STEPHEN H. HART AWARD & GOVERNOR’S AWARD FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

The Colorado Historical Society began presenting the Stephen H. Hart Awards in 1986. The awards are named after Colorado’s first state historic preservation officer. The annual awards recognize outstanding projects and individual achievements in historic preservation throughout Colorado. From this select group of awardees, one exceptional project is chosen each year to receive the Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation.

Hart Awards given for projects involving State Register-listed properties, either as individual resources or as parts of historic districts, are noted below by this symbol: 

2009 7th Annual Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation: Weld County School District RE-9 – Historic Ault High School, Ault 23rd Annual Stephen H. Hart Awards: Town of Breckenridge – Fuqua Livery Stable City of Manzanola – Rehabilitation of the Santa Fe Railway Depot, Manzanola - Park County Office of Historic Preservation – Exceptional Historic Preservation Initiative State of Colorado Office of the State Architect – Rehabilitation of the State Capitol Building and the Governor’s Mansion Eureka Masonic Lodge No. 66 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons – Rehabilitation of the Eureka Lodge Historic Highlandlake, Inc. – Restoration of the historic Highlandlake Community Church City of Montrose – Rehabilitation of the Elks Lodge, Montrose - San Juan County Historical Society – Documentation of the Shenandoah-Dives Mill site back to the top 2008 6th Annual Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation: - La Plata County Historical Society – Restoration of the Animas City School, Durango 22nd Annual Stephen H. Hart Awards: - Tim Scanlon – Historic preservation work in Colorado Springs - San Juan Mountain Association – Site stewardship and other preservation education programs Douglas County – Restoration of the Louviers Village Club - Fritz Klinke and Loren Lew – Historic preservation work in southwest Colorado Grand Valley Historical Society – Restoration of the Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse - Historical Society of Oak Creek & Phippsburg and the Town of Oak Creek – Rehabilitation of the Oak Creek Town Hall Jim Cross – Restoration of 621-623 Main Street in Cañon City - Riverside Task Force – Restoration of the Riverside School, Grand Junction back to the top 2007 5th Annual Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation: Kit Carson County Carousel Association – Restoration and interpretation of the Kit Carson County Carousel in Burlington 21st Annual Stephen H. Hart Awards: Grace Church in Buena Vista – Restoration of church building Creede Historical Society – Restoration of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot - City of Westminster – City’s commitment to preserving their heritage City of Greeley – Restoration of the Greeley Tribune Building Senior Housing Options – Restoration of Denver’s Barth Hotel - John Moye – Leadership in the areas of urban planning and development - Ann Komara, Ann Mullins, and the members of their team – Documentation of Denver’s Skyline Park Mesa Verde National Park and to the Mesa Verde Museum Association – 100 years of excellence in preservation and 76 years as partners in education back to the top 2006 4th Annual Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation: Trinity United Methodist Church – Restoration of church building, Denver 20th Annual Stephen H. Hart Awards: Grace Episcopal Church – Restoration of the church and the Snetzer Building, Georgetown - Front Range Research Associates, Inc. – 20 Years of professional excellence - Ronald J. Neely – Nearly 35 Years of leadership in historic preservation - Colorado Preservation, Inc. – Restoration of the Skerritt House, Englewood - Indian Park School House Association and Johanna Harden Douglas County History Research Center – Stewardship of human remains found in Castle Pines People for Silver Plume, Inc. – Efforts to Preservation Important Historic Buildings in Silver Plume High Plains Historical Society, Inc. – Restoration of the Nunn Municipal Building back to the top 2005 3rd Annual Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation: City of Victor – Rehabilitation and restoration of the Victor City Hall 19th Annual Stephen H. Hart Awards: - Bureau of Land Management (Colorado State Office), the U.S. Forest Service (Rocky Mountain Region), and the Bureau of Reclamation (Upper Colorado Office) – Support of the state’s GIS program - Town and community of Crested Butte – Dedication to historic preservation over many years - City and County of Denver, Parks and Recreation Department – Restoration of the Molkery - City and County of Denver, Community Planning and Development Agency – Welton Street/ Five Points interpretive program - National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Colorado – Support of historic preservation projects over many years - Carol Gossard – Work in historic preservation Rocky Mountain National Park – Restoration of the McGraw Ranch, Estes Park - City of Longmont, Parks and Recreation Department – Restoration of the Morse Coffin Homestead back to the top 2004 2nd Annual Governor’s for Historic Preservation Award: Denver Public Schools – For the rehabilitation of the Dora Moore School and adoption of a Historic Preservation Policy 18th Annual Stephen H. Hart Awards: - William H. Hornby – Contributions to preservation Arkansas Valley Heritage and Arts Partnership – Saving Wiley School - Daniel P. Quiat – Contributions to preservation of railroad history - Grand Junction Downtown DDA – Restoration of the Reed Building - Ken Caryle Ranch Master Association – Protection of archaeological sites Muriel L. MacGregor Charitable Trust – Preservation and interpretation of the MacGregor Ranch, Estes Park Poudre Landmark Foundation Avery House Guild – Stewardship of Avery House, Fort Collins - Gates Family Foundation – Creation of the William W. “Peter” Grant Endowment Denver Public Schools – Restoration of the Dora Moore School and adoption of Historic Preservation Policy (Governor’s Award) back to the top 2003 1st Annual Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation: Dan & Mary King – Rehabilitation of the Beaumont Hotel 17th Annual Stephen H. Hart Awards: - Ed White, Jr. – Career in preservation - John Albright – Contributions to field of historic preservation - Business of Art Center – Pikes Peak Automobile Co. rehabilitation, Manitou Springs - Crow Canyon Archaeological Center – Leadership in educational programming - Colorado Historical Foundation and Clarion, Inc. – Development of publication Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation Historic Georgetown, Inc. – Rehabilitation of the Mahany House - Denver Public Library – Western History Photodigitization Project Pikes Peak Library District – Carnegie Library restoration, Colorado Springs - Dan and Mary King – Rehabilitation of the Beaumont Hotel, Ouray (Governor’s Award) back to the top 2002 No awards given back to the top 2001 - Museum of Western Colorado – Rehabilitation of the Whitman School, Grand Junction Mineral County and the Creede Repertory Theatre, Inc. – Rehabilitation of the Rio Grande Hotel, Creede Town of Telluride and the Telluride Historical Museum – Restoration of the Telluride Hospital Rimrock Historical Society and the UMETCO Mineral Corporation – Restoration of the Joe Jr. Boarding House, Uravan - First National Bank of Trinidad – Calendar series - Stuart Dodge – Preservation leadership - Karen Wilde-Rogers – Assisting and cooperating with the Colorado Historical Society on matters related to the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act - US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation – Grant support for Archaeology and Historic Preservation Week/Month back to the top 2000 - Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists – Colorado Prehistory Contexts - City of Fort Collins Utilities Office – Sensitive floodproofing Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society – Restoration of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Carousel - City of Littleton – Restoration of the former Arapahoe County Courthouse Surface Creek Valley Historical Society – Restoration of Bar-I silos, Cedaredge Colorado Bird Observatory – Restoration of the Bruderlin Residence, Barr Lake State Park - Colorado Foundation for Agriculture – Centennial Farms CD and Teacher’s Guide - San Juan County Historical Society and Bureau of Land Management – Stabilization at Animas Forks Flour Mill Lofts, LLC – Rehabilitation of the Pride of the Rockies Flour Mill, Denver - Dani Boyd and Al Jeffries, St. Vrain School District – Archeological program for students - City of Leadville – General preservation leadership City of Brush and the Brush Area Museum and Cultural Center Restoration Knearl School back to the top 1999 City of Manitou Springs and JSM Enterprises – Rehabilitation of the Cliff House Hotel - Mark Dold – Delay project after archeological discovery Friends of Historic Fort Logan – Restoration of the Field Officers Quarters - New Cole Development and the Wyatt-Edison Project – Rehabilitation of Wyatt School, Denver - Barbara Norgren – Denver leadership Pikes Peak Chapter the Colorado Archaeological Society and US Forest Service Comanche National Grassland – Vogel Canyon rock art - Bruce Rockwell – Preservation leadership - Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting – Video and associated materials on San Juan Skyway - Doug Whitehead – Colorado Getaways programs back to the top 1998 Academy Development Group – Rehabilitation of Mount Saint Gertrude Academy, Boulder - Colorado Preservation, Inc – Developing Endangered Places list - Phil Duke of Ft. Lewis College and Allen Bohnert of the National Park Service – Organization of symposia of southwestern tribes - James Hartmann – Preservation leadership Charlie Mitchell – Restoration of the Bauer Bank Building, Mancos Monte Vista School District C-8 – Rehabilitation of the Central School Auditorium and Gym - Roxborough State Park and the Friends of Roxborough State Park – Restoration of the Persse Place Stone House The 1732 Champa LLC – Rehabilitation of the Buerger Brothers Building and Annex Western State College – Rehabilitation of the Savage Library, Gunnison back to the top 1997 City of Cañon City – River Station project (Peabody House, Fire Station and Santa Fe Depot) Colorado Chautauqua Association – Restoration of the Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder City of Delta – Restoration of the Egyptian Theater Denver Parks and Recreation Department, Denver Water, and the Parks People – Restoration of the Sullivan Gateway and fountain Nature Conservancy – Acquisition of the Carpenter Ranch, Routt County Northeast Denver Housing Center, Inc. – Rehabilitation of the Austin Building, Denver - Dolores Plested – Trinidad leadership - QualMed, Inc. – Rehabilitation in Pueblo (Woolworth, Montgomery Ward, Henkel-Duke, and Pope buildings) - Walter A. Steele – Service to the Colorado Historical Society - Ian Thompson – Leadership Crow Canyon Archeological Center - Monica Weimer and the Bureau of Land Management – Documentation at Cresson Mine, Cripple Creek/ Victor Wright Water Engineers – Work at Mesa Verde back to the top 1996 - Dr. Frederic J. Athearn – Bureau of Land Management leadership Town of Cokedale and the Cokedale Mining Museum Commission – Restoration of the Gottlieb Mercantile - Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Commission – Development of byways system City of Fort Morgan and the Colorado Department of Transportation – Restoration of Rainbow Bridge Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad – For ongoing service - Gilpin County Historical Society and the Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program – Restoration of the Coeur d’Alene Mine - Grand Junction Downtown Development Authority – Reconstruction of the Avalon Theatre - Historic Linden, LLC – Rehabilitation of the Linden Hotel, Ft. Collins - Mercantile Square Development Company – Rehabilitation of Morey Mercantile, Denver - Frank and Candi Stegman – Stewardship of Native American burial, Lamar back to the top 1995 - Keith Abernathy – Design and production of the Archaeology and Historic Preservation Week posters Town of Crowley and the Crowley County Heritage Society – Rehabilitation of the Crowley School Donald Dove – Stewardship of Mitchell Springs site, Cortez Steve Holtz and HEP Denver – Rehabilitation of the First National Bank Building, Denver Melanie Milam – Stewardship in St. Elmo Town of Morrison – Rehabilitation of the Morrison Town Hall - Pueblo Housing Authority – Pueblo leadership Romeo Enterprises – Rehabilitation of the Romeo Block, Denver Town of Silverton – Restoration of the Silverton Town Hall End of the Trail Association – Restoration of the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, Colorado Springs back to the top 1994 - William Arbogast – Emergency recovery of burial site in Colorado Springs City of Aurora and the Aurora History Museum – Restoration of the Delaney Farm round barn Gary and Sue Carbaugh – Rehabilitation of the Coors Building, Littleton - Chipeta Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society – Support of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Week in Montrose County - Denver Public Schools – Local landmark designation of 17 schools Friends of Dinosaur Ridge – Preservation and Interpretation of Dinosaur Ridge, Jefferson County - John Hickenlooper and the Phantom Canyon Brewing Co. – Rehabilitation of the Cheyenne Building, Colorado Springs - Edward J. Simonich – Pueblo County leadership - Taco Bell Corporation – Rehabilitation of the Mawson House, Fort Collins back to the top 1993 Denver Urban Renewal Authority and the Hsg. Construction Corporation – Rehabilitation of the Denver Dry Goods Building, Denver Delaware Block, Inc. – Rehabilitation of the Delaware Hotel, Leadville - El Pomar Foundation – Rehabilitation of the Penrose House, Colorado Springs Fremont County Commissioners and the Fremont Center for the Arts – Rehabilitation of the former Post Office, Cañon City Golden Mercantile Ltd. Partnership – Rehabilitation of the Coors and Loveland Buildings, Golden - Ivol K. Hagar – Service to the Colorado Archaeological Society - Ray D. Lyons – Service to the Colorado Archaeological Society and the State Archaeologist Office Pueblo Union Depot, Inc., and the City of Pueblo – Rehabilitation of Union Depot - John and Daphney Rudolph – Survey and record rock art Scott and Harriette Woodard – Rehabilitation of the Eugene Rourke House, La Junta back to the top 1992 - Boulder County Commissioners – Adoption of Colorado’s first county-wide preservation resolution - John Bridges – Development of an eighth grade archeology program - Betty Chronic – Boulder leadership Del Norte Development Corporation, AMOCO, Federal National Mortgage Association, and Ent. Soc. Investment Corporation – Tallmadge and Boyer Block rehabilitation, Denver - Ed Friedman – Work with the Society of American Archaeology, Public Education Committee Friends of Arrowhead Lodge, Conservancy of Nature, and Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest – Preservation of Arrowhead Lodge Hinsdale County Commissioners, Bureau of Land Management, and the Hinsdale County Historical Society – Preservation of the Capitol City Post Office Public Service Company of Colorado and Historic Georgetown, Inc. – Preservation of the Georgetown Hydroelectric Plant - Summit Historical Society – Preservation and Interpretation of the history of Breckenridge and Summit County Sup. Inv. Inc., Upper Arkansas Valley Council of Governments, Jim Martin, and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development – Rehabilitation - White River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management – Survey and identification of Ute Trail back to the top 1991 - Barbara Sudler Hornby – Preservation leadership - Association of General Contractors of Colorado – Assistance to Central City Opera House Association - Lieutenant Governor Mike Callihan – Establishing Adopt-a-Ruin program - City of Lamar – Rehabilitation of Santa Fe Railroad Depot Moffat County Commissioners – Rehabilitation of Craig Armory Montessori School of Golden – Appropriate addition to Oscar Barber House - Town of Rangely – Creation and promotion of guided rock art tours - Bob Richardson – Founding of the Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden - Mark Stiger – Reviving Hurst Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society and site stewardship Union Station Development Company – Rehabilitation of the Spratlen-Anderson Warehouse, Denver - Yuma Museum – Relocation of Blach School back to the top 1990 - State Senator James Rizzio and State Representative Patrick Grant – Sponsorship of state tax credit - State Senator Tilman Bishop and State Representative Tim Foster – Sponsorship of human remains legislation - William Buckles – Work in historical archeology - Colorado Archaeological Society – Archaeology and Historic Preservation Week - Colorado Department of Local Affairs – Work throughout state, especially in Boggsville and on Tabor Grand Hotel in Leadville - City of Durango and Durango Historic Preservation Commission – Adoption of preservation ordinance Durango and Silverton Railroad – Rebuilding roundhouse after fire - Ruth Falkenberg – Chair of Denver Landmarks Commission City of Fort Collins – Restoration of old waterworks building Haddon, Morgan and Foreman – Rehabilitation of the Crawford Hill Mansion - Mansions Park Corporation – Restoration of Rocque Court Pavilion, Manitou Springs Sterling Downtown Improvement Corporation and Logan County Historical Society – Rehabilitation of the Union Pacific Railroad Depot Ute Mountain Ute Tribe – Stewardship of Tribal Park back to the top 1989 - Colorado Department of Highways – Tremont House excavation, Denver - Mayor Federico Pena and the Denver City Council – Denver leadership City of Ouray – Reconstruction of City Hall facade - Crook Historical Society – Overland Trail markers - Hinsdale County Historical Society – Finley Block purchase Wheat Ridge Historical Society – Work in Historic Park University of Denver Women’s Club – Buchtel House National Register nomination - Pauline Jurgens – Archeological site stewardship - Mary Alice Landlady – Leadership in Windsor - Mr. and Mrs. Dally Sparks – Cooperation in burial excavation Mr. and Mrs. James Piker – Restoration of Castle Marne, Denver Joe Crossman – Rehabilitation of the Burgess House, Colorado Springs D&F Condominium Association, Grammar of Ornament, and Palace Construction – Daniels and Fisher Tower lobby ceiling restoration back to the top 1988 San Juan National Forest – Nominating important sites to the National Register - Colorado Department of Highways – Conducting statewide bridge survey Black American West Museum and Denver Community Development Agency, and Historic Denver, Inc. – Rehabilitation of Justina Ford House - Rio Grande Museum – Rock Art exhibit Monte Vista Historical Society – Rehabilitation of former library Trinity Methodist Church – Church Restoration, Denver - Tenth Mountain Division – Establishing the ski industry Idaho Springs Historical Society – Restoration of Water Wheel - Sara Wolff – Globeville leadership - Dr. Charles Brantigan – Rehabilitation of Gebhard House and 2100 block of Lafayette in Denver - Willard Loudon – Pinon Canyon - Elaine Walsh – Volunteering at Governor’s Mansion - Phillip Anschutz – Maintaining the Winter Park Ski Train - Ken Fuller – Robert Roeschlaub collection donation to the Colorado Historical Society - Lee Scamehorn – Creation of the Western Business History Research Center at the Colorado Historical Society back to the top 1987 - Colorado Department of Administration – Rehabilitation of Old Colorado State Museum - Eagle County Commissioners – Rerouting road to save archaeological site - Schlachter family and Heginbotham Foundation, Holyoke – Archaeological project on private land Boulder County Commissioners, US Forest Service and Rollins Pass Historical Association – Preserving Needle’s Eye Tunnel Monte Vista Post Office Rehabilitation Jerome Hotel Rehabilitation, Aspen - Colorado Archaeological Society – Developing an archaeological exhibit at the state fair Temple Events Center Rehabilitation, Denver Parks People – Restoration of Washington Park boathouse - Women in Mining – Education Program - Deborah Able – Colorado Springs leadership - Lyn Deal – Fort Morgan leadership back to the top 1986 U.S. Postal Service – Listing 13 Colorado Post Offices on the National Register - Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board – Exceptional program United States Forest Service – Chimney Rock - Garfield County Board of Commissioners – Rehabilitation of the Una Bridge - Mary Jo Downey – Leadership in Eastern Colorado - Jim Munch – Pueblo preservation planning Barker House Rehabilitation, Manitou Springs Old Post Office Rehabilitation, Durango Smith Mansion Rehabilitation, Denver Fort Collins Municipal Railway Society – Restoring trolley system Pioneer Historical Society, Bent County – Work at Boggsville back to the top