Each year, the Baltimore Heritage Historic Preservation Awards honor the city’s best preservation projects and the people who have worked to save Baltimore’s historic places in the past year. Past award winners include the Clarence Mitchell Courthouse, the SS John Brown, and the neon Tochterman’s Fishing Tackle sign on Eastern Avenue.
The deadline for submitting awards has passed for 2010. Please check back in the fall for the nomination form for 2011.
Award Categories
Restoration and Rehabilitation Projects
Recognizing excellence in the restoration or rehabilitation of historic commercial, institutional or residential buildings while maintaining the basic historic function of the building. This award includes both exterior and interior projects.
Adaptive Reuse and Compatible Design Projects
Recognizing excellence in the adaptive reuse of a historic structure for a new function or in compatible new construction connected with the repair, restoration or rehabilitation of a structure’s historic context.
Sweat Equity / Do-It-Yourself Award
Recognizing dedication by an individual, household, or small business to the successful restoration or rehabilitation of an owner-occupied historic house or commercial building.
Heritage Preservation Award
Recognizing significant individual or organizational achievements in preservation advocacy, planning, development, education, law, media, scholarship, publication, and community leadership.
Historic Baltimore Neighborhoods Award
Recognizing individual or organizational leadership in the preservation, revitalization, and enhancement of historic neighborhoods in Baltimore.
Douglas Gordon Award for Lifetime Achievement
Recognizing individuals or organizations, who through organizing, advocacy, and action, have taken an exceptional leadership role in local preservation issues.
On June 11, 2010, Baltimore Heritage will celebrate 50 years of historic preservation in Baltimore and present its 2010 Historic Preservation Awards. For questions, please contact Baltimore Heritage director Johns Hopkins at 410-332-9992 or hopkins@baltimoreheritage.org.
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Preservation Awards
Each year, the Baltimore Heritage Historic Preservation Awards honor the city’s best preservation projects and the people who have worked to save Baltimore’s historic places in the past year. Past award winners include the Clarence Mitchell Courthouse, the SS John Brown, and the neon Tochterman’s Fishing Tackle sign on Eastern Avenue.
The deadline for submitting awards has passed for 2010. Please check back in the fall for the nomination form for 2011.
Award Categories
On June 11, 2010, Baltimore Heritage will celebrate 50 years of historic preservation in Baltimore and present its 2010 Historic Preservation Awards. For questions, please contact Baltimore Heritage director Johns Hopkins at 410-332-9992 or hopkins@baltimoreheritage.org.