Historic Preservationist of the Year

Name: Stuart Heritage Museum
Address: 161 SW Flagler Ave, Stuart, FL, 34994, US
Telephone: (772) 220-4600

Since 2011, Stuart Heritage has named a Historic Preservationist of the Year: a person or couple in Martin County recognized for their work preserving the area's historic buildings and history. The honorees are listed below, most recent first, from Saadia Tsaftarides in 2025 back to Sandra H. Thurlow in 2011.

The bronze George W. Parks General Merchandise Store plaque on the building's red siding

Each honoree has helped keep the buildings and stories of Martin County from being lost.

2025 Saadia Tsaftarides
2024 Kathy Spurgeon
2023 Lloyd Jones
2022 Joyce Ann Fletcher Menard
2021 Donna and Rick Crary
2020 LaVaine Wrigley
2019 Steve Vitale
2018 Julie Preast
2017 Mary Jones
2016 Harold Markey
2015 Iris Wall and Jonnie Wall Flewelling
2013 Alice and Greg Luckhardt
2012 Joe Crankshaw
2011 Sandra H. Thurlow