Cornerstones, Chattanooga’s historic preservation organization, is issuing an open call for nominations for the Cornerstone historic preservation awards to be awarded in May 2010.
“Because Cornerstones works to preserve buildings that are a vital part of the Chattanooga community, the Board decided that all interested Chattanoogans should be invited to nominate the person and/or building that they feel has positively affected their life here in Chattanooga,” said Cal Boroughs, Cornerstones president.
The Sophia Long Award for Distinguished Service in the Promotion of Historic Preservation highlights an individual who has shown exemplary service towards promoting efforts in historic preservation, instructing others in preservation, advocating for the protection of historic buildings and impacting the field of historic preservation.
The Cornerstones Award for Excellence in a Preservation Project recognizes outstanding achievements in restoring or preserving a building in a way that maintains the aesthetic of the original construction. This project must have been completed within the past five years.
Recent Sophia Long Award winners Tom Van Cleave and Architect Tommy Johnson, and Cornerstones Awards to the Lofts on Main (adaptive reuse), the mixed-use RiverMill business complex on Amnicola Highway, Henderson Hutcherson & McCullough renovation of the Freight Depot, and RiverStreet Architecture LEED certificate renovation on Cherry Street.
All nominations must be made by completing a nomination form which is available at www.cornerstonesinc.org. Submissions must be sent to Cornerstones, 736 Georgia Ave., Suite 106, Chattanooga, Tn., 37402 by March 31, 2010. Fax or email submissions will not be accepted.
Cornerstones, Chattanooga's only non-profit historic preservation organization, exists to preserve the architectural heritage and urban fabric of Chattanooga. Cornerstones serves as a catalyst by promoting the importance of recycling the buildings of our past for today's uses and bringing together the resources required to effect change.