Lecture – Preserve Historic PHX: Balancing Progress and Protection in the City of Phoenix

Lecture – Preserve Historic PHX: Balancing Progress and Protection in the City of Phoenix Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2027. Time: 5 PM to 6:15 PM Location: Mustang Library, 10101 N 90th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Speaker: Helana Ruter, Historic Preservation Officer Description: Join City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Officer, Helana Ruter, in this talk about what historic preservation is from technical and realistic perspectives. She’ll discuss the City of Phoenix’s historic preservation program which was established in 1985 and has seen many successes and also a number of challenges over the last 40+years. And come to help answer her most fundamental question…how to get folks to connect with and care about the valley’s history as we continue to grow and change. Bio: Helana has been with the City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office since 2018 and has been serving as the Historic Preservation Officer since 2022. She has more than twenty years of experience in the field of historic preservation with a masters degree in public history with an emphasis on historic preservation methods and theory. RSVP below to let us know you are coming!