From the City of Washington

The City of Washington is seeking nominations from the public for the Rena K. Terrell Award. The Rena K. Terrell award is a public trust honor designed to celebrate those active in historic preservation. Rena Terrell, the award’s namesake, was one of the area’s most active historic preservation promoters. She was a founding member of the City’s Historic Preservation Commission, a member of the Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the City’s official representative on the Board of Directors of the Historic Albemarle Tour. The committee feels that it is most appropriate that these awards are made in Rena’s memory since she was devoted to preserving historic resources and assets.

Awards will be presented to one commercial property, one residential property and one “Good Neighbor” project in the historic district.

Suggested criteria for nominating a property include the rehabilitation or restoration of the property, the ongoing maintenance efforts on the property and the compatibility of a new construction addition to the property.

A Rena K. Terrell Award will also be presented to a nominee chosen as a “Good Neighbor.” The criteria for this award includes neighborhood compatible restoration or construction and maintenance efforts completed with sensitivity to the other residents within the immediate area.

The nominees’ project should be substantially completed in order to be considered.

This is an opportunity for our local community to recognize and celebrate the importance of our historic district to the local economy through tourism and real estate transfers, as well as the contribution historic districts make to the quality of life in a town.

Nominations are open until Sept. 30 and may be sent to the City of Washington’s Planning and Development Department, Attn: Emily Rebert, erebert@washingtonnc.gov or 252-946-0897.

A recipient will be announced each week in October.