[MassHistPres] Preservation/restoration awards programs?

[Susan Morreale]

Hi Robert,

Gloucester holds a Preservation Awards ceremony annually to pay tribute 
to a wide array of projects that fall under the following categories:
–    Archaeology
–    Adaptive reuse
–    Education and outreach
–    Landscape preservation
–    Restoration and rehabilitation
–    Local preservationist
–    Documentation of Gloucester’s history
–    Individual lifetime achievement

Our 2025 program will actually be held tonight in our historic, 1870 
City Hall where we'll distribute 12 awards to 20 people in 5 categories. 
Each recipient gives an 8-10 minute PowerPoint presentation to the 
audience, which usually draws about 100 people, including our mayor and 
a few other dignitaries. The ceremony is two-hours long and has been a 
well-received community event.

It takes a lot of planning and effort, and is run by our Historical 
Commission (currently 8 members), which is separate from our Historic 
District Commission. We work on this project for about 5-6 months, 
starting with soliciting nominees from the community in January.

Every year we post the program brochure, combined slide presentations, 
and recording (done by a local studio) on the Historical Commission 
website: https://gloucester-ma.gov/112/Preservation-Awards

I have attached our Program Overview, which provides all recipients and 
categories since 2015, so you can see the type of awards we give and to 
whom. Let me know if you have other questions - and best wishes!

Regards,
- Susan

*Susan Morreale*
Gloucester Historical Commission 
<https://gloucester-ma.gov/109/Historical-Commission>
Gloucester, MA
617.852.2373


On 5/22/2025 11:54 AM, Robert Mahowald via MassHistPres 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.
>
> 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*
> Mobile: 978-971-1801
>
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