Brent Leggs, President and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has been named to the 2026 EBONY Power 100 as a Community Crusader — a list honoring purpose-driven changemakers for their work and impact in communities. Read more »
Yesterday, the National Trust responded to the Vice Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) regarding the September 24 termination of the legally required Section 106 review for the proposed Triumphal Arch Project. Download the letter »
What is a Nation Without its History?
That was the question Brent Leggs put to the room opening the National Preservation Summit, and it framed everything that followed. This included an unflinching panel on the threats facing Section 106 to a conversation between Sarah Lewis and Sherrilyn Ifill on the work still undone.
If you missed the event, recordings are available on our website.
Fertile Ground
An installation at the Edith Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois reinterprets the historic home with chairs, tables, and other household objects from the Mexican Modernism movement placed against the home’s existing furnishings.
Preserving Legacies is a global organization that offers free, action-driven training, tools, and global connections through its program for adapting heritage to climate change. Projects ranging from Petra, Jordan to Brownsville, Florida, demonstrate that the future of heritage in the face of climate change does not have to be one of loss and isolation.
On October 1, National Trust staff members attended a press conference near Memorial Circle, the site for the proposed Triumphal Arch. "Veterans Over Vanity - Stop Trump's Arch," featured remarks from military veterans and members of Congress.
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