Do you have a historic preservation project that will help restore an important piece of Michigan’s history through its architecture? Apply now for the 2024 Michigan Architectural Foundation Evans Graham Preservation Award. Applications close March 31, 2024.
MAF’s Evans Graham Preservation Award grants provide financial assistance to groups and individuals seeking to preserve Michigan architecture. The $20,300 award is granted by a jury annually to a single project, based on the merits of the project.
Created in 1998 to honor the memory of preservation architect David Evans, FAIA, the award provides financial assistance and recognition to groups or individuals seeking to preserve historic Michigan architecture. Applications are evaluated by MAF’s Evans Graham Preservation Award jury and the MAF Historic Preservation Committee.
Past Michigan architecture projects benefitting from MAF’s Evans Graham Preservation Award include the Blue Bird Inn (Detroit); King House (Good Hart); Palmer Log Cabin Kitchen Restoration (Detroit); Interurban Train Car Restoration (Coopersville); Pettibone Creek Hydroelectric Station (Milford); News Building (Sault Ste. Marie); Bonine House (Cass County); and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Affleck House (Bloomfield Hills) See other past Evans Graham Award recipients here.
Click here to apply and for more information, including application criteria and a list of AIA Michigan architects providing pro bono consulting for grant recipients.