Recognition Ceremony for Larkspur Preservationist Nancy Curley

Nancy Curley, a leader in Larkspur’s historic preservation movement from its inception, will be honored by the Larkspur City Council in a special ceremony Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Larkspur City Hall.

Curley is retiring from the city’s Heritage Preservation Board 41 years after she spearheaded a group of community volunteers who became preservation advocates, eventually placing Larkspur’s downtown district on the National Register of Historic Places and making historic preservation an official goal of the city.

Curley, who co-chaired the original Larkspur Heritage Committee with Helen Heitkamp, coordinated early efforts to track down and preserve historic photographs, interview long-time residents, and publish the first walking guides that grew into Larkspur Past and Present, now in its third edition with 384 pages and more than 600 photos and maps. When the Heritage Preservation Board was created in 1978, Curley became its first chair and has served on the board continuously since then.