June 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

Conservancy Announces Winners of Annual Preservation Awards
The Conservancy was proud to present 2008 awards to two projects that represented significant milestones in local preservation: the restoration and rehabilitation of Barnum Hall, as well as the ongoing work towards saving Santa Monica's last intact shotgun house. The... read more

Conservancy Awarded Shotgun House Rehab and Begins Lease Talks
Following a competitive request for proposals aimed at nonprofit organizations, the Santa Monica City Council has voted unanimously to award the Santa Monica Conservancy a 20-year lease of the historic Shotgun House for use as a preservation resource center. The... 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