Clarke County issued the following announcement on Feb. 28
Since 2000, the Clarke County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) has honored property owners and non-profit organizations for their efforts to preserve parts of the county’s past for the benefit of future generations. This year, the Commission is asking the public to submit nominations for its 2022 awards. Awards are announced each May, which the National Trust for Historic Preservation established in 1973 as National Preservation Month.
HPC award nomination criterion is anyone or organization that has made distinctive efforts to preserve and maintain historic structures and places that are essential to defining Clarke County’s unique cultural identity. Nomination deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, March 14.
“Certificates of Merit” awards are presented to those responsible for individual projects such as the restoration of a property or reclamation of land. “Lifetime Achievement” and “Stewardship” awards are presented to those who have dedicated years to the preservation of Clarke’s history or who have created a body of work such as a book or research that contributes to the county’s narrative.
Last year’s HPC “Certificate of Merit” awards were presented to White Post Village Association for its rehabilitation of the White Post gas station, Frank and Luanne Carey for 8 E. Main Street in Boyce, Patricia Corbat for 41 Lanham Lane near Old Chapel, and Dion Bernier for 27 Old Waterloo Road in Boyce. Other recent award recipients are Matthew Hannan, Josephine and Steven Fleming, Bill and Anne McIntosh, the late Jay Hillerson, Alain and Celeste Borel, Page Carter, White Post Restorations and Donnie Carver, and Don and Mary Shockey.
“It is always an honor to recognize the owners unique properties for their investments in preserving Clarke County’s historic built environment,” said Betsy Arnett, chair of the Historic Preservation Commission. “We hope the award program encourages other property owners to preserve and rehabilitate their properties. Every building that is saved and brought back to useful life strengthens Clarke County’s historic character.”
To nominate a person or organization for their recent preservation work, send an email to Historic Preservation Commission secretary Kristina Maddox at kmaddox@clarkecounty.gov.
Mail nominations to: Clarke County Historic Preservation Commission, 101 Chalmers Ct., Berryville VA 22611.
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