Anne St. Clair Wright

Who is Anne St. Clair Wright?

Anne St. Clair Wright was a noted American historic preservationist. A central figure in the foundation, in 1952, of Historic Annapolis Incorporated, she served four terms as president and as chairman emeritus of the board. She was responsible for the preservation of the historic center of the city of Annapolis, Maryland. Her preservation work, advocacy and achievements inspired many preservation movements around the United States. She is considered a leading 20th-century American preservationist alongside Frances Edmunds, Lee Adler, Antoinette Downing and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr.. Among many civic offices, she served as the director of the Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities; Chairman of the Board of Preservation Action; was a member of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Advisory Committee of the U.S. National Park Service; Director of the Southern Garden History Society; and a Director of the Nature Conservancy.