With the Governor's Award for Historic Preservation, Governor Granholm recognizes outstanding historic preservation achievements: homeowners who rehabilitate their homes, developers who transform underutilized historic structures into vital economic assets, academic institutions, archaeologists, educational projects that inspire people to preserve historic buildings, and policy makers who demonstrate commitment to the preservation of historic resources through innovative planning activities.

2009 Awards

The 2009 Governor's Awards were presented on Tuesday, May 5th, in the State Capitol rotunda in Lansing.

Award recipients were selected with assistance from the State Historic Preservation Review Board and the State Historic Preservation Office, part of the Michigan Historical Center. A press release is now available, and photos of all 2009 Governor's Award for Historic Preservation projects are available for download at this web site.

• Bangor Restoration LLC and Andy Potts for the Rehabilitation of the Bangor Grain Elevator, Bangor [PDF]
• The Ferchill Group, Marous Brothers Construction and Jenkins Construction, Kaczmar Architects and Sandvick Architects for the Rehabilitation of the Book Cadillac Hotel, Detroit [PDF]
• Central Michigan Developers LLC, Lance R. Bickel, and James E. Tischler for the Rehabilitation of the Borden Creamery, Mount Pleasant [PDF]
• The Christman Company and SmithGroup for the Rehabilitation of the Mutual Building, Lansing [PDF]
• Great Lakes Center Foundation, Quinn Evans/Architects, and Gregory Construction for the Rehabilitation of the Pere Marquette Depot, Bay City [PDF]
• Save Our South Channel Lights, Quinn/Evans Architects, and Mihm Enterprises for the Rehabilitation of the South Channel Range Lights [PDF]
• Wayne State University Department of Anthropology and the Greater Corktown Development Corporation for the Workers' Row House Archaeological Project [PDF]

  Previous Award Winners

2008

• Main Street Calumet for the Main Street Façade Rehabilitations [PDF]
• Inner City Christian Federation, Cornerstone Architects and Rockford Construction Company, Inc. for the rehabilitation of the D. A. Blodgett Children's Home, Grand Rapids [PDF]
• Lino and Guadalupe Ortiz, the City of Holland and Design Plus Architects for the rehabilitation of 168 West 13th St., Holland [PDF]
• The People and City of Allegan for the rehabilitation of the Regent Theatre [PDF]
• Harry Hepler, Turner+Callaway and the Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. for the Prudden Motor Wheel Factory Building rehabilitation, and Richard Karp, the Peabody Group and Prater Development Ltd. for the Arbaugh Department Store Building rehabilitation, which together transformed Lansing's vision of historic preservation [PDF]
• Excel-Artswalk LDHA LP, the Enterprise Group of Jackson, Quinn|Evans Architects and Fryling Construction Company for the rehabilitation of the Former Michigan State Prison Cell Blocks and Dormitory, Jackson [PDF]
• Cynthia F. Reaves for the rehabilitation of the Michelson-Young House, 918 West Boston Blvd., Detroit [PDF]
• 2008 Awards overview [PDF]

2007

• Floyd and Todd Wright Builders, Main Street Properties of East Jordan LLC, the City of East Jordan, and Presley Architecture for the rehabilitation of the Votruba Grocery and Porter Lumber Company Buildings [PDF]
• Boiler Works LLC, Hooker/DeJong Architects and Engineers, and the Muskegon Construction Company for the rehabilitation of the Muskegon Boiler Works [PDF]
• Uptown Developments LLC, G.A.V. Associates Architects, Cornerstone Architects and Sorenson Gross Construction for the rehabilitation of the First National Bank and Trust Company Building, Flint [PDF]
• Bill Swanson for the rehabilitation of 1754 Parker, West Village Historic District, Detroit [PDF]
• New Amsterdam Activation I LLC, Quinn Evans Architects, Rossetti Architects, and Jonna Construction Company for the rehabilitation of the Graphic Arts Building, Detroit [PDF]
• Joe Van Esley for the rehabilitation of the Penney House, Canton [PDF]
• 2007 Awards overview [PDF]
• 2007 Awards list of sponsors [PDF]

2006

• Linda and Richard Mueller for the rehabilitation of the Loeb Farm Barn Complex (Castle Farms) near Charlevoix [PDF]
• City of Traverse City, City Opera House Heritage Association, City Opera House LLC, and Quinn Evans Architects for the rehabilitation of the City Opera House in Traverse City [PDF]
• Michigan State University, East Lansing, for the excavation of Saints' Rest archaeological site [PDF]
• General Motors Corporation and Building Conservation Associates, Inc. for the rehabilitation of the General Motors Technical Center in Warren [PDF]
• Jon A. Carlson for the rehabilitation of the B & C Grocery Building in Royal Oak [PDF]
• Dearborn Public Schools and TMP Associates, Inc. for the addition to Fordson High School in Dearborn [PDF]
• 2006 Awards overview [PDF]
• 2006 Awards list of sponsors [PDF]

2005

• DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society for the Restoration of the DeTour Reef Lighthouse, St. Mary's Canal [PDF]
• David and Barbara Huyser for Multiple Rehabilitations in the Fairmount Square Historic District, Grand Rapids [PDF]
• Finlay Development for the Rehabilitation of the Fidelity Building, Benton Harbor, and the Youth Building, Battle Creek [PDF]
• Schostak Brothers and Company and the Sterling Group for the Rehabilitation of Merchants Row, Detroit [PDF]
• The City of Niles Planning Department, the Southwestern Michigan Economic Growth Alliance, the Niles Downtown Development Authority, and the Greater Niles Community Development Corporation for the Big Brown Take Down [PDF]
• Samuel and Peter Shaheen for the Rehabilitation of the Temple Theatre-Elf Khurafeh Complex, Saginaw [PDF]

2004

• Big Rapids Housing Commission and Hollander Development [PDF]
• Eric, Tobi, and Ryan Breisach [PDF]
• Escanaba Area Public Schools and Diekema Hamann Architecture [PDF]
• Ann Arbor Township, Barton Village Board of Trustees, Washtenaw County Road Commission and the Citizens for Foster Road Bridge Conservancy [PDF]
• Save Orchestra Hall, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Hall's Generous Donors [PDF]
• Pioneer Construction, Berkey and Gay Furniture Factory and American Seating Factory Complex Rehabilitations [PDF]

2003

• Consumers Energy [PDF]
• Packard Motor Car Foundation, the Ford Motor Land Development Corporation, and Shelby Township [PDF]
• Support the Fort, Western Michigan University, the City of Niles, and the Fort St. Joseph Museum [PDF]
• John and Judith Pulver [PDF]
• Jeff and Ellen Crocket [PDF]

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