2011 Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation to be Presented at State Capitol

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Michigan State Housing Development Authority

May 02, 2011, 03:29 ET

LANSING, Mich., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority:

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Who:
Gary Heidel, Executive Director, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Brian Conway, State Historic Preservation Officer
Senator Tom Casperson
Senator John Gleason
Senator Howard Walker
Representative Joan Bauer
Representative Mike Callton
Representative Wayne Schmidt
Mayor Virg Bernero, City of Lansing
Senator Gretchen Whitmer (tentative)
Senator Judy Emmons (tentative)

What: The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will announce the recipients of the 2011 Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation.  

The 2011 recipients are:

  • Chris and Abbey Green for the rehabilitation of 811 Portland, Calumet
  • The Traverse City Community, the City of Traverse City, the Charter Township of Garfield, Grand Traverse County, and the Minervini Group for the preservation of the Northern Michigan Asylum (Traverse City Regional Psychiatric Hospital), Traverse City
  • Dixie and Charley Riley and the Museum of Paleontology - University of Michigan for the excavation and study of the Riley Mammoth Site, Saranac
  • Christman Capital Development Company, Accident Fund Holdings, Inc., HOK, and Quinn Evans Architects for the rehabilitation of the Ottawa Street Power Station, Lansing
  • The Woda Group, LLC, PCI Design Group, Inc. and Cornerstone Architects for the rehabilitation of Durand High School, Durand
  • Richard Karp, Kevin Prater, and Kraemer Design Group, PLC for the rehabilitation of the Durant Hotel, Flint

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) initiated the award program in 2003 to recognize outstanding historic preservation achievements reflecting a commitment to the preservation of Michigan's unique character and the many cultural resources that document Michigan's past.

When: Wednesday, May 4, 2011
9:30 a.m.

Where: Capitol Rotunda

SOURCE Michigan State Housing Development Authority

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