New Historic Preservation Awards Opportunity Announced

The City of Montgomery’s Historic Preservation Commission has announced is first Historic Preservation Awards program to participate in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s celebration of May as Historic Preservation Month. With this special awards program, the Commission will recognize contributions and activities that celebrate the historic preservation efforts and cultural resources that promote Montgomery’s rich history and architectural heritage. Through City Ordinance 28-2004, the Historic Preservation Commission is tasked with promoting the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the City of Montgomery through the preservation and protection of buildings, sites, structures, areas and districts of historic significance and interest. HPC promotes the preservation and enhancement of local historic, architectural, archaeological and aesthetic heritage found in the City. HPC encourages the preservation of the distinctive character of the historic districts and promotes the city’s historic attractions to tourists and visitors. The Historic Preservation Commission meets monthly in the City Auditorium and is open to the public.

The goals of the new Historic Preservation Awards program are:

• To encourage excellence in the planning, design, and execution of projects affecting the City’s historic resources and heritage
• To raise greater public awareness and understanding of historic preservation efforts and their benefits to the City of Montgomery

Nominations may be submitted by any individuals, organization, agency, or business and the nomination process is fairly simple and any individual, organization, agency, or business that has demonstrated an outstanding achievement in historic preservation is eligible to receive a preservation award. Everyone is invited to participate and only a few criteria are listed below:

• Related projects must be located within the City of Montgomery and have been completed in the 2016 calendar year.
• Projects nominated do not have to be historically designated or be in a historic district.
• Nominations do need to be submitted on the official Nomination Form. The more support materials (photographs, drawings, etc.) the better!

The nominations will be considered by a panel whose members are knowledgeable in local history, architecture, planning, landscape architecture, and historic preservation will judge and evaluate the nominations. The judges reserve the right to reassign award categories, to determine additional recipients for a given award, to disqualify nominations that are incomplete, and to eliminate inappropriate projects. The selection process for the awards will be based on the following general criteria:

• The positive impact on historic resources in Montgomery
• The overall quality of the work (application of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation)
• The project’s or individual’s ability to serve as an outstanding example for historic preservation
• The project’s or individual’s contribution to educating the public on Montgomery’s history and architectural resources

These are the assorted categories that nominations will be accepted in:

Residential Projects

• Overall restoration
• Reintroduction of detail (duplicate columns, brackets, doors, shutters, railings, reopen porches)
• Best historic paint scheme (appropriate to the architectural style)
• Reclamation of abandoned or poorly maintained property (neighborhood stabilization award)
• Sensitive new additions to older buildings

Commercial/Adaptive Reuse Projects

• Overall restoration
• Best reintroduction of storefront
• Creative repurposing of a building

Craftsmanship (recognition of craftspeople doing restoration work on a detailed level). Do you know a great craftsperson, painter, or handyman who has done a quality project this   past year?

Other Recognition Categories

• UnderDog — Projects that are huge undertaking because of long neglect and deterioration
• Landscape/garden restoration
• Heritage education and outreach programming
• Robert G. Daniel Award – A memorial award for long-time HPC member

Each nomination must include:

1. A completed Nomination Form, downloadable here.
2. A description, between 50-100 words, explaining the project, service, or individual being nomination. This statement should clearly identify the purpose and scope of work, unusual challenges or innovative approaches, sensitive treatment of historic fabric, long-term impact, and any other information that supports the nomination as being exceptional.
3. A minimum of five (but not more than 12) photographs in .jpg digital format on a flash drive or CD highlighting the project, organization, or individual. For rehabilitation projects, before and after images are preferred. The items will be retained, so make necessary copies before submittal. All images will become the property of the City of Montgomery for educational purposes only.

Nominations must be completed and delivered to Planning Controls at 25 Washington Avenue with all required attachments by April 1st. Nominations may be sent digitally to canderson@montgomeryal.gov.

The awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, May 9 at the regularly scheduled May Historic Preservation Commission meeting. The Awards Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, June 13th at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Auditorium at City Hall. For more information on the awards or nomination process, please contact canderson@montgomeryal.gov at 334-625-204 or c.king@oldalabamatown.com or 334-240-4512.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montgomery Historic Preservation Commission

Historic Preservation Awards Program

Nomination Form

 

Name of Project/Individual being nominated:

 

Please indicate which category in which the nomination is being submitted.

Residential Projects

□Overall restoration

□Reintroduction of detail (duplicate columns, brackets, railings, doors, shutters, reopen porches)

□Best historic paint scheme (appropriate to the architectural style)

□Reclamation of abandoned or poorly maintained property (neighborhood stabilization award)

□Sensitive new additions to older buildings

Commercial/Adaptive Reuse Projects

□Overall restoration

□Best reintroduction of storefront

□Creative repurposing of a building

□Craftsmanship (recognition of craftspeople doing restoration work on a detailed level)

Other Recognition Categories for Consideration

□UnderDog—Projects that are huge undertaking because of long neglect and deterioration

□Landscape/garden restoration

□Heritage Education and Outreach Programming

□Robert G. Daniel Award

 

Briefly write or attach a description between 50-100 words on the project and people involved. This statement should clearly identify the purpose and scope of work, unusual challenges or innovative approaches, sensitive treatment of historic fabric, long-term impact, and any other information that supports the nomination as being exceptional. Please address the judging criteria listed in the Call for Nominations outline.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nomination Form Addendum

Please provide the contact information for the main participants involved in the nominated project including contractors, architects, organization, key individuals, etc. who should be recognized for their significant efforts and contributions. Work by individuals done as part of their job may be attributed to their employer.

 

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Additional names and contact information may be attached.

 

Please complete both pages of the Nomination Form and submit with images by April 1st to:

 

Planning Controls—25 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104 or digitally to canderson@montgomeryal.gov (please call 334-625-2041 for confirmation of receipt)

 

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