Preservation Awards

Nomination form and information on the 2013 Preservation Awards (PDF)

Wheeler-Minot House / Thoreau Farm in Concord won a 2012 Preservation Award for Education & Outreach, Rehabilitation & Restoration.
Wheeler-Minot House / Thoreau Farm in Concord won a 2012 Preservation Award
for Education & Outreach, Rehabilitation & Restoration.

The 2012 Preservation Award Winners

Secretary Galvin was pleased to recognize the following projects and individuals with 2012 Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Awards on May 30, 2012.

Slide show of the 2012 winners

Community

Recipient

Boston (Beacon Hill)

African Meeting House
Archaeology, Education & Outreach, Rehabilitation & Restoration

Boston (Roxbury)

Eustis Street Fire House
Adaptive Reuse, Archaeology, Rehabilitation & Restoration

Concord

Wheeler-Minot House / Thoreau Farm
Education & Outreach, Rehabilitation & Restoration

Easton

Unity Church of North Easton
Rehabilitation & Restoration

Gloucester

Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House
Rehabilitation & Restoration

Greenfield

Five Downtown Greenfield Projects:
Allen, Arms, Pond, and Siano Blocks and Franklin Savings Bank
Adaptive Reuse, Rehabilitation & Restoration

Lee

Baird and Benton Block / College Internship Program at the Berkshire Center
Adaptive Reuse, Rehabilitation & Restoration

Provincetown

Center Methodist Church / Provincetown Public Library
Adaptive Reuse, Rehabilitation & Restoration

Sharon

Wilber School
Adaptive Reuse, Rehabilitation & Restoration
Statewide

Department of Conservation and Recreation's Terra Firma Technical Bulletin Series
Education & Outreach

Worcester Washburn Shops at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Rehabilitation & Restoration
Individual Lifetime Achievement: Annie C. Harris

Past MHC Preservation Awards Winners

The Preservation Awards Program

Massachusetts enjoys a cultural heritage rich in historic resources. The preservation of these resources has revitalized neighborhoods, added to the revenues of cities and towns, and preserved community character. Preservationists, working to protect our historic assets, have maintained the sense of time and place that forms the essence of our Commonwealth. To honor these outstanding citizens, the Secretary of the Commonwealth hosts the Massachusetts Historical Commission's Annual Preservation Awards Program, which is now celebrating its 34th year.

Projects and individuals may be nominated in the following categories:

  • Archaeology
  • Adaptive Reuse
  • Education & Outreach
  • Landscape Preservation
  • Restoration & Rehabilitation
  • Local Preservationist
  • Individual Lifetime Achievement
  • Stewardship

Local historical commissions, preservation advocates and professionals, and the general public are encouraged to nominate deserving projects.

For more information on the Annual Preservation Awards Program contact the Massachusetts Historical Commission at 617-727-8470.