efforts completed the previous year and chooses the project that shows exceptional merit in the field of historic preservation.
This year the committee had a particularly tough decision to make as there were five highly merited projects.
Ultimately, the Nacogdoches Historic Landmark Preservation Committee chose Bob McCarty for his work at 520 East Pillar. On April 5 Mayor Roger Van Horn, on behalf of the City of Nacogdoches and the Nacogdoches Historical Landmark Preservation Committee (NHLPC) presented the 2010 Nacogdoches Historic Preservation Award to Mr. McCarty’s representative Jim Blackburn.
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Blackburn stated, “This award is a real honor and we are happy to be a part of one of the City’s historic districts and to do our part to preserve part of Nacogdoches’ history.
One exceptional aspect of this preservation project is that Mr. McCarty lives out of the area, in fact, out of the state, and yet chose to invest and preserve the history of our beautiful city. We are thankful for the work of Mr. McCarty and all of our local preservationists!
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The Historic Sites Department would like to thank everyone who is involved in preserving Nacogdoches and encourage others to follow in Mr. McCarty’s footsteps to not only preserve but also take those extra steps to create the best! If you would like to know more about the Nacogdoches Historic Landmark Preservation Award, please contact the Historic Sites Department at 936-560-4443.
