2025 Historic Preservation Awards – Call for Nominations

The Harford County Historic Preservation Commission and Department of Planning and Zoning are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2025 Historic Preservation Awards. Since its start in 1995, the awards program has honored excellence in historic preservation within Harford County. In 2017, the program transitioned from an annual to a biennial schedule. The 26th Historic Preservation Awards will be presented at a ceremony in May for National Historic Preservation Month.

Nominations may be made in the following four categories:

Preservation Project Awards - Recognizes various preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse projects in Harford County. These may include projects of an archeological nature.

Special Preservation Awards - Recognizes research, publications, exhibits, demonstrations, workshops, unique presentations, and stewardship and advocacy efforts that focus on the County’s historic architecture, archeology, or cultural heritage.

Local Government Preservation Awards - Recognizes projects and individuals at the local government level for efforts in Historic Preservation.

Preservationist Honor Award - Recognizes individuals, museums, organizations, or businesses that have advanced the cause of historic preservation in Harford County over a lengthy period of time.

Nominated projects, publications, workshops, etc. must have been completed, published, or have occurred between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2024. Nominations will be accepted until March 14, 2025.

More information and nomination packets can be found online at https://www.harfordcountymd.gov/2420/Historic-Preservation-Awards. Paper copies are available upon request.

For questions or to submit a nomination, please contact Jacob Bensen, Historic Preservation Planner, at jmbensen@harfordcountymd.gov or (410) 638-3103 ext. 1385.