Call For Historic Preservation Award Candidates
By Georgia de Havenon
Pop artist Andy Warhol may have expressed our feelings best when he said: “having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.” Preservation is our art and our tool for not ruining the historic and scenic place in which we live. With that in mind, the Village Preservation Society established annual preservation awards to not only honor those individuals that have recognized the importance of preservation and acted upon it by restoring their property and the public institutions that have likewise acted to restore and preserve their buildings and surroundings. It was also the hope that the awards would raise consciousness among the population regarding the essential nature of preservation and its importance to the community.
To facilitate our awards, we are asking any members of the VPS that would like to recommend a property that they feel is worthy of our Historic Preservation Award to please contact us at the email below. The criteria for nomination include architectural integrity, accuracy, quality of construction, craftsmanship and/or technical excellence.
The winners will be decided by the Village Preservation Society’s Historic Preservation Committee and the awards will be presented at our annual meeting in September 20, 2025 at the Tennis House on Maidstone Ln.. At that time plaques that can be displayed will be presented and our distinguished speaker, Anthony C. Wood will be discussing his new book, Servant of Beauty: Landmarks, Secret Love, and the Unimagined Life of an Unsung New York Hero. Mr. Wood is a nationally recognized preservationist, who has held leadership roles in the Historic Districts Council, the Preservation League of New York State, Partners for Sacred Places and the Drayton Hall Trust, earning the 2020 New York Landmarks Conservancy Lucy G. Moses Award for Preservation Leadership.. A reception will follow. Recipients of the awards will be publicly acknowledged and they will become part of our circle of preservation honorees.
To make a nomination, please contact Kathy Cunningham, VPS Executive Director, at kathy@villagepreservationsociety.org.
Please visit Historic Preservation Award to download the application.