December Newsletter Available Online
The latest Conservancy newsletter is now available online, as well as past editions. Our newsletter covers upcoming preservation events, preservation issues, features on the people and places of historic Santa Monica and much more. The newsletter is published four times... read more

November Membership Special and Gift Cards Drawing!
Join, renew or make a donation of $50 or more by November 15 and be entered into our drawing for restaurant gift cards! Your donations to the Conservancy go directly to our work to preserve the architectural and cultural heritage... read more

National Trust Awards Grant to Santa Monica Conservancy
The Santa Monica Conservancy has been awarded a $7500 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation from its Los Angeles County Preservation Fund. The funds will be used to to support a portion of the rehabilitation costs for the... read more

Bertolt Brecht Home Designated a Landmark
The house where Bertolt Brecht resided between 1942 and 1947 is the first landmark designation in Santa Monica recognizing the home of a major cultural figure. Brecht resided here at a time when our city and adjacent communities became a... read more

Jan 29 – 2012 Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards
The Conservancy will hold its Annual Meeting on January 29, 2012 from 3 to 5 PM at the John Byers-designed Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica. In addition to the Board of Directors election and Preservation Awards, the program... read more

Saturdays - Walking Tours of Downtown Santa Monica
In approximately two hours and six blocks, the walk traverses more than 130 years of Santa Monica history, from its Wild West frontier beginnings to the sophisticated metropolis of today. You'll learn about the civic leaders whose vision built the... read more