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Rotunda Rendezvous: Renovator's Happy Hour (Free Event)
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Start: Thursday, May 3, 2012
Location: Forida Historic Capitol Museum, 400 S. Monroe St.
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Web Site: www.flhistoriccapitol.com
Rotunda Rendezvous: Renovator’s Happy Hour
Celebrating National Historic Preservation Month
Where:
Florida Historic Capitol Museum
400 S. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
What:
Happy Hour Event featuring Architectural Tours, Talks, Images, Door Prizes and Complimentary Beer, Wine, and Hors d’Oeuvres
Date & Time:
Thursday, May 3, 2012
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
FREE EVENT!
Contact:
Alma P. Hubbard, Director of External Relations
Florida Historic Capitol Museum
(850) 487-1902
hubbard.alma@flhistoriccapitol.gov
www.flhistoriccapitol.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tallahassee, FL, April 1, 2012—Join individuals across the country to celebrate National Preservation Month this May. Discover America’s Hidden Gems” is the theme of the celebration sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The Florida Historic Capitol Museum and the Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc., invite you to join us on Thursday, May 3, 2012, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to kick off National Historic Preservation Month! In honor of this year’s preservation month theme, we hope you will re-discover one of Florida’s most unique gems, the Historic Capitol. Join us for this free, fun-filled event featuring: Architectural Tours of the Historic Capitol Dome Restoration Project – Q & A Session with the Architect and Builder Florida Photographic Collection Slideshow Drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
The scaffolding recently removed, the Historic Capitol building is boasting a beautifully restored shiny copper dome and cupola roof, along with a new coat of paint (view photo gallery below). Representatives from the Department of Management Services, who oversaw the dome restoration project, the project architects, MLD Architects, Inc., and the contractors from Childers Construction will all be on hand to answer your questions. You will have a chance to view the architectural drawings from various phases of Historic Capitol projects.
Come take an architectural tour of the Historic Capitol lead by an expert on the 1902 restoration or view a slideshow from the State Archives’ Florida Photographic Collection featuring properties throughout Florida listed in either the National or Local Register of Historic Places. One lucky person will walk away with a framed 8X10 Black and White print of the Historic Capitol as a door prize!
Since the National Trust for Historic Preservation created Preservation Week in 1971 to spotlight
grassroots preservation efforts in America, it has grown into an annual celebration observed by small
towns and big cities with events ranging from architectural and historic tours and award ceremonies, to
fundraising events, educational programs and heritage travel opportunities. Due to its overwhelming
popularity, in 2005, the National Trust for Historic Preservation extended the celebration to the entire
month of May and declared it Preservation Month to provide an even longer opportunity to celebrate the
diverse and unique heritage of our country’s cities and states and enable more Americans to become
involved in the growing preservation movement.
Learn more about National Preservation Month at www.PreservationNation.org/PreservationMonth.
Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc.
The Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc.( http://www.taltrust.org/) is a not-for-profit
organization that offers professional historic preservation assistance to local governments in areas such
as growth management, economic development, and revitalization and planning. The Trust assists the
public, private organizations, and individuals with public awareness events focusing on the community’s
heritage, provides professional staff to the Tallahassee/Leon County Architectural Review Board, and
maintains the Tallahassee-Leon County Local Register of Historic Places.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation (http://www.preservationnation.org/) is a non-profit
membership organization bringing people together to protect, enhance and enjoy the places that matter
to them. By saving the places where great moments from history – and the important moments of
everyday life – took place, the National Trust for Historic Preservation helps revitalize neighborhoods
and communities, spark economic development and promote environmental sustainability. With
headquarters in Washington, DC, eight regional and field offices, 29 historic sites, and partner
organizations in 50 states, territories, and the District of Columbia, the National Trust for Historic
Preservation provides leadership, education, advocacy and resources to a national network of people,
organizations and local communities committed to saving places, connecting us to our history and
collectively shaping the future of America’s stories.
Florida Historic Capitol Museum
The Florida Historic Capitol Museum serves to illuminate the past, present and future connection
between the people of Florida and their political institutions through programs of civic education,
historic interpretation, and preservation. Since 1845, the Historic Capitol has been the central symbol of
Florida state government. Restored to its 1902 appearance, the Florida Historic Capitol Museum stands
as an icon at the center of Florida’s Capitol complex. Through restored areas, exhibit panels,
photographs, and interactive multimedia, the Museum offers a journey through the colorful history of
Florida’s government and invites visitors to trace its evolution from territorial days to the present.
For additional information related to this and other programs, please visit our website
(www.flhistoriccapitol.gov).
Promotional images available upon request.
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