[MassHistPres] Preservation/restoration awards programs?

[jim boone]

The Springfield Preservation Trust has given annual awards for 40 years. We do restoration project and stewardship awards for those who have cared for property for a long time both residential and commercial. We also have a life time preservation award for
Person who has been active in preservation forever. Happy to talk to anyone interested in more information about how we do it etc. if you look at Springfield preservation trust on Facebook you can see our ceremony and recipients from our May 8th event.  Jimboone at hotmail.com

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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.

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! 🙏



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Robert Mahowald
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