Historic Preservation Awards

The Erie County Historical Society has created this Historic Preservation Awards Program:

• To recognize projects that represent the appropriate standards in the categories of preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation.

• To acknowledge individuals and groups for initiatives, services, or commitment to preservation values.

• To create an advocacy for historic preservation through a greater public awareness of the built environment.

• To enhance a county-wide preservation both the public & private sectors.

Historic Preservation Award Categories

Preservation Stewardship: Long term care of a property which has been sensitive to the historic character and fabric of a significant historic or architectural resource.

2010 Preservation Stewardship Award Winner

Whacky Shack, Waldameer Park

Construction: Recent restoration or substantial rehabilitation of a significant historic or architectural resource.

Enhancement Projects: Historically appropriate use of colors, signs, awnings, & other exterior amenities which are sensitive to the historic character & fabric of the building, and restoration & rehabilitation of individual exterior elements in a manner sensitive to the historic character & fabric of the building.

Preservation Initiative: Non-construction activity, service, or commitment promoting historic preservation including government support, media coverage, corporate leadership, publications, education programs, and individual achievement.

2010 Preservation Initiative Award Winner

Jeff Kidder

Definitions

Preservation: Applying measures necessary to sustain the existing form, integrity, and materials of an historic property through on-going maintenance or repair of historic materials & features rather than replacement or new construction.

Restoration: Accurately depicting the historic form, features, and character of a property by repair, removal of inappropriate features, and reconstruction of features accurate to a particular period of time.

Rehabilitation: Providing a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving features of historical value.