Historic Alpine

05/27/2026

05/24/2026

Some traditions are worth holding onto. 🇺🇸

Every Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, and Presidents Day, Historic Alpine places American and Texas flags across our town, one yard at a time.

What began as a simple tradition has become one of the most beautiful sights in Alpine.

For many families, the flags arrive before the holiday even begins, quietly appearing outside homes, churches, historic buildings, and along our streets as a reminder to pause, reflect, and remember.

Join the Historic Alpine Flag Program:
🇺🇸 American Flag: $75/year
⭐ Texas Flag: $65/year

Flags are installed before each holiday and removed afterward by volunteers.

To join:
📞 713.515.1204
🌐 historicalpine.org

Because traditions like this deserve to survive.

05/24/2026

🏛️ HISTORIC TAX CREDIT WORKSHOP 🏛️

Downtown Alpine is now officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places; creating exciting new opportunities for preservation, revitalization, and investment in our historic downtown.

Join us for a free public workshop to learn how owners of qualifying historic buildings within the district may be eligible for state and federal historic tax credits covering up to 45% of rehabilitation costs.

The workshop will be led by Ellis Mumford-Russell of Post Oak Preservation Solutions and will cover:

• What the new historic district designation means
• Which buildings may qualify
• How historic tax credits work
• Eligible rehabilitation projects
• Opportunities for Downtown Alpine property owners

📍 Alpine Civic Center
801 W Holland Ave
🗓 June 3, 2026
⏰ 6 PM – 8 PM
🎟 Free to attend

Hosted by Historic Alpine in partnership with the City of Alpine and led by Post Oak Preservation Solutions.

Together, we are helping preserve the architectural and cultural legacy of Alpine for future generations while supporting thoughtful economic growth in Far West Texas.

05/20/2026

The Smithsonian ’s Spark! Places of Innovation traveling Museum on Main Street exhibition is coming to the Lone Star State, bringing powerful stories of invention, transformation, and creativity.

The spirit of ingenuity is alive in rural America, where individuals and communities are developing new products, tackling challenges, and creating opportunities with wide-reaching impact.

The exhibition highlights the people and places that have sparked innovation. Through photographs, objects, videos, and interactive features, visitors are invited to reflect on their own towns and potential as innovators while engaging in conversations about the role of creativity, risk-taking, and resources in shaping a community’s past, present, and future.

Starting in May, the exhibition will be on display in six Texas towns for six-week periods. Find out when the Smithsonian is coming to a community near you:

📍 Kerrville: May 16 - June 28, 2026
📍 Alpine: July 3 - August 9
📍 Taylor: August 15 - September 27
📍 Snyder: October 3 - November 15
📍 Brackettville: November 21 - January 3, 2027
📍 Atlanta: January 9 - February 21

Learn more about Spark! at https://texastimetravel.com/plan/the-smithsonian-comes-to-texas/

05/18/2026

This is an extraordinary moment for Alpine and Far West Texas.

When Historic Alpine was formed in 2020, one of our primary goals was to help pursue National Register designation for Downtown Alpine; and, today that vision becomes reality.

This designation is more than recognition of our history. It creates new opportunities for preservation-based economic development, heritage tourism, thoughtful reinvestment, and the long-term stewardship of Alpine’s historic character.

Most importantly, this is just the beginning.

SAVE THE DATE
Historic Tax Credit Workshop
June 3, 2026 | 6–8 PM
Alpine Civic Center

Hosted by Historic Alpine, the City of Alpine, and Post Oak Preservation Solutions.

This educational workshop and Q&A session will help property owners, business owners, and community members better understand:
• historic tax credits and incentives
• preservation opportunities within the new district
• eligible building improvements
• and how we can collectively strengthen and revitalize Downtown Alpine for future generations

We are deeply grateful to the City of Alpine for supporting this effort through Hotel Occupancy Tax funding, and to Post Oak Preservation Solutions, the Archives of the Big Bend, and the many community members, historians, and advocates who helped make this achievement possible.

The future of Alpine is rooted in its history.

04/08/2026

Every summer young baseball players come to Alpiine to be part of more than a team! The Alpine Cowboys Pro Baseball Club has built a baseball legacy that transcends sports.
And now their goreous home - Kokernot Field - has solidified it's place in history!

Texas Mountain Trail Post Oak Preservation Solutions Texas Historical Commission

03/28/2026

It’s official. Kokernot Field is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

This is a monumental moment not just for Alpine, but for Texas baseball history.

Kokernot Field now stands among the rare and storied historic ballparks of America — and appears to be the only individually listed historic baseball ballpark in Texas on the National Register. That is no small thing. The field was built in 1947 by Herbert Lee Kokernot, Jr. for the Alpine Cowboys, whose story is inseparable from the ballpark itself.

For generations, this field has been more than a ballpark. It has been a gathering place, a proving ground, a summer tradition, and a source of hometown pride. It holds the stories of players, families, fans, and a community that has continued to believe this place matters.

But above all, Kokernot Field exists because of the Alpine Cowboys.

They are the reason this place was built, the reason it has remained relevant, and the reason it still matters today. Their legacy is written into every part of this field — past, present, and future. This designation honors not just a historic place, but the team and tradition that gave it life in the first place and continue to carry it forward.

This recognition did not happen by accident.

A heartfelt thank you to Post Oak Preservation Solutions for helping guide this process with care and expertise, and to the City of Alpine, and Historic Alpine Abbey Branch for recognizing the importance of preserving one of Alpine’s most meaningful landmarks.

And to the — this honor belongs to your legacy every bit as much as it does to the field itself, and to Herbert Lee Kokernot, Jr., whose vision made it possible.

Historic places only survive when communities choose them.

Alpine chose this one.

And now the rest of Texas and beyond — can recognize what we’ve known all along:

Kokernot Field is one of the great ballparks.

⚾️🏟️❤️

02/26/2026

Big Bend Archives Roadshow — Save the Date!

Have old photos, letters, documents, or family treasures tucked away in a drawer? These everyday items tell the story of the Big Bend Region — and they matter more than you might think.

If all you have are stories, we want those too. Your personal history helps preserve the story of the Big Bend for future generations.

Join us for a community-wide History Preservation Day with the Archives of the Big Bend + Historic Alpine. Bring your historic photos, artifacts, and documents to be professionally scanned and catalogued—then taken back home with you. Your stories matter, and together we’re preserving the rich history of the Big Bend for future generations.

🗓 Sunday, March 22, 2026
⏰ Begins at 2 PM
📍 Archives of the Big Bend

SRSU Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (2nd Floor)
400 N Harrison St, Alpine, TX
More details coming soon — but start digging through those boxes today!

02/14/2026

Today our amazing volunteers are installing flags in yards all over town.

If you see them out and about, give them a friendly wave 👋 or a little beep-beep 🚗💛

*Want a flag in your yard or want to support this program?
Subscribe or donate here:
👉 https://historicalpine.org/flag-program/

Thank you for helping us keep Alpine proud, festive, and full of hometown spirit!