Louise DuPont Crowninshield Award
Mark Michel and Jane Blaffer Owen were recognized for their vision, action and leadership to launch initiatives that protect historic treasures.

Andrew Potts, of Washington, D.C., winner of the 2008 John H. Chafee Trustees Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Policy.
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John H. Chafee Trustees Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Policy
From the corridors of the Capitol to corporate offices, Andrew Potts has advocated to save buildings and bring neighborhoods back to life.

Trustees Award for Organizational Excellence
The all-volunteer Gifford Park Association of Elgin, Ill. has revamped its historic neighborhood.

A $10 million effort in Fort Myers, Fla. has rescued the side-by-side winter estates of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.
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Trustee Emeritus Award for Excellence in the Stewardship of Historic Sites
A recently completed $10 million effort in Fort Myers, Fla. has rescued the side-by-side winter estates of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, transforming the site into a premier education center and community resource.

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The pride and joy of a small mining town when it opened in 1919, the Curley School in Ajo, Ariz., was forced to close its doors when hard times hit in the 1980s. Reclaiming the building was a risky proposition, but an array of public and private partners came together to reopen the school as the centerpiece of a community-wide revitalization effort.

Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation
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National Preservation Honor Award Winners (15)

The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott, Ark., one of three sites preserved by the Arkansas State University Heritage SITES program.
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Arkansas Heritage SITES, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Ark.
This innovative program protects the cultural assets of the rural Arkansas Delta, and helping the local economy through heritage tourism and spinoff business development in nearby communities.

The West Baden Springs Hotel in West Baden Springs, Ind. was carefully restored by William, Gayle and Carl Cook.
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William, Gayle and Carl Cook, Bloomington, Ind.
In the mid-1990s, the Cook family began helping the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana rescue the collapsing West Baden Springs and French Lick Springs Hotels. These two historic treasures have been saved and boosted the community economy.

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez, Colo.
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Ford Assembly Building, Richmond, Calif.
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The Byron Rogers Building in Denver is one of the U.S. General Service Administrations 550 modern-era homes benefiting from the GSA?EUR??,,????'?????<
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Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County, Franklin, Tenn.
Among the largest and most successful preservation groups in the country, this grassroots organization has fought for 40 years to protect the county?EUR??,,????'?????<

Kansas Army National Guard, Topeka, Kansas
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Museum at Eldridge Street, NYC
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Oak Court, Dallas
While some earlier alterations dimmed the luster of this modernist masterpiece, a meticulous restoration has returned the residence, including its iconic floating dining room table, to the grandeur that won critical raves a half-century ago.

Partners for Sacred Places, Philadelphia
Partners for Sacred Places, the only national organization dedicated to the preservation and effective use of historic religious buildings, has helped thousands of congregations nationwide preserve their sites and creating a new movement within the preservation field.

Pasadena City Hall in Pasadena, Calif. was preserved and modernized to withstand earthquakes.
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Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena, Calif.
More than 70 years of heavy use and the ever-present threat of earthquakes put Pasadena?EUR??,,????'?????<

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In 1976, a misguided remodeling destroyed much of the two-block long plaza located along the banks of the Rio Grande. An innovative project has rejuvenated the heart of this Texas border town. The plaza is now a dynamic gathering place.

TWA Corporate Headquarters Building, Kansas City, Mo.
An exemplary rehabilitation has brought new life to a building once slated for demolition. This preservation triumph in America?EUR??,,????'?????<

Abe would be proud. The newly restored and rehabilitated Union Station in Springfield, Ill.
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Union Station, Springfield, Ill.
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The Porter Gifford Washington Mills Building No. 1, restored and transformed into lofts, was the first major housing development in over 20 years in Lawrence, Mass.
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Washington Mills Building No. 1, Lawrence, Mass.
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a nonprofit headquartered in Washington, D.C., nine regional and field offices, 29 historic sites, and partner organizations in all 50 states.

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