Awards

Landmark Association

Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky

Phone: 270-782-0037

E-mail: bglandmark@yahoo.com

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Awards

The purpose of the annual awards program is to recognize important local historic preservation efforts, especially the rehab or restoration of historic buildings in Bowling Green and Warren County.

Nominations come from membership and Board recommendations.

The awards are presented at the Annual meeting. Not every category has a winner every year.

Download Award nomination application (Word document)

Award Categories:

· Landmark Building Awards are given to firms, individuals or organizations who have completed significant and sensitive rehabilitations of public, commercial or religious buildings.

· Jean Thomason Historic Home Award is given for the outstanding restoration or rehabilitation of residence. One is given annually.

· General Historic House Awards are given to residences where noticeable and sensitive historic preservation work has recently occurred.

· Jane Morningstar Award of Merit recognizes additional and substantial work to a previously restored commercial or public building.

· Heritage Award is given to an individual who has made substantial contributions to historic preservation efforts over a period of years.

· Cultural Landscape Award recognizes outstanding preservation work with historic sites such as historic cemeteries, trails, roads, military fortifications or larger areas such as rural agricultural landscapes.

2011 Awards Recipients

613 East Main Avenue, c. 1922
Shelby Turner

941 Park Street, c. 1885
William A. Wilson

Pump House, c. 1928
700 East Main Avenue
Landmark Association

West Star Building or Garvin Building, c 1888
918 State Street
Dan and Jenna Murph