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===Change of management===
By [[2001]], Historic Pensacola was the last historic preservation board still operated by the state. It had garnered a collection of 22 buildings occupying eight acres of [[Downtown Pensacola|downtown ]] property and valued at up to $8 million. A state budget proposed by Governor [[Wikipedia:Jeb Bush|Jeb Bush]] threatened to eliminate the organization's $650,000 annual funding.
Facing extinction, Board Director [[John Daniels]] proposed a solution: the non-profit organization would be transferred to the [[University of West Florida]], which would sub-lease the properties from the Florida Department of State. UWF President [[Morris Marx]] endorsed the proposal: "We're really excited about the potential. We can start thinking about all sorts of museum programs, as well as courses in preservation technology, preservation architecture and others. We'll be able to offer students priceless hands-on experience."<ref>"UWF plan could save history council." ''Pensacola News Journal'', February 11, 2001.</ref>
