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Our Mission

Our mission is to preserve and revitalize historic buildings and places in Nevada and to cultivate a presence around cultural heritage and tourism. Retention and restoration of our built environment fosters not only a sense of place but also helps to build an engaged community for residents and visitors alike. We know that preserving our buildings is as much about our collective history as it is about strengthening neighborhoods, creating jobs, diversifying tourism, and boosting conservation.

We accomplish this through our efforts in preservation, education and advocacy.

Our vision is to grow into a statewide non-profit and provide preservation services both to metropolitan and rural cities within Nevada. As our staff and experience increase, we’d also like to broaden our scope into new endeavours geared towards supporting preservation in our local communities. Such work might include forming land banks in order to rehabilitate old buildings, facilitating architectural salvage resale through storage and retail opportunities and opening new office locations around the state of Nevada.

Our History

Nevada Preservation Foundation was founded in late 2013 by a small group of local Las Vegas preservationists. With the intent of educating the building industry and general public on economic, social, and environmental benefits of historic preservation, the Nevada Preservation Foundation has reached countless community members, worked with local building professionals and organizations, and mobilized neighborhoods to obtain historic protections.

Our Heritage Tourism Division produces Home + History Las Vegas annual heritage tourism events that focus on fostering an appreciation for Nevada's architectural history and cultural heritage.  We also support state and local municipalities, NGO's and private organizations in their efforts to develop sustainable tourism programs as a way to further a community-centric preservation message.  

NPF has received advocacy awards from the City of Las Vegas and the US Green Building Council Nevada. Our work has been featured in various local and national news outlets including the Los Angeles Times,  the Las Vegas Review Journal, Las Vegas Weekly, DTLV, Vegas Seven, and others.