Preservation Georgetown

C.S. Belford is the man who shaped Georgetown's early neighborhoods.

C.S. Belford is the man who shaped Georgetown's early neighborhoods.

Belford homes spotlighted in Preservation Georgetown Home Tour

Katherine Hamilton
Thursday, December 11, 2025
The work of C.S. Belford, a man who shaped the neighborhoods — and look —  of early Georgetown, will be featured in this year’s Preservation Georgetown Home Tour, which runs December 13-14.Charles S. Belford was a builder, businessman and designer.
Council Member Amanda Parr speaks about Georgetown’s effots to maintaining older buildings during a panel May 6. Panelist Kevin Cummins sits to her right. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Council Member Amanda Parr speaks about Georgetown’s effots to maintaining older buildings during a panel May 6. Panelist Kevin Cummins sits to her right. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Preservation Georgetown highlights conservation

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
During Preservation Georgetown’s final lecture for the spring, a May 6 panel discussed the process of renovating and restoring historic buildings to make them cohesive with the historic overlay surrounding the downtown area.
Linda Scarborough, co-owner and publisher of "The Williamson County Sun", passionately explained the history of the revitalization of the "Sun’s" office building at the Grace Heritage Center, April 22. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Linda Scarborough, co-owner and publisher of "The Williamson County Sun", passionately explained the history of the revitalization of the "Sun’s" office building at the Grace Heritage Center, April 22. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Through the archives

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, April 28, 2025
Lights spilt out from the windows of Grace Heritage Center on a not-so-typical Tuesday night. A packed crowd murmurs in small-talk conversation while munching on self-assembled charcuterie in the historic church, eagerly waiting for the evening’s presentation.
Linda McCalla gives a presentation to Preservation Georgetown about the impact the Main Street Program had on downtown Georgetown. The meeting took place at the historic Grace Heritage Center. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Linda McCalla gives a presentation to Preservation Georgetown about the impact the Main Street Program had on downtown Georgetown. The meeting took place at the historic Grace Heritage Center. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Preservation Georgetown highlights changes to downtown

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The booming 1980s Central Texas economy, Georgetown’s proximity to Austin, intact historic structures on the Square and peer pressure to renovate buildings contributed to making the city’s Main Street Program a success over the past 42 years, said Linda McCalla, a Georgetown interior designer and...
The stencils on the windows created shadows that could be seen on the inside of the center. (Courtesy Kathy Sellers)

The stencils on the windows created shadows that could be seen on the inside of the center. (Courtesy Kathy Sellers)

Window art wiped away at Grace Heritage Center

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Members of Preservation Georgetown who volunteer at Grace Heritage Center were surprised last week to find that the historic church’s windows — which had donned stencil designs for years — were unexpectedly wiped clean by a city contractor.
Regina Durden, center, holds the “Gertrude Randolph House” plaque after Preservation Georgetown presented it to the Georgetown Cultural Citizens Memorial Association.

Regina Durden, center, holds the “Gertrude Randolph House” plaque after Preservation Georgetown presented it to the Georgetown Cultural Citizens Memorial Association.

Preservation Georgetown honors historic shotgun house

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Opening the Autumn Art Stroll Thursday afternoon, Preservation Georgetown presented a plaque to the Georgetown Cultural Citizens Memorial Association to commemorate the Gertrude Randolph House and Museum.
Liz Carbrey Weaver, in her role as Margaret Corinna Henderson Taylor (the wife of Emzy Taylor) is shown at 7th Street and Austin Avenue on Saturday, May 20, 2023 as she visits with Jeff Stump and his 6-month-old son Azure.

Liz Carbrey Weaver, in her role as Margaret Corinna Henderson Taylor (the wife of Emzy Taylor) is shown at 7th Street and Austin Avenue on Saturday, May 20, 2023 as she visits with Jeff Stump and his 6-month-old son Azure.

Photos: Marking History on Georgetown's Square

Andy Sharp
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Marking History was presented by The Williamson Museum and Preservation Georgetown.  Docents dressed in period costumes gave visitors history about their years in Georgetown.
Preservation Georgetown highlighted five Georgetown homes this weekend. (Photo by Linda Dwyer)

Preservation Georgetown highlighted five Georgetown homes this weekend. (Photo by Linda Dwyer)

Historic Home Tour highlight old Georgetown

Linda Dwyer
Monday, December 12, 2022
Preservation Georgetown’s Home for the Holidays tour featured five beautifully decorated homes in Georgetown’s beautiful Old Town District.  The group hosted the annual holiday home tour December 10 and 11.
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