Lake Forest Preservation Foundation

Each spring the Preservation Foundation honors individuals and organizations who have demonstrated a commitment to preserving Lake Forest’s heritage. Any interested person, including the owner, a neighbor, friend or admiring passerby, may submit an entry.

The owner’s approval will be obtained by the foundation for those entries submitted by one other than the owner. Nominations can be made at any time by completing the form found on this website or by requesting one from the office.

Awards are presented at the Preservation Foundation’s Annual Meeting in May.

There are five categories of awards which are based on standards set by the Secretary of the Interior:

Preservation Awards are made to historic structures and landscapes with historic integrity maintained through conservation, maintenance, and repair that preserves original character.
Rehabilitation Awards include adaptive re-use and recognize repair, alterations, and additions that make possible continued use of an historic structure while protecting its historical, cultural and architectural character.
Restoration Awards are given to historic structures and landscapes that demonstrate the process of accurately revealing, recovering, representing the state of the historic property as it appeared at a particular time in its history.
Reconstruction Awards focus on features and details of an historic structure or landscape that have been created by means of new construction.
New Construction, or Infill, Awards are designated for newly -constructed buildings that demonstrate exemplary contextual compatibility with the character of the established neighborhood in which they are built.

Click here for a Nomination Form

Historic Preservation Award: