Preservation Next: Bakersfield Road Trip
- When
- November 14 9:30am – 5:00pm, 2026
- Location
Preservation Next goes on its very first road trip on Saturday, November 14, to Bakersfield!
We’ll visit four sites: the 1961 Ablin Residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; two Richard Neutra masterpieces, the 1937 Davis Residence and the 1958 Leddy Residence; and the 1953 Poloynis Residence designed by Wright admirer Whitney Biggar.
Our Guide: David Coffey, Neutra expert and Bakersfield resident
A full itinerary and meet-up location will be sent to registered attendees as the event gets closer. Transportation is not included in the ticket cost. If you’re interested in carpooling information, please indicate your preference in your registration.
🎟️ $50 Member Admission
🎟️ $70 General Admission
New Member Promo
Santa Monica Conservancy members receive free admission to signature tours and special discounted rates at special events. To celebrate our first Preservation Next road trip, we’re offering a new member promo. Join today.
🎟️ $80 Admission + New Individual Membership
🎟️ $130 Admission + New Household Membership
🎉 Art + Social Hour: Mingle with your fellow preservationists at Pyrenees Cafe for a no-host lunch gathering and a visit to the RAM Gallery in between tours.
About David Coffey
David Coffey in front of the Ablin Residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
David Coffey is the owner of Richard Neutra’s Davis House (1937) in Bakersfield. He is also the curator and caretaker of the Frank Lloyd Wright Ablin House (1959-61) in Bakersfield. He has curated and produced multiple historic architecture events in Bakersfield, including “Masters of Modernism: Neutra and Wright in Bakersfield” (2009) and the ongoing “Bakersfield Built” program. The program is produced with Sian Winship, SAH/SCC President, the Bakersfield Museum of Art, the CSUSB Library Special Collections Department, and the Kern County Museum. He is a former Bakersfield Museum of Art board member and currently serves on its Exhibitions Committee. He has lived in Cincinnati, Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, and Long Beach. He is the founder of Crosley Resource Group, a contract office furniture dealership.
Preservation Next is a Conservancy affinity group for the next generation of preservationists (emerging and mid-career) working in any field who are interested in heritage conservation in all its various forms. Group activities include special historic site experiences, architectural tours, receptions, lectures, studio visits, networking events, and volunteer opportunities. We like to network and engage in interdisciplinary discussions around the role of historic preservation in Santa Monica’s urban fabric.
Santa Monica Conservancy members receive free admission to signature tours and special discounted rates at special events. Join today.