For the first time in its 70-year history, the National Trust for Historic Preservation will hold its annual conference in the city of Houston.
Nancy Sarnoff considers the possibility that Houston is no longer a "tear-down city"—as evidenced at least in part by the National Trust for Historic Preservation choosing the city for the site of its annual conference.
Sarnoff quotes Susan West Montgomery, the National Trust's vice president of preservation resources, who says that "If preservation can work and be relevant in a city like Houston, it can work and be relevant anywhere…" Montgomery is referring to the relative lack of regulatory infrastructure in Houston, which means that preservation is generated by the passion of the community.
The remainder of the article focuses on some of the highlights the event's attendees will find in the city.
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