Tuesday, November 11 2008

APVA Preservation Virginia announces it is now accepting entries for the 2009 Virginia Historic Preservation Awards. The Awards Committee invites members of communities throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia to nominate potential recipients. The APVA will recognize the award winners at a legislative reception on Monday, February 2nd at Old City Hall in Richmond. The announcement and reception precede Virginia's Preservation Day, Tuesday, February 3. The organization has given awards since 1971, honoring Virginians who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to preservation.

APVA Preservation Virginia will present the awards to homeowners, commercial property owners/developers, architectural firms, local governments, civic organizations, preservation-project team members, or individuals for efforts that have preserved and protected the architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage of Virginia. Projects associated with nominations must have been completed in 2008 and focused on the rehabilitation of structures at least fifty years old (unless infill in the Outstanding Domestic or Commercial Project categories) and located within the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Award categories include Outstanding Domestic Project, Outstanding Commercial Project, Outstanding Adaptive Use, Outstanding Public Sector Preservation Project, Outstanding Service in Community Preservation, Outstanding Historic Preservation Research, and the Young Preservationist(s) of the Year Award.

The deadline for nominations is December 5, 2008. To make a nomination, or learn more about the criteria for the preservation award program visit http://www.apva.org/awards/.

About APVA Preservation Virginia's Preservation Programs:

In pursuing APVA Preservation Virginia’s mission is to preserve, promote and serve as an advocate for Virginia’s irreplaceable historic places for cultural, economic and educational benefits of everyone, APVA offers two major programs annually that address preservation needs and accomplishments.

The Endangered Historic Sites Program: a program whose goal is to raise awareness of and build support for threatened historic, archaeological, and cultural resources as well as The Preservation Awards program; a program that honors successful preservation efforts in various categories. The APVA announces the Preservation Awards on Virginia's Annual Preservation Day and the annual List of Virginia's Most Endangered Historic Sites is announced in May in honor of National Preservation Month.

Press Contact:
Terry Graham
Program Manager
APVA Preservation Virginia
204 West Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia 23220
804-648-1889, Ext. 314
tgraham@apva.org