BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//texashistoricalfoundation.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:555a63aa-e372-424d-9f3c-9ffc97dcec58 X-WR-CALDESC:Preservation Austin is one of fourteen preservation organizati ons to be awarded a grant from the Texas Historical Foundation in the Summ er 2023 grant cycle. The funds will support their efforts to preserve Aust in’s beloved 1947 McFarland House\, the future home of Preservation Austin offices. \nBuilt in the Streamline Moderne style popularized in the post- war period\, the McFarland is a reflection of the forward-looking idealism of the era as well as its designers and original inhabitants\, James and Birdie McFarland. Neither James nor Birdie were architects by trade\, but they knew what they liked. Often compared to a modernist ocean liner\, the house is one of only a handful of historic builds in this late iteration of Art Deco. \nThe McFarland family inhabited the house until the 1960s\, when it was purchased by a neighborhood group with the aim of preventing commercial development in the area. Long after the McFarland family’s tenu re\, the house’s unique character continued to attract a revolving door of Austin’s underground arts and music scene as a rental unit. Stories of ho use parties and impromptu concerts enshrined the house in local lore. \nIr onically\, the same group that purchased the McFarland in a bid to preserv e the original character of the neighborhood found themselves lobbying for its destruction in 2014\, placing themselves at the center of one of the largest grass-roots preservation campaigns in city history. \nWhen the p roposed demolition was announced\, Preservation Austin ran point to secure its protection as a historic site. The outpouring of public support for s aving the house was so immense that\, in an almost unheard-of move\, the A ustin City Council designated the structure a city landmark against the ow ner’s wishes\, thus circumventing demolition. The fate of the McFarland an d Preservation Austin have been entwined since. \nWhen the house came on t he market in 2019\, Preservation Austin snapped up the property and immedi ately set to work restoring the original features and flourishes that make the house an Austin icon. This grant from Texas Historical Foundation wil l be applied towards ongoing restoration and stabilization efforts at the house. Preservation Austin hopes to complete work for a move-in date of 20 25\, making the McFarland House the base of their city-wide preservation a dvocacy operations. \nA presentation of the Texas Historical Foundation gr ant will take place on-site at the McFarland House 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday\, August 22. If you are a THF director or member and wish to attend\, please contact grants@texashistoricalfoundation.org. To learn more about the wor k of Preservation Austin and the history of the McFarland House\, visit pr eservationaustin.org. \n X-WR-RELCALID:63927f4f9ad75c83887aeb88da6dd084 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20231105T020000 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31548284-cc02-47fa-9019-e1748c1603c2 DTSTAMP:20260526T080638Z DESCRIPTION:Preservation Austin is one of fourteen preservation organizatio ns to be awarded a grant from the Texas Historical Foundation in the Summe r 2023 grant cycle. The funds will support their efforts to preserve Austi n’s beloved 1947 McFarland House\, the future home of Preservation Austin offices. \nBuilt in the Streamline Moderne style popularized in the post-w ar period\, the McFarland is a reflection of the forward-looking idealism of the era as well as its designers and original inhabitants\, James and B irdie McFarland. Neither James nor Birdie were architects by trade\, but t hey knew what they liked. Often compared to a modernist ocean liner\, the house is one of only a handful of historic builds in this late iteration o f Art Deco. \nThe McFarland family inhabited the house until the 1960s\, when it was purchased by a neighborhood group with the aim of preventing c ommercial development in the area. Long after the McFarland family’s tenur e\, the house’s unique character continued to attract a revolving door of Austin’s underground arts and music scene as a rental unit. Stories of hou se parties and impromptu concerts enshrined the house in local lore. \nIro nically\, the same group that purchased the McFarland in a bid to preserve the original character of the neighborhood found themselves lobbying for its destruction in 2014\, placing themselves at the center of one of the l argest grass-roots preservation campaigns in city history. \nWhen the pr oposed demolition was announced\, Preservation Austin ran point to secure its protection as a historic site. The outpouring of public support for sa ving the house was so immense that\, in an almost unheard-of move\, the Au stin City Council designated the structure a city landmark against the own er’s wishes\, thus circumventing demolition. The fate of the McFarland and Preservation Austin have been entwined since. \nWhen the house came on th e market in 2019\, Preservation Austin snapped up the property and immedia tely set to work restoring the original features and flourishes that make the house an Austin icon. This grant from Texas Historical Foundation will be applied towards ongoing restoration and stabilization efforts at the h ouse. Preservation Austin hopes to complete work for a move-in date of 202 5\, making the McFarland House the base of their city-wide preservation ad vocacy operations. \nA presentation of the Texas Historical Foundation gra nt will take place on-site at the McFarland House 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday\, A ugust 22. If you are a THF director or member and wish to attend\, please contact grants@texashistoricalfoundation.org. To learn more about the work of Preservation Austin and the history of the McFarland House\, visit pre servationaustin.org. \n DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230822T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230822T140000 LOCATION:McFarland House | 3805 Red River St\, Austin\, TX 78751 | Tuesday\ , August 22\, 1 p.m. SUMMARY:THF Grant Presentation\, Preservation Austin END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR