BiblioFiles: Learn about Georgetown during National Preservation Month

Austin Avenue as photographed in the early years of the Main Street Program in the 1980s.
Austin Avenue as photographed in the early years of the Main Street Program in the 1980s.

Come to downtown Georgetown during the month of May and you might spot bright orange stickers reading “This Place Matters.” These signs draw attention to the fact that May is National Preservation Month. This year’s theme is “people saving places.”

Throughout the years, many people and organizations have worked to save places in Georgetown. In 1973, the National Trust for Historic Preservation orga…