Reception + Lecture, Manufactured Housing of Sarasota, Florida

Join Architecture Sarasota for a reception and lecture with president Marty Hylton and Lorrie Muldowney, SAHP.

Conservation Conversations with Architecture Sarasota and the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation

** This event is Members Only - If you'd like to become a member of Architecture Sarasota, please reach out to info@architecturesarasota.org or visit our website at www.architecturesarasota.org/membership **

To become a member of the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation, visit the website at www.preservesrq.org/members

Marty Hylton, President, Architecture Sarasota
Lorrie Muldowney, Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation

Manufactured Housing of Sarasota, Florida

Thursday, March 26, 2026

4:30 pm - Reception

6:00 pm - Lecture

The Pavilion, 265 S Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236

ABOUT THE SERIES

Confronting the evolving challenges of advocating and stewarding cultural heritage resources in the 21st century. Proposing multifaceted approaches to ensure the survival of historic resources for future generations.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS and CO-HOST

Morris “Marty” Hylton III brings nearly 30 years of experience in documenting, conserving, and advocating for cultural heritage. Trained as both an architect and historic preservationist, he collaborates closely with communities to develop strategies for preserving and managing cultural resources. His work focuses on the unique challenges of 20th-century heritage—especially post–World War II sites—and on the resilience of historic places affected by natural disasters and climate change, particularly in coastal regions. From 2002 to 2007, Marty was Strategic Initiatives Manager at the World Monuments Fund, overseeing recovery efforts along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and helping launch the Modernism at Risk program. For 14 years, he directed Historic Preservation at the University of Florida, where he founded the Envision Heritage program, integrating digital technologies into preservation practice. Most recently, he served as the National Park Service’s first Historic Architect for Climate Change, helping to establish the Climate, Science, and Disaster Response Program within its Cultural Resources Directorate.

Lorrie Muldowney has held various roles throughout her career. She has been a conservationist, a preservationist, a consultant, an activist, an adjunct professor, a panelist, a trustee, a researcher, a writer, and a manager. While wearing these many hats, there is one common thread which held them all together -- historic preservation. Throughout her educational and professional career, she has sought to preserve and protect the historical resources in her midst. In 1992 she received a Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning and became a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). In 1999, she earned a Master of Science in Architectural Studies (Historic Preservation) also from the University of Florida. Shortly thereafter, she was accepted as an Associate Member of the American Institute of Architects. Her career was in local government and she has assisted with the preservation of many important structures locally including the Warm Mineral Springs Resort, Manasota Beach Club, South Gate Community Center and Siesta Key Beach Pavillion. Currently, Lorrie spends her time participating in outdoor activities, conducting historical research, and engaging in public outreach.

The Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation, Inc., a non-profit, publicly-supported 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to "Preserve and enhance our historic places through advocacy, education, technical and financial support, and celebration."

SAHP was incorporated in 1985 in an effort to save architect Dwight Baum's El Vernona Hotel located near the intersection of US 41 and Gulfstream Avenue. The hotel, built in 1925 by renowned developer Owen Burns had come to be known as the John Ringling Towers. Their highly publicized effort to save the towers during the late 1990s raised the community's consciousness and the ire of those interested in saving the historical integrity of Sarasota, Florida.

The Alliance is comprised of more than 500 residents, visitors, artists, architects, engineers, historians, builders, archaeologists, Realtors, planners, designers, and writers working together to preserve and encourage others to preserve - not only the remaining significant landmarks - but also the contributing structures that define Sarasota County.