Since 2003, the District of Columbia Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation has honored more than 115 outstanding preservation projects and dozens of individuals and organizations for their exceptional contributions in support of historic preservation in Washington, DC.
Nominate a project, person, organization, or business that you believe exemplifies excellence in historic preservation in Washington, DC!
Project Categories Include:
- Archaeology
- Education: Programs, websites or initiatives by organization or individual(s)
- Design and Construction Large Projects: to include restoration, renovation or adaptive reuse of an historic building or new construction in an historic district (Commercial Office, Mixed-Use, Multi-Family, Institutional or other.)
- Design and Construction Small Projects: to include restoration, renovation or adaptive reuse of an historic building or new construction in an historic district (Rowhouse, Single Family, Small Multi-Family, Small Mixed-Use)
- Lifetime Achievement in Historic Preservation: Individual, Organization or Business whose dedicated work has had a lasting impact on historic preservation in DC.
- Stewardship: Individual, Organization or Business that has demonstrated a commitment to the long term preservation of an historic property
- Volunteerism and Community Involvement: Individual or Organization whose volunteer efforts have been instrumental in advancing historic preservation in the city
Projects must have been completed after January 1, 2018, and be within the boundaries of the District of Columbia.
The ONLINE APPLICATION is due by 5:00 pm on Friday, July 30, 2021.
The awards program will take place on November 2, 2021, at DAR Constitution Hall.
View the 2020 Virtual Awards Ceremony
Preservation Awards Sponsors
Landmark Sponsors
Capstone Sponsors
Keystone Sponsors
Cornerstone Sponsors
Amy Ballard ● Howard S. Berger ● David Bonderman ● EastBanc
The Haggerty Foundation ● Hartman-Cox Architects ● Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Joseph E. Taylor, AIA ● Wagner Roofing Company ● Juliet Zucker, Long & Foster
President's Circle
Richard Busch ● Melissa Cohen, AIA ● John DeFerrari and Susan Decker
Karen Gordon ● Holland & Knight ● Jim Myers and Joe Levesque ● Darwina Neal, FASLA
PT Blooms LLC ● Charles J. Robertson III ● James A. Smailes ● SCahill LLC
L'Enfant Society
Laura and Perry Apelbaum ● Ralph Cunningham ● David Haresign, FAIA and Patricia Haresign ● Neal Herman
Jason Laney ● Frank Leone ● Betsy McDaniel ● Rob McClennan ● Ellen Myer ● Thornell Page
James W. Shepherd ● Leslie Wheelock ● Benjamin L. Williams ● Evelyn and Bob Wrin