Entries by Danae Peckler

Fredericksburg’s 2024-2025 Goals for Preservation

May 28, 2024 in /by

For generations, Fredericksburg residents have taken pride in learning, sharing, and retelling tidbits of the extraordinary history our city holds. Many might recall that we once proclaimed ourselves to be “America’s Most Historic City.” An ambitious moniker that might sound audacious and pompous to some, yet we need only spend some time at local historic […]

Most Affordable Housing Isn’t New

March 8, 2024 in /by

We all support increasing the supply of housing within Fredericksburg city limits. We just don’t have much of a shared understanding about what that growth will look like—what types of new housing is best suited for which locations or what kind of benefits and trade-offs are expected in those places. Our city is not alone […]

Preserving the Renwick (2023 edition)

August 26, 2023 in /by

Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. is pleased to see that the City has begun discussing the future of the Renwick Complex with the public once again, and we are glad to have been asked to participate in the newly established “Renwick Working Group” charged with finding a new path forward for its future.    It’s been […]