News & Recognition

Georgetown has an award winning downtown!  The latest award is the First Lady’s Texas Treasures Award, which honors communities that have shown a high level of creativity and ingenuity in recognizing and preserving their authentic Texas sense of place.  Texas First Lady Anita Perry acted as the honorary chair, along with the Texas Historical Commission.  These communities use the resources and preservation tools available from the THC and others to realize significant economic benefits as a result of their strong cultural and historic preservation stewardship.