LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Updates on some of the impactful grantmaking and institutional collaborations undertaken by the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation President Benjamin Prosky
Connecting the Dots
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Student Days highlight history, tradecraft, and mentorship for emerging talents and seasoned professionals
Our Student Days bring together the brightest ideas from preservation, the decorative arts, and historic landscapes to talk about the past and the future of stewardship.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The 2025 Richard H. Jenrette Lecture Series, in partnership with ICAA, explores urgent issues and innovative solutions
Working with the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, this lecture series continues Dick Jenrette’s legacy of promoting the stewardship of architectural heritage, especially the unglamorous and ongoing work required to keep historic houses alive.
PEER TO PEER
“Preservation is the program” for Hudson Valley historic house leaders
On Thursday, June 12, 2025, the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation convened directors of Hudson River Valley institutions to take the pulse on audience engagement, pain points, and programming at a pivotal time for house museums in America.
STEWARDSHIP FOR THE 21st CENTURY
Tulane and Jenrette Foundation convene pivotal meeting about labor gaps in historic trades
On October 27, 2024, the Tulane University School of Architecture and the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation convened scholars and industry insiders in New Orleans to discuss their joint report, “Resilience & Revival: Addressing the Historic Trades Workforce Shortage in the Gulf South,” which documents the significant economic impact of historic preservation in the U.S. despite the critical shortage of skilled trades workers needed for rehabilitation projects.
STEWARDSHIP FOR THE 21st CENTURY
Jenrette Foundation Convenes Meeting on Managing Historic Fragments in Collections Around the Country
Fragments are singular teaching tools for researchers and students in historic preservation, architecture, architectural history, archaeology, chemistry, engineering, library sciences, and other disciplines—and their existence is often integral to curricula and syllabi.
PULL UP A CHAIR
As part of a 2021 partnership with the North Carolina Museum of History, the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation’s Curator & Director of Collections presents a series of virtual lectures focused on each of our sites.
North Carolina Museum of History lecture series
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Training the next generation of professionals and ensuring that the Jenrette Foundation’s historic sites and landscapes will play an important role in training others as they learn firsthand how to examine architecture and care for historic structures.
Clemson Historic Preservation Partnership
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