Awards

2008 Preservation Awards Reception -- June 26

Please join us for Baltimore Heritage's 2008 Historic Preservation Awards Reception to honor the city's best preservation projects and the people who have worked to save Baltimore's historic places this year.

The Awards Reception will feature a special tribute to Baltimore Heritage President Julian Lapides for over 50 years of fearless leadership for historic preservation in Baltimore City.

Click here for a full list of 2008 award winners.

Event Information

Date: June 26, 2008

Time: 6:00 p.m. hors d'oeuvre and wine reception

7:15 p.m. awards presentation

Place: Garrett-Jacobs Mansion (11 West Mt. Vernon Place)

Cost: Members = $50; Non-members = $60

RSVP: Send name, address, and check payable to Baltimore Heritage to

Baltimore Heritage, Inc.

11 1/2 West Chase St.

Baltimore, MD 21201

Info: Contact Johns Hopkins, director, at 410-332-9992

Thank You to the 2008 Reception Sponsors

The Garrett-Jacobs Mansion Endowment Fund

Agora, Inc.

Brown Advisory

Cho Benn Holback + Associates

Craig Flinner Gallery

Gant Brunnett Architects

Henry H. Lewis Contractors

Kann Partners

McLain Wiesand Custom Built Furniture

Murphy & Dittenhafer

Rohrer Studio

Southway Builders

Trostel & Pearre Architects

Ziger / Snead

Baltimore Heritage 2009

Preservation Award Nomination Applications

Each spring, Baltimore Heritage hosts a dinner and ceremony to present awards in four categories for outstanding achievements in historic preservation. This brochure contains information on the awards and the nomination form. Nominations for Spring 2009 awards are due April 3, 2009. The Awards Reception will be held in June. An exact date has not been set.

Nominations are encouraged for building projects, people, and organizations. Self nominations are also encouraged.

Download a Nomination Form here:

Eligibility

Projects must be located within the City of Baltimore. For , and must have been completed BEFORE January 1 of the year they are submitted. (For the Block by Block Award, the stage of the project nominated for an award must be completed by this date, but the entire project does not need to be completed). People nominated for individual awards must live or work in the City of Baltimore.

For project nominations, consideration will be given only to projects employing proper preservation techniques as required by the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation. New structures in historic environments will also be considered.

Submissions

All entries must be submitted in an 8 1/2" x 11" pocket folder or binder. Photographs should be placed in plastic sleeves. Digital images should be on a CD and in .jpg format.

All submitted materials become the property of Baltimore Heritage, for unrestricted use. Clearances must be obtained from owners and photographers prior to entering. The names of all photographers should be indicated with each submission.

Please detach or copy the nomination form and submit it to:

Baltimore Heritage, Inc.
11 1/2 West Chase Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-332-9992

Award Categories

Preservation Project Award

The Preservation Project Award recognizes excellence in the restoration, renovation, rehabilitation or adaptive use of interiors and/or exteriors of individual structures or groups of buildings. The entire project must be completed to be eligible for this award.

Block by Block Preservation Project Award

The Block by Block Preservation Project Award recognizes excellence in the restoration, renovation, rehabilitation or adaptive use of interiors and/or exteriors of individual structures or groups of buildings, and is given to projects completed in stages over many years. Only the project stage nominated for an award, and not the entire project, must be completed for this award.

Preservation Honor Award

The Preservation Honor Award recognizes significant personal or organizational achievements in preservation advocacy, planning, development, education, law, media, research, and community leadership.

Douglas H. Gordon Award for Preservation Advocacy

The Douglas H. Gordon Award for Preservation Advocacy recognizes groups or individuals, who through advocacy and action, have taken a leadership role in local preservation concerns.