Awards
Each year, Indiana Landmarks recognizes outstanding achievements related to preservation. We are proud to highlight the efforts of individuals and groups who save and celebrate historic places.
The Cook Cup
Sandi Servaas Memorial Award
John Arnold Award for Rural Preservation
Regional awards for preservation
The Cook Cup
The Cook Cup recognizes the owner of a significant historic structure that has been transformed through a complete restoration adhering to the highest standards in method, materials and design. The nominee may be an individual, corporation or partnership, nonprofit organization, or government entity.
The restoration must have been completed within the past two years, and the structure must be in active use. (The landmark may be restored for its original use or adapted to a new purpose.) The winner will receive an engraved silver cup on April 27, 2013, at Indiana Landmarks’ annual Rescue Party in Indianapolis, with complimentary admission for two to the event, as well as recognition in Indiana Preservationist magazine and in a release to media.
Nomination deadline is January 30, 2013.
Download the nomination form
The Sandi Servaas Memorial Award
The Sandi Servaas Memorial Award recognizes outstanding achievement across the broad spectrum of historic preservation in three categories:
- nonprofit organization, public institution, or public agency;
- individual or corporation;
- teacher, school program, or youth-serving agency.
The Servaas Award judges look for a compelling narrative that conveys how the nominee:
displayed high standards and success in historic preservation;
benefited a neighborhood, town or place.
Activities—individually or in combination—that might warrant a nomination include (but are not limited to): success in saving or protecting historic places; campaigns, programs or events that substantially raised preservation awareness; sustained educational programs that engage young people in preservation or elevated their appreciation of landmarks. We welcome self nominations.
Note: Indiana Landmarks' award for brick-and-mortar achievement is not the Servaas Award; our Cook Cup for Outstanding Restoration is given each April.
Prizes: The winning nonprofit organization receives $2,000, and $1,000 each goes to the winners in the individual/corporate and youth-serving categories. Each winner also takes home an original Servaas Memorial Award sculpture, “No Doors to Lock out the Past,” by Indiana artist John McNaughton.
Indiana Landmarks will present the Servaas Award at our annual meeting in Indianapolis on September 14, 2013. The winning organization will receive complimentary admission for two to the event.
Nomination deadline: May 1, 2013
Download the nomination form
Servaas Award background: At her untimely death in 1975, Sandi Servaas worked for Indiana Landmarks, generating public awareness and support for preservation. To remember Sandi’s contributions and dynamic spirit, Indiana Landmarks and the Servaas family established the annual Sandi Servaas Memorial Award in 1976.
John Arnold Award for Rural Preservation
Indiana Landmarks presents the John Arnold Rural Preservation Award to recognize the preservation and continued use of historic farming-related buildings. The award is named in memory of John Arnold (1955-1991), a Rush County farmer who combined progressive architectural practices with a deep respect for the natural and historic components of rural landscapes, including the farm owned by his family since 1820.
Nomination deadline: May 1, 2013
Download the nomination form
Indiana Landmarks presents the Arnold Award each year on Farmer's Day at the Indiana State Fair. The award winner receives a pass to the fair, overnight accommodations in Indianapolis, plus a handsome outdoor marker.
Regional awards for preservation
Each year, Indiana Landmarks' regional offices recognize projects that exemplify preservation and stewardship of historic places. These projects can include continued use of historic structures, outstanding restorations, adaptive use of historic properties, and more. Winners receive custom-designed framed awards presented during our annual regional moveable feasts. If you know a project you believe deserves accolades, contact the regional office nearest you.
