Historic Santa Fe Foundation

The Foundation also administers the Faith and John Gaw Meem Preservation Trades Internship, a 10-week program that permits a qualified student working in architecture, planning, design, or a similar field to gain hands-on experience in the theory and practice of preservation by working with foundation board members and staff.

[3] Each year, the Foundation recognizes contributions to historic preservation by local residents, businesses, and building trades professionals through its Architectural Stewardship Award.

[5] The inaugural members consisted of Santa Fe artists, writers, doctors, business owners, and neighbors.

The catalyst for this new preservation organization was the City of Santa Fe’s proposal to demolish the historic Simon Nusbaum House in 1960.

In addition to maintaining archives, the Foundation staff offers advice to those researching Santa Fe’s historic properties.

These workshops help to train new generations of preservation craftspeople as well as providing stewardship information for owners of other historic properties.

The monthly Salon El Zaguan lectures offer speakers on diverse topics of interest to Foundation members and the public.

The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding stewardship and to encourage similar practices among owners of historic properties.

Many of the properties listed on the Foundation's Register of Resources Worthy of Preservation display this bronze plaque, as is shown here for the First Ward School.
Offices in El Zaguan, Santa Fe