Preservation Massachusetts
2011 Tsongas Awards
Our Preservation Education

Each spring PM holds its annual awards dinner as part of its fundraising campaign. The organization honors people, businesses and other organizations for their important work in the field of historic preservation.

This year’s Paul E. Tsongas Awards will honor the preservation excellence of higher education institutions and preparatory schools of Massachusetts. Click here for a nomination form, or contact Program Manager Courtney Whelan at cwhelan@preservationmass.org

Eligibility: Higher educational institutions and preparatory schools in Massachusetts. Nominations may come from the institution or any project affiliate, including but not limted to, architects, contractors, sub-contractors, craftsman, planners, consultants, designers, preservation advocates, alumni, etc.

Award Categories include:
· Master Plan
· Preservation
· Restoration
· Landscape
· Adaptive Re-Use
· Compatible New Construction
· Green & Sustainable Building
· Stewardship
· Community Commitment and Revitalization

Deadline: Nominations must be received by Preservation Massachusetts no later than February 15, 2011. Please submit nominations to Preservation Massachusetts, Old City Hall, 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108. Electronic copies can be emailed to cwhelan@preservationmass.org.

Click here to download the nomination form.

The 2011 Awards Dinner will be held on Wednesday, May 4 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston.

Nothing evokes the spirit of a
New England Holiday Season like an historic building.

Preservation Massachusetts is working in all 351 communities in the Commonwealth to ensure its historic spirit endures for future generations.

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Preservation Massachusetts

45 School Street, Boston MA 02108

Above: The Old Academy Building, New Salem. The New Salem Historical Commission never stopped believing in the preservation and restoration of their Old Academy Building. The Historical Commission received a 2010 Preservation Massachusetts Community Spirit Award in recognition of their efforts.