San Marco Preservation Society was honored with a 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award for Restoration for their renovation of South Jacksonville City Hall. This prestigious award is the highest honor awarded by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation.

The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation has been protecting Florida’s historically significant properties since 1978. The Restoration Award acknowledges the proper restoration of a structure to an earlier original appearance. All projects honored with this award must fully demonstrate adherence to the Secretary of the Interior’s standards. Previous recipients include The Chrysler Building in Miami Beach, the Marion Theatre in Ocala, the Markland Cottage at Flagler College in St. Augustine, and the Merrill House in Jacksonville.

San Marco Preservation Society would like to extend thanks to all the neighbors involved in this amazing project. Neighbors contributed time and money and skills to this project and without your help we would not have succeeded.  We look forward to future projects with all of you.