Call For Nominations
2010 Preservation Merit Awards

The Heritage Society of Austin invites nominations for the 2010 Preservation Merit Awards, presented annually to honor individuals and institutions for their visionary approach to preservation and commitment to maintaining Austin's architectural and cultural heritage. Nominations of recent projects are being accepted until August 13, 2010 in the following categories:

Individual or Organization Awards: Craftsman, Public Service, and Education.

Building Awards:
Restoration, Preservation, Adaptive Use, and Stabilization.

Buildings nominations are encouraged to include a completed Building Documentation and Nomination Form. However, if the nominator does not have the information to complete the form, the selection committee encourages suggestions of worthy properties to be researched. Individual or Organization Awards should be submitted in essay form, not to exceed two typewritten double-spaced pages. Documentation Form and Awards Criteria can be found at links below.

Awards Criteria

Documentation Form

Nominations should be submitted to the Heritage Society of Austin office at P.O. Box 2113, Austin, TX 78768, or may be faxed to (512) 476-8687.

Details of the Preservation Awards Ceremony are to be announced.

2009 Preservation Merit Award Recipients

Merit Awards for Properties

Schenken-Oatman House
311 W. 41st
Deaton Bednar

Texas Military Institute
1111 11th St.
Vic Ayad & Dick Clark

Phillips House
2310 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Stephanie Holt & Mr. Tim Taylor

Drake House
907 Rio Grande St.
Thomas Fagerberg

Hoffbrau
613 W. 6th St.
Mary Gail & Ruben Ray

Day Building
319 Congress Ave.
Love Nance & Sherry Jameson

WB Smith Building
316 Congress Ave.
WB Smith Building, Ltd.
(Terry Bray, Clarke Heidrick, Royce Lacey, John McFarland, Bear Vaughan, James Vaughan, and Jim Williams)

Merit Awards for Individuals

Jane Sibley
Heritage Guardian Award

Dr. Fred McGhee
For commitment to public housing preservation advocacy