Griffin Awards

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=80 style=" border-bottom: 5px solid #999966;" BGCOLOR="#990000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="3ce00500dvldzz.png"> <div> Griffin Awards</div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=230 style="border-right: 5px solid #990000;" BGCOLOR="#999966" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3eab8db0.jpg" border=0 width="184" height="219" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Preservation Society"><B>Home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="about.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About"><B>About</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Services"><B>Services</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="asheville.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preservation Asheville"><B>Preservation Asheville</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="groveoffice.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grove Office"><B>Grove Office</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="position_available.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Position Available"><B>Position Available</B></A></div> <div> <B>Griffin Awards</B></div> <div> <A HREF="membership.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership"><B>Membership</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="eDocs Links"><B>e-Docs & Links</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><B>Contact Us</B></A></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e8b96b0.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>Honoring the citizens working to sustain the heritage and sense of place that is Asheville and Buncombe County </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>It has the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. The Griffin is a mythological animal from ancient Greece, and was normally placed at the entrance of buildings to protect those who entered.</B></I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="162" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 177 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="25094ab0.jpg" border=0 width="148" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <I>The Mythical Griffin</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Asheville has its own version of the Griffin located at the upper entrance of the <I>Grove Arcade</I>. It is different because it has the head and body of a lion and the wings of an eagle. <IMG SRC="3f5c5bb0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="187" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The Asheville Griffin is an appropriate symbol of the Griffin award since it represents the protection and preservation of one of our most visible and beautiful historic buildings.</div> <div> The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County has been presenting this award since 1979. </div> <div> Each year, The Preservation Society of Asheville & Buncombe County accepts nominations for <B>PSABC Griffin Awards </B>in the areas of :</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c855555500.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Residential or Commercial Rehabilitation</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c855555500.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Restoration</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c855555500.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Stewardship</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c855555500.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">New Construction in Historic Districts</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c855555500.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Research/Publication</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c855555500.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Leadership</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c855555500.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Interior Residential Rehabilitation or Interior Commercial Rehabilitation, and</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c855555500.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Adaptive Reuse</div> <div> Each year, during National Preservation Week, the Preservation Society announces recipients of that year's Griffin Awards for outstanding contributions to historic preservation.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Griffin Award winners for </B><A HREF="griffins49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2007 Griffin Awards"><B>2007</B></A></div> <div> <B>Griffin Award winners for </B><A HREF="griffins4a.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2008 Griffin Awards"><B>2008</B></A></div> <div> <B>Griffin Award winners for </B><A HREF="griffins4d.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2009 Griffin Awards"><B>2009</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="griffins_m.htm" TITLE="Griffin Awards">Return to Top</A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="236c8750.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="117" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=30 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>