Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Awards 2008
The Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission, the Minneapolis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and Preserve Minneapolis are pleased to present the winners of the 2008 Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Awards. The winners were chosen by a eight-member panel comprised of three members of the Minneapolis HPC, three members of the Minneapolis Chapter of the AIA, and two board members of Preserve Minneapolis.

The winners were honored at a ceremony that was held on May 22nd, 2008 at the historic International Market Square.

Each week, one of the the winners will be highlighted on this page. All photos are courtesy of the award winners.

Historic Restoration or Rehabilitation Award
St. Anthony Office Building (Pillsbury Library)
100 University Avenue SE

Adaptive Reuse Award
Ripley Gardens
300 Queen Avenue North

New Addition to an Historic Building Award
Queen Anne Residence
Kenwood Neighborhood

Grace University Lutheran Church
324 Harvard Street Southeast

Neighborhood Preservation Award
1101 West Broadway

Community Education & Advocacy Award
Twin Cities by Trolley: The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul
By John Diers and Aaron Isaacs

Good Luck and Godspeed Award
Howe School Reuse Task Force
3733 Forty-third Avenue South

Recent Past Award
Diamond Lake Residence
Diamond Lake Neighborhood

The Steve Murray Award
Charlene Roise

Community Education & Advocacy
This category is for nomination of projects that have made an overall contribution to preservation in Minneapolis beyond the physical construction or reconstruction of a building or landscape. This category is to recognize organizations and their preservation-related education and outreach projects. Projects in this category will be judged based on relevance of the work to current and emerging preservation issues and the impact of this work on the neighborhoods and communities of Minneapolis.

Twin Cities by Trolley: The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul
By John Diers and Aaron Issacs
Twin Cities by Trolley is the story of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company and how it shaped the growth and development of Minneapolis and St. Paul. From 1891 to 1954, its big yellow cars roamed the streets of Minneapolis until the auto-era replaced trolleys with cars and buses. Packed with photographs, maps, and interviews, Twin Cities by Trolley preserves the memory of a transportation technology that is as viable today as it was years ago, as evidenced in the new Hiawatha light rail line and other new rail projects.

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