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Protecting the past + educating the present + innovating the future

Preserve Phoenix is the only Historic Preservation Advocacy organization for the 5th largest city in America. As a 501 (c)3 organization, our mission is to preserve and protect the city's historic buildings, neighborhoods, and districts through participating in conversations within city and preservation-related groups, writing letters and position statements, educating policymakers and regularly sharing the importance of preserving the historic remnants of our great city.

Join the Phoenix Trolley Museum Board 06/23/2026

Interested in getting more involved in the mission of the Phoenix Trolley Museum? Check out what our friends are working on! 🚂👋🏻

Join the Phoenix Trolley Museum Board The Phoenix Trolley Museum is looking for passionate leaders to join our Board of Directors. Help us preserve our city’s streetcar heritage, engage new audiences, and reimagine a vibrant, sustainable future for Phoenix. If you're interested in volunteering for the museum, but Board membership isn'...

Photos from PreservePhoenix's post 06/23/2026

Another day, another historic building in Phoenix in danger of being demolished. Located at 840 N Central Avenue in downtown Phoenix, the historic KOY Radio building is one of the last remaining sites associated with early Arizona broadcasting history.
Today (6/22/2026) a demolition permit was officially submitted to level the building as part of the plan to build an Atari themed hotel by Intersection Development.
Unfortunately due to lack of an historic overlay or designation, the building is seriously threatened.
The existing building was built in 1957 with some modifications added including exterior stucco.
Stay tuned for more information about efforts to save this historic Phoenix.

Photo credit: Phoenix New Times City of Phoenix, AZ

SB1118 Heads to the House Floor Monday! 06/01/2026

Big day for SB118 - sharing the latest from Save Historic AZ:

SB1118 Heads to the House Floor Monday! SB1118 Heads to the House Floor Monday! After months of advocacy, countless emails, phone calls, postcards, meetings, and testimony from supporters across Arizona, SB1118 is officially on the Arizo…

Sign the Petition 05/29/2026

Thank you for all your support and comments related to the Louis Emerson House in downtown Phoenix.
We are at 422 signatures so far and would love to get to 500 by next week!
Please consider lending your self to save this historic building and ifs history:

Sign the Petition Save historic Louis Emerson house from demolition!

05/25/2026

Please consider signing this petition in support of preserving the Historic Louis Emerson House in Phoenix: https://c.org/yvzyCxrVd5

Sign the Petition 05/25/2026

For those of you looking for opportunities to save the Historic Emerson House, please consider signing this petition:

Sign the Petition Save historic Louis Emerson house from demolition!

05/24/2026

Preserve Phoenix Board Members Mike Hardesty & Roger Brevoort spent some time at the Emerson House yesterday with the owner, Robert Young - Mike created this content to share his thoughts on preservation in downtown Phoenix:

I didn't know much about the history of the Emerson House before I met Robert Young, but in the last month, and in the few hours I've spent talking with him, l've almost felt embarrassed for not knowing more. Mr. Young's passion for Phoenix history is simply astonishing, and it's been an absolute pleasure getting to learn more about the story of the Churchill Addition and the Evans Churchill Historic District.
This whole story hasn't sat right with me. It's hard not to feel uneasy and angry watching an 88-year-old man who has owned the historic Louis Emerson House since 1975 face this kind of pressure. Especially considering the home is officially listed on the Phoenix Historic Property Register.
And honestly, what message does this send?
If historic designation and decades of stewardship can still leave homeowners vulnerable when larger personal interests come calling, people are naturally going to wonder why protections really exist in the first place.
Maybe you agree with me. Maybe you think I'm being dramatic.
But I do think these conversations matter, because once pieces of Phoenix history are gone, they're gone for good.
If you feel strongly about it either way, make your voice heard.
Reach out respectfully to ASU, the City of Phoenix, or your elected officials and let them know where you stand, because progress doesn't always have to arrive behind a bulldozer.

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