2024 Preservation Awards
Each year, the Historic Wilmington Foundation honors the very special people enacting our mission through exemplary preservation efforts in the following categories: Adaptive Reuse, Rehabilitation, Restoration, Appropriate New Construction, and Interior Preservation.
Did you recently restore your historic home, renovate an old building for your new business, or rehabilitate a structure (or multiple!) that’s 50 years or older this year? Know someone who has? Nominations are now open for HWF’s renowned 2024 Preservation Awards! Nominate yourself or someone else before Friday, April 19, 2024. Click here to access our online nomination form. HWF only accepts digital nominations. The project’s completion date must fall between May 1, 2023 and May 1, 2024.
The Historic Wilmington Foundation will honor award recipients at a ceremony on Thursday, May 16th (6:00pm-7:30pm) at the historic New Hanover County Courthouse (316 Princess Street).
CATEGORIES
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ADAPTIVE REUSE: a building that is preserved through a new use that maximizes the retention of distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships
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Judging Criteria: National Park Service Standards for Preservation
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REHABILITATION: a building that is repaired and/or altered while preserving those portions or features which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values; features may include, but are not limited to, porch columns, siding, balustrades, windows, and stairs
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Judging Criteria: National Park Service Standards for Rehabilitation
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RESTORATION: a building that accurately reflects the form, features, and character of the building as it appeared at a particular period of time by replacing missing elements, removing later elements, and limiting modern upgrades required to make the property functional
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Judging Criteria: National Park Service Standards for Restoration
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APPROPRIATE NEW CONSTRUCTION: new construction that maintains a visual distinction between old and new while maintaining a respect for the character, mass, and materials of the adjacent historic buildings
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INTERIOR PRESERVATION: interior scopes of work that preserve the historic character of a property by maximizing the retention of distinctive materials, features, finishes, construction techniques, spaces, and spatial relationships
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Judging Criteria: Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Preservation
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Need Help?
If you have trouble accessing the nomination form or have any other questions, call the office to speak with Travis Gilbert, Executive Director: (910) 762-2511. You can also click here to email Travis: gilbert@historicwilmington.org.
