[MassHistPres] Preservation/restoration awards programs?

[Dennis De Witt]

Robert

Both Brookline and MHC also had a separate category for diligent stewardship of a difficult resource — not necessarily given every year.  One example was Brookline’s Dutch House — a stuccoed coco-maker’s pavilion transplanted from the Chicago Columbian Exposition.  Unfortunately both awards programs stopped in their entirety with Covid and never came back due to over-stretched staff resources.  

Good luck with your’s.

Dennis De Witt
Brookline

> On May 22, 2025, at 11:54 AM, Robert Mahowald via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello all,
> We at the Dartmouth historical commission have observed other towns that have successfully built awards/recognition programs centered on successful preservation and restoration in their towns. 
> 
> We’re looking for ideas and best practices on this from other town historians. We’re thinking an annual award, either given to builders, architects, or homeowners (or all 3, as they are a team) behind projects that either 
> 
> 1) expand their homes/civic buildings in ways that embrace the original architecture and details, 
> 
> 2) or renew, in a way that throws off prior renovations that have been poorly done, in favor of a reset on the original architectural style of the structure.
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> We’d appreciate hearing from towns that have such programs up and running, and learn more about what makes them successful or not.
> 
> Thank you! 🙏 
>  
> Sent from my iPhone - blame Siri
> 
> Robert Mahowald
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