Historic Preservation Awards
In recognition of the month of May as Historic Preservation Month, the Planning Division, in conjunction with the Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board, is proud to host an annual Preservation Awards Program. The program provides the public with an opportunity to learn about the quality historic preservation and programming work taking place within the community. The intent of the awards is:
- To recognize that cultural and historic resources are an important component of a quality environment and worthy of preservation for present and future generations;
- To help foster an awareness and appreciation of Ventura County’s rich history and variety of cultural resources among both residents and visitors; and,
- To acknowledge that historic resources could not be protected without the dedicated efforts of individuals, advocates, property owners, community organizations, and volunteers who are responsible for their preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction.
2024 Awardees
Congratulations to the following 2024 Preservation Awardees: Dudley and Anne Crawford DeZonia, Oxnard Historic Farm Park, John and Mary Cuthbert, San Buenaventura Conservancy and Pleasant Valley Historical Society, William Maple, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, Stagecoach Inn Museum, and Strathearn Historical Park and Museum. For full details on the 2024 Preservation Awardees and select photos, please access the following link: 2024 Historic Preservation Award Recipients. The awards were formally presented at the Cultural Heritage Board’s hearing on May 28, 2024.
Now Accepting Award Nominations!
Do you have a project, individual, or organization in your Ventura County community worthy of recognition? Nominate them for a Historic Preservation Award! Please note that nominations are reviewed beginning in January/February of each year before winners are chosen and awards presented during Historic Preservation Month the following May. Questions regarding the Historic Preservation Awards can be directed to Dillan Murray, Program Planner, at (805) 654-5042 or by email at Dillan.Murray@ventura.org.
The Cultural Heritage Board has established the following award categories:
- Excellence in Rehabilitation (project)
- The act or process of making possible a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving those portions or features which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values.
- Excellence in Restoration (project)
- The act or process of accurately depicting the form, features, and character of a property as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of features from other periods in its history and reconstruction of missing features from the restoration period.
- Excellence in Preservation (project)
- The act or process of applying measures necessary to sustain the existing form, integrity, and materials of a historic property. Work, including preliminary measures to protect and stabilize the property, generally focuses upon the ongoing maintenance and repair of historic materials and features rather than extensive replacement and new construction.
- Excellence in Reconstruction (project)
- The act or process of depicting, by means of new construction, the form, features, and detailing of a non-surviving site, landscape, building, structure, or object for the purpose of replicating its appearance at a specific period of time and in its historic location.
- Excellence in Grassroots Organizing and Community Development
- Individual or group effort.
- Excellence in Promotion and Implementation of Historical Programming
- Individual or group effort.
- Excellence in Individuals Supporting Preservation
- Excellence in Organizations Supporting History or Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation Award Nomination
Contact Us
Dillan Murray
Program Planner
Dillan.Murray@ventura.org
(805) 654-5042
