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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Kaylin Martin, Communications Assistant
Phone 952-833-9537 • Fax 952-826-0389 • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Preservation Board seeks nominations for annual award
Edina, Minn., Jan. 26, 2012 – The Edina Heritage Preservation Board is calling for entries for its 10th-
annual Heritage award.
The City established the award in 2003 to showcase local historic preservation activity. The Edina Heritage
Award is given annually to an individual, family, company or organization that has made an outstanding
contribution to the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and use of Edina’s heritage resources. Any
individual, company or organization is eligible for the award, including non-residents, but in order to be
considered, the historic property or resource must be located in Edina. Current members of the City’s
Heritage Preservation Board are not eligible for the award.
The 2011 award was presented to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church for maintaining the historical integrity of the
church over the years and through three major renovations. Previous award winners include Pete and Sandy
Cochrane, owners of a Colonial Revival in the Edina Country Club District; Robert Sauer and Robert Zoller,
former owners of the Coddington House on Blake Road; Edina Morningside Community Church; Dick and
Jackie Whitbeck, owners of the historic Sly Farmhouse on Brookview Avenue; the Morningside
Neighborhood; owners and tenants of Edina Cinema; and the owners and remodeling contractor of the Baird
House.
The Heritage Preservation Board will select this year’s winner. The Edina City Council will present the award
during National Preservation Month in May. The winner will receive a commemorative plaque.
Award nominations are due 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 13. A nomination should include the address of the
heritage resource; description of its preservation, rehabilitation and restoration; and name and address of
owner. A photo should also be included.
Entries should be sent to: Edina Heritage Award, Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina, MN 55424. Entries
can also be e-mailed to EdinaMail@ci.edina.mn.us or filled out online at www.EdinaMN.gov.
For more information, contact Associate Planner Joyce Repya, 952-826-0462.
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