The Cantey Lecture is an annual lecture event where a prominent speaker addresses topics related to historic preservation and architectural history. The Cantey Awards are presented during this event and recognize outstanding achievements in preservation projects, stewardship, and leadership in the field of historic preservation. This event is an important part of Historic Fort Worth, Inc.’s mission to preserve and promote the historic heritage of Fort Worth, Texas.
The Cantey Lecture is sponsored by Sam and Ambler Cantey and their children, Samantha Saxenmeyer, Benton Cantey, Clayton Cantey, Sam Douglas, Jake Blair and their grandchildren, James and Atha Blair, Will, Charlie and Sam Saxenmeyer, “B” and Grace Cantey in honor of their Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather.
2024 Cantey Lecture & Preservation Awards
Thursday, October 10, 5:30: PM
The Woman’s Club of Fort Worth • 1316 Pennsylvania Ave.
This year’s Cantey lecturer speaker will be
David Preziosi, FAICP, Hon. AIA Dallas, President & CEO, Texas Historical Foundation
He will speak on Preserving Texas History, the work of the Texas Historical Foundation.
David became the President & CEO of the Texas Historical Foundation in 2022 after working for ten years as the Executive Director for Preservation Dallas. He is in charge of the daily operations of the Texas Historical Foundation which works to preserve the history of Texas. This is accomplished by awarding grants to nonprofits for building preservation, archaeological investigation, document and artifact conservation, as well as providing funding for publications, exhibits, and films that promote Texas history.
While at Preservation Dallas, David expanded programming and events, co-developed an Architectural Styles exhibit and booklet, worked on the creation of the Pegasus Urban Trails Mobile App for downtown Dallas, prepared a 50th-anniversary film and booklet for Preservation Dallas, and focused on advocacy efforts for Dallas’ historic places. In 2020, Preservation Dallas received the prestigious Trustees’ Award for Organizational Excellence from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Before returning to Texas in 2012, David worked for 16 years in Mississippi, first in City Planning for Natchez, Mississippi, and later as the Executive Director of the Mississippi Heritage Trust where he worked across the state on education and advocacy for preserving Mississippi’s historic places.
David holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design, a Master of Urban Planning, and a Historic Preservation Certificate, all from Texas A&M University. In 2018, he was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He was selected by the College of Architecture at Texas A&M in 2020 for an Outstanding Alumni Award. In 2021, David was granted an Honorary Membership with the AIA Dallas Chapter.
The preservation awards follow the lecture.
HFW Members Attend for Free | Non-Member Admission $50
SAM CANTEY
As a Fort Worth visionary, businessman, collector of art and leader of the Fort Worth Art Association, (now the Modern Art Museum), Samuel Benton Cantey III (1914-1973) understood that great architecture is irreplaceable. In the 1950’s Mr. Cantey invited Bror Utter (1913-1993) to paint architecturally significant buildings in downtown Fort Worth as they were being prepared for demolition. Mr. Utter, a talented studio artist and teacher, was a member of the Fort Worth Circle, the legendary group of artists who traveled abroad and painted together. His paintings document both demolished and standing downtown buildings and are part of the permanent collection of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The annual Cantey Lecture is paired with HFW’s preservation awards.
Below are the 2023 HFW Preservation Award Winners:
Great Steward Award
is presented to
Kelly Bowden
for
The Rosen House Inn
1714 South Henderson Street
October 10, 2024
Residential Rehabilitation Award
is presented to
Barry Diehl and Chris Mosley
For
1714 Fairmount Avenue
October 10, 2024
Great Steward Award
is presented to
Jesse D. Young
for
2300 Stratford Court
October 10, 2024
Preservation Achievement Award
is presented to
Juliet George
for
salvaging a stone wall built during
the New Deal at Stripling
October 10, 2024
All nominations were evaluated based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. (See nps.gov/history/standards.htm for details.) Criteria include, but are not limited to: sensitivity to the historic integrity of the property, historic features, and craftsmanship. Award nominees and winners were notified prior to the public presentation of the Preservation Awards, held last year on Thursday, October 20, 2024, at 5:30 pm at The Womans Club of Fort Worth, 1316 Pennsylvania Ave.
Some of the guests enjoying the festivities
