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Through the efforts of the [[1967]] West Florida delegation, including State Representative [[Jim Reeves]] and State Senator [[Reubin Askew]], the Historic Pensacola Preservation Board was established by the legislature and signed into law by Governor [[Wikipedia:Claude R. Kirk, Jr.|Claude R. Kirk]] on [[July 5]], [[1967]].<ref>J. Earle Bowden. "Forty years later, history still at home in Pensacola." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 10, 2007.</ref> It was incorporated as '''Historic Pensacola, Inc.''' on [[May 29]], [[1968]].<ref name="sunbiz">[http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=714684&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0001&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=WESTFLORIDAHISTORICPRESERVATIO&names_filing_type= SunBiz.org record]</ref> Charter members included [[Pat Dodson]] (a Republican political ally to Governor Kirk), [[J. Earle Bowden]] and [[T. T. Wentworth]].
The first executive director was St. Augustine's [[Earl Earle W. Newton]]. Newton orchestrated the acquisition of historic properties through open-space federal grants. Over time the group worked with the [[City of Pensacola]] to establish the [[Architectural Review Board]] and several historic districts.<ref name="baton">"Preservation baton is passed to UWF." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 19, 2001.</ref>
The organization lost its [[Wikipedia:American Association of Museums|American Association of Museums]] accreditation in the 1980s after taking control of the massive [[T. T. Wentworth]] collection, due to the AAM's requirement that at least 80% of all collections be catalogued.<ref name="brosnaham">"Brosnaham assumes helm as Historic Preservation director." ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 28, 2006.</ref>
It was presented to the legislature by West Florida delegates [[Jerry Maygarden]] and [[Durrell Peaden]] and passed the House without opposition on [[April 26]], 2001.<ref>"UWF could become overseer of historic Pensacola." ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 27, 2001.</ref> The organization was officially renamed West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc. on [[August 29]], [[2001]].<ref name="sunbiz"/>
Under its official name of West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc., the organization also maintains Historic Pensacola Village and the T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum. The Village provides guided and self-guided tours Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
==Assets==
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[[Category:Historic Heritage organizations]]
