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Nominations Sought for Annual Historic Preservation Awards
Contact:
- Ike Njoku
- 757-5610
- injoku@cityofdavis.org
Nominations are being accepted through April 13, 2009 for the city of Davis' 2009 Preservation Appreciation Awards. The annual award program, which brings recognition to individuals and organizations whose contributions and commitment demonstrate outstanding excellence in local historic preservation, is sponsored by the city’s Historical Resources Management Commission. The renewed program of Historic Preservation Awards occurs in May as part of recognition of National Historic Preservation Month. Recipients will be acknowledged by City Council in May 2009, and the City of Davis Historical Resources Management Commission will present the awards to recipients during its meeting on June 15, 2009.
Examples of award-eligible nominations include restoring, sensitively adding on or re-using a historic building, constructing a new building that is sensitive to the historic context of its neighborhood, promoting historic preservation through education, performing scholarly work in the field of preservation and making meritorious contributions to the field through volunteering.
More than one nomination may be chosen for an award, and anyone may submit a nomination for consideration. To receive a copy of the guidelines and nomination form, stop by the city's Community Development Department at City Hall, 23 Russell Blvd., the Hattie Weber Museum of Davis History, 445 C Street or or clicking the link below. Nominations must be received no later than April 13, 2009 to be considered for the 2009 award. Previous award winners include:
- Bob Morgan and Mary Burke: For their sensitive, historically compatible and neighborhood-complementary addition and garden at their home at 407 University Avenue.
- Old East Davis Association: For their educational efforts in promoting heritage awareness and preservation through their annual sponsorship of Old East Davis Day.
- Phyllis Haig, for her outstanding contributions through her long sustained volunteer activities as a preservation advocate, researcher and historical museum curator.
- John Lofland, for his outstanding contributions in promoting heritage education through his scholarly works and volunteer activities on behalf of local preservation.
- Ann and Roger Romani, for their 40-year commitment to faithfully restoring and preserving the historic Arlington Farms/LaRue-Romani House, 2727 Russell Boulevard.
- The Davis Library Club and the docents of the Hattie Weber Museum of Davis History, in recognition of the valuable service they have rendered the community.
- Tony and Heather Martin, for their restoration and addition to the Craftsman Bungalow at 643 F Street;
- Richard Berteaux for his sustained contributions to historic preservation and the built environment in Davis; and
- Sierra Railroad Company for their rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of A. J. Plant’s Colonial Revival house at 221 First Street.
