2024 Historic Preservation Awards Nomination Open!

The Historic Preservation Advisory Board (HPAB) is pleased to announce the 2024 Historic Preservation Awards and invites the community to submit nominations!

We encourage you to submit numerous nominations. These awards recognize notable examples of projects, properties, individuals, organizations, and stewardship to historic preservation and Bozeman's history and cultural heritage. You can submit your nomination here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/hpm2024

Nominations are due Sunday, April 7. Each nomination will be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Advisory Board and award winners will be notified at the end of April. We will gather on Thursday, May 30, 2024 to celebrate Historic Preservation Month and the award winners at HPAB's annual preservation awards ceremony at the Bozeman Event Space located at 14 S. Tracy at 6:30pm. Please join us for drinks and light hors d'oeuvres followed by the awards presentation. We would appreciate if you RSVP via the key events on the right.

Eligible nominees are many and varied. Some examples include:

• Committed historic preservation advocates and educators
• Homeowners who have devoted time, energy, blood, sweat and tears to restoring an older house
• Beautifully preserved or restored residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, or religious buildings
• Transformative adaptive reuse projects where an old building has been given another life with a new use
• Historic and cultural landscapes including gardens, parks, and farms
• Legacy and small businesses that have been an anchor to the community and are located in an historic property
• Tradespeople practicing historic architectural craft or skill
• Yourself! Self-nominations are encouraged and appreciated. You should be proud of what you have accomplished!

Eligibility Requirements

• Project/property must be located within Bozeman city limits
• Project must be complete by the date the application is submitted
• Have an original construction date prior to 1974 (infill projects should have been completed within the last 5 years)
• Person/Organization can be from greater Gallatin area but needs to have ties to Bozeman

The Preservation Awards will honor achievement in any combination of the following areas:

• Commercial Project - A commercial project that embodies excellence through maintenance, stabilization, repair, planning, restoration, rehabilitation, stewardship, or adaptive reuse of our built environment. Must have been completed in the last 5 years. This can also include an institutional, industrial, or religious building.
• Residential Project - A residential project that embodies excellence through maintenance, stabilization, repair, planning, restoration, rehabilitation, stewardship, or adaptive reuse of our built environment. Must have been completed in the last 5 years.
• New Infill Construction - A project that was recently constructed that fits into the character of the surrounding historic neighborhood and is sensitive to the existing built environment. Must have been completed in the last 5 years and can be commercial or residential.
• Preservation Stewardship & Leadership - Recognizes an individual, group, agency, nonprofit, or business that has a positive impact on historic preservation and/or on Bozeman's cultural heritage. This can also be a project or activity designed to empower and educate the community at large and can include campaigns, fundraising, research, and construction.
• Landscaping - Recognizes enhancement to landscaping, streetscape, park, or open space that enhances the historic form, features, and details of a property/site. This can also include projects that promote sustainability and water conservation techniques while respecting the context of the area. The recipient may be either an individual or an organization.
• Preservation Craft - Recognizes a construction-related activity applicable to the process of preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, or reconstruction of a historic component of a structure. This can include projects such as restoring a historic sign, window, or other architectural components. It can also include an individual who works in the traditional trade and has a knowledge of historic preservation.
• Cultural Heritage - Acknowledges those overlooked in Bozeman's historical narrative and celebrates the culture and heritage of traditionally underrecognized individuals and communities. Underrecognized individuals and communities comprise, among others, Black or African American, Asian and Asian American, Hispanic or Latino, Native American and Indigenous, those of mixed heritage and races, LGBTQIA+, and those with disabilities, though this list is not exhaustive. This award aims to honor individuals, organizations, or sites that have contributed to the preservation and promotion of the diverse cultural heritage of the Greater Gallatin "Valley of Flowers" area. It can be both tangible cultural heritage such as buildings, monuments, landscapes, books, food, arts and intangible cultural heritage such as storytelling, oral histories, language, traditions, and knowledge.

You can submit your nomination here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/hpm2024