Organizations Filed Purposes:
Our mission is to sustain the heritage and sense of place that is Asheville and Buncombe County through preservation and promotion of the unique historic resources of the region. We are working to keep Asheville a unique and desirable city by retaining the character of our community in four key ways: Preservation Easements and Advocacy to protect endangered properties. Technical Support for owners of historic properties. Hosting the Griffin Awards to recognized projects that have utilized a preservation ethic. Preservation Education Programs to inform the community about our shared history.
Through preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of our region, we work to sustain the heritage and the sense of place that is Asheville and Buncombe County.
Education: Preservation Society of Asheville & Buncombe County, Inc, (PSABC)'s education programming includes 8+ events throughout the year focusing on a diverse geographic area and subject matter with a basis in the historic built environment. Over 1,500 attendees participate during the course of the calendar year. Additionally, a historic house tour held each February highlights an important historic neighborhood and educates participants on the story of place and people from the past. Cumulatively, PSABC serves several thousand citizens through our educational programming each year.
Griffin Awards: Our annual preservation awards program highlights the work of our community in projects that work to save historic places. Award categories include (1) rehabilitation (2) adaptive reuse (3) education & publication (4) restoration (5) new in-fill construction, among others
Historic Property Redevelopment: Fundamentally, historic preservation includes the practice of real property transaction. Using easements, options to purchase, protective covenants and preservation easements, PSABC permanently protects a number of properties each year.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Jack Thomson | Executive Director | 40 | $55,221 |
Benjamin Mitchell | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Cynthia Watson | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Jeanne Warner | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Tracy Veteto | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Cate Scales | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
John Evans | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Bruce Johnson | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
David Nutter | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Betty Lawrence | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Leslie Klinger | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Josi Ward | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Craig Kline | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Kevin Broadwater | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Jennifer Cathey | Immediate Past President | 1 | $0 |
Brian Hunter | Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
Carol Hensley | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
Douglas Ellington | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
Amy Hornaday | President | 3 | $0 |
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