Historic Huntsville Foundation Preservation Awards

The Historic Huntsville Foundation awards honoring excellence in historic preservation were presented Wednesday May 6th 2026 at the historic Oak Place.

Alex Hall attended the awards and spoke with a variety of organizers and awardees to find out about their preservation activities and their hopes for the future.

Contributors

Donna Castellano – Executive Director, Historic Huntsville Foundation
Vikki Van Valkenburg – Chair, Historic Huntsville Foundation
Nancy Van Valkenburg – Founding member, Historic Huntsville Foundation
Councilmember Bill Kling, Huntsville District 4

Awardees Featured

Alabama A&M for the restoration of the Wilson Building and Carnegie Building (Veronica Henderson)
The restoration of the “Cosmic Christ”, First Baptist Church (Nancy Harrison)
Von Braun Astronomical Society for the ongoing preservation of the observatory and planetarium (Chris Stuhlinger)

Full information can be found on the Historic Huntsville Foundation website.