The Preserve America Presidential Awards are part of a White House initiative that highlights the efforts of President and Mrs. Bush to celebrate and preserve our nation's cultural and Natural heritage assets. Each year two awards are given for heritage tourism and two for historic preservation.
The awards are givent to organizations, businesses, government entities and individuals for:
~ exemplary accomplishments in the sustainable use and preservation of cultural or or natural heritage assets;
~ demonstrated commitment to the protection and interpretation of America's cultural or natural heritage assets; and
~ integration of these assets into contemporary community life, combining innovative, creative and responsible approaches to showcasing historic local resources.
The recipients are chosen through a national competition administered by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in cooperation with the Executive Office of the President and in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation and Education; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities; and the President's Council on Environmental Quality. Further information and the 2006 nomination form are at www.PreserveAmerica.gov.
This information provided by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
The Davenport House Museum received one of the historic preservation awards for private preservation. The Preserve America Presidential Award is the highest national award honoring historic preservation achievment.
Photo L-R: First Lady Laura Bush, HSF President Zelda Tennenbaum, DH Director Jamie Credle and President George W. Bush. |
