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THE AWARDS
The Rozier Award
Named in honor of Elizabeth McReynolds Rozier, one of the founding members of Missouri Preservation and a noted Jefferson City Preservationist, the Rozier Award was established to recognize individuals who have made significant achievements in the field of historic preservation in Missouri. This is Missouri Preservation’s most prestigious annual award.
The McReynolds Awards
The McReynolds Awards, also named in honor of Elizabeth McReynolds Rozier, are given annually to individuals or groups who have made significant achievements in the field or are in the midst of a long-term preservation project. The McReynolds awards are among the most important awards given out each year by the organization.
Osmund Overby Award
The Overby Award was established in 2003 to recognize published works that contribute to the documentation and interpretation of Missouri’s architectural history. It honors Dr. Osmund Overby, Art History Professor Emeritus and former head of the historic preservation program at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Dr. Overby was a nationally recognized leader in historic preservation.
The Preserve Missouri Awards
Presented for the first time in 2000, the Preserve Missouri awards recognize outstanding efforts and projects around the state. Suggested categories include, but are not limited to: Commercial Revitalization, Institutional/Civic Building Restoration, Neighborhood Revitalization, Residential Rehabilitation, Historic Landscape Preservation, Rural Preservation, and Preservationist-in-Action.
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The 2014 Missouri Preservation Conference, held at the Elms Hotel & Spa in beautiful Excelsior Springs, was a resounding success. During our three days of educational sessions, workshops and tours, over 200 people enjoyed the camaraderie of preservation friends from all over Missouri and visitors from around the country. Below are photos highlighting a few of the many opportunities that were available to conference attendees during their stay.
Above: Missouri Preservation’s banner at the entrance to Elms Boulevard, leading to the Conference hotel. (Kevin Morgan Photo)
Below: Legal and accounting issues are examined during the Historic Building Development Workshop held on Monday October 6.
Above: Conference exhibitors (from left) Jeff Mugg from St. Louis Design Alliance, Christina Clagett from Save the Missouri Historic Tax Credit and Catherine Jones of Missouri Brownfields enjoying good company.
Below: Exhibitors & Sponsors (from left) Julia Mathias Manglitz (Treanor Architects) Kirk Matchell (Structural Engineering Associates) and Julie Cawby (Foutch Brothers) at the Monday night reception.
Above: (from left) Tracy Perotti (Brambila Architects) Missouri Preservation’s Administrator Katie Graebe and Wende Wagner and Mary Ellen Lohman from the State Historical Society of Missouri enjoy the reception sponsored by Enhanced Historic Credit Partners
Above Left: Barbara Wyatt from the National Park Service talks about special topics in the National Register of Historic Places and right, Conference attendees attend a reception at the Hall of Waters, an awesome Art Deco WPA building constructed to promote the town’s many mineral springs.
(Kevin Morgan Photos)
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS, ACTIVITY SPONSORS AND SESSION SPONSORS:
US BANK, TREANOR ARCHITECTS, GARDNER CAPITAL, SPENCER FANE, PARIC, JAMES STAAT TUCKPOINTING, ENHANCED HISTORIC CREDIT PARTNERS, STARK WILSON DUNCAN ARCHITECTS, DALCO INDUSTRIES, SUSAN RICHARDS JOUHNSON & ASSOCIATES, PISHNY RESTORATION SERVICES
AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Husch Blackwell, Karen Bode Baxter, Marsh & Company, Novogradac & Company, Rosin Preservation, St. Louis/Kansas City Equity Fund, St. Louis Chapter Society of Architectural Historians
Brown Smith Wallace, Commerce Bank, Debbie Sheals, Forsyth Engineering, Foutch Brothers, Huebert Builders, Melman Alton & company, Quaker Windows & Doors, R.G. Ross Construction, RubinBrown, Ward Architecture, Wollenberg Building Conservation Our Exhibitors: Structural Engineering Associates, Cathedral Stone Products, Stark Wilson Duncan Architects, Missouri Brownfields Program, Mid-Continental Restoration, Missouri Main Street Connection, Quaker WIndows & Doors, the State Historical Society of Missouri, Rivertown WindowsCLICK HERE FOR OUR D
ECEMBER 2013 E-NEWS
MISSOURI’S MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC PLACES ANNOUNCED MAY 20
Missouri Preservation announced its list of the State’s Most Endangered Historic Places for 2014 at a press conference held at the Henry Blosser House in Malta Bend (Saline County), Missouri. The announcement was be made at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The list of Most Endangered and the Watched Properties list (in no particular order) is as follows:
The Henry Blosser House, Malta Bend – Saline County
Lewis & Clark Branch Library, Moline Acres – St. Louis County
Houston House, Newburg – Phelps County
The Coleman House, Poplar Bluff – Butler County
University of Missouri Campus Properties – Bel Nor – St. Louis County
The Franz Schmidt Cabin – Cape Girardeau – Cape Girardeau County
The Henry Miller House, Bloomfield – Stoddard County
The Phillip Kaes House, Sherman – St. Louis County
The James Clemens House, City of Saint Louis
Greenwood Cemetery, Hillsdale – St. Louis County
The Route 66 Bridge – St. Louis County
2014 Watched Properties List:
Athens Methodist Church – Athens, Clark County
Wheatley-Provident Hospital – Kansas City, Jackson County
The Frank L. Sommer “Cracker” House – St. Joseph, Buchanan County
The Diamonds Cafe – Villa Ridge, Franklin County
School Buildings of Missouri – Statewide
The Kemper Arena – Kansas City, Jackson County
The Russell Hotel – Charleston, Mississippi County
The Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church – Lexington, Lafayette County
The Pelster House Barn – Franklin County
FOR A COMPLETE LIST WITH PHOTOS CLICK HERE
STATEWIDE PRESERVATION HONOR AWARDS
MARCH 6, 2014.
MISSOURI PRESERVATION’S HONOR AWARDS RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF MISSOURI’S RICH AND DIVERSE COLLECTION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES IN THE PAST YEAR. THIS YEAR WE HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF GREAT AND WORTHY NOMINATIONS. THE AWARDS CEREMONY WAS HELD IN THE STATE CAPITOL ROTUNDA ON THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014.
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON THE AWARDS AND THE GREAT PEOPLE AND PROJECTS THAT WERE RECOGNIZED THIS YEAR
THE AWARDS
The Rozier Award
Named in honor of Elizabeth McReynolds Rozier, one of the founding members of Missouri Preservation and a noted Jefferson City Preservationist, the Rozier Award was established to recognize individuals who have made significant achievements in the field of historic preservation in Missouri. This is Missouri Preservation’s most prestigious annual award.
The McReynolds Awards
The McReynolds Awards, also named in honor of Elizabeth McReynolds Rozier, are given annually to individuals or groups who have made significant achievements in the field or are in the midst of a long-term preservation project. The McReynolds awards are among the most important awards given out each year by the organization.
Osmund Overby Award
The Overby Award was established in 2003 to recognize published works that contribute to the documentation and interpretation of Missouri’s architectural history. It honors Dr. Osmund Overby, Art History Professor Emeritus and former head of the historic preservation program at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Dr. Overby is a nationally recognized leader in historic preservation.
The Preserve Missouri Awards
Presented for the first time in 2000, the Preserve Missouri awards recognize outstanding efforts and projects around the state. Suggested categories include, but are not limited to: Commercial Revitalization, Institutional/Civic Building Restoration, Neighborhood Revitalization, Residential Rehabilitation, Historic Landscape Preservation, Rural Preservation, and Preservationist-in-Action .