MCHS Seeks Nominations for Historic Preservation Awards
Each year the Manitowoc County Historical Society recognizes, through the Historic Preservation Awards program, significant contributions to the preservation of Manitowoc County’s historic resources. The Historic Preservation Committee of the Manitowoc County Historical Society bases its decisions on the contributions of the person or project to the county and/or state.
The Manitowoc County Historical Society will present awards in the categories of Adaptive Reuse, Restoration, Preservation Service and the Bob Fay Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Annual Meeting on January 17, 2008. Awards are not necessarily presented in every category each year.
To nominate an organization or individual for an MCHS Historic Preservation Award, simply fill out a nomination form, and return it to the Heritage Center no later than Friday, November 30th, 2007. Nomination forms are also available at The Heritage Center, 1701 Michigan Ave., Manitowoc, WI 54220. Only completed nominations submitted by the deadline will be considered. For further information, contact 920/684-4445.
Examples of past award winners include:
Manitowoc Place for the adaptive reuse of the historic Manitowoc Motor Hotel in downtown Manitowoc
Walter Vogl for his long-term work with the Two Rivers Historical Society, preserving Two Rivers’ history
Kathy Sixel for her work in preserving Centerville history and Centreville Settlement, Inc.
2007 MCHS Historic Preservation Award Categories
Adaptive Reuse. Awards in this category recognize exemplary rehabilitation of historic buildings, including compatible new additions. A rehabilitation project preserves significant portions and features of a building, including historic changes, while making possible a modern use. Awards in this category are presented to owners who preserve historic properties through care & maintenance, stabilization, or protection. These awards are open to projects completed within Manitowoc County within the last three years.
Restoration. Awards in this category recognize exemplary restorations of historic buildings. A restoration project accurately preserves or replicates the majority of the original interior and exterior building materials to an earlier condition and appearance based on historical or physical evidence and the same or a related building use is often enabled to continue. These awards are open to projects completed within Manitowoc County within the last three years.
Preservation Service. Awards in this category are presented to persons, groups, publications, businesses and government entities who demonstrate exemplary activities and promotion of awareness of Manitowoc County History.
Bob Fay Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award recognizes an individual who has a long and outstanding history of dedication and distinguished service to the cause of history in Manitowoc County.
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