West Virginia Endangered Property Nominations Open for 2018

PAWV is accepting nominations for the 2018 West Virginia Endangered Properties List.  Nomination forms are available here (MSWord). Nominations are due at 5pm on Friday, March 16, 2018, to info@pawv.org. 

Guidelines for the nomination process include the following:
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Criteria
1)There must be a degree of endangerment from one or more of the following:

• Neglect
• Proposed demolition
• Rezoning or redevelopment
• Other human or environmental factors, such as recent storm, fire, or flood damage

 
2)      The property must be listed in, or be eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places.
•    Properties not listed in the National Register of Historic Places (as either an individual site or a contributing structure in a historic district) must submit a completed Historic Property Inventory Form to the WV State Historic Preservation Office to determine eligibility. The form is available at: http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/forms.html
•    Once the property is deemed eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, please submit both the Historic Property Inventory Form and the documentation of eligibility as part of your Endangered Properties Nomination.
 
3)There must be evidence of significant local support for preservation of the property, including three (3) letters of support.
 
Process

• A separate nomination form must be submitted for each nomination, but organizations or individuals may submit more than one nomination per year.
• Selections will be determined by the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia based on historic, cultural, and/or architectural factors - as well as preservation feasibility, degree of local support, and risk of loss.

 
Timeline
March 16 - Application deadline at 5:00pm to info@pawv.org
March 23 - If you have not received a confirmation from our office that your application has arrived, call 304-345-6005 to inquire.
March 30 - PAWV Endangered Properties committee meets to review nominations- You may be contacted by PAWV staff to schedule an initial site visit as part of the review process, or to request clarifications or additional materials. Please make sure there is someone at your contact number/email to receive and answer questions or provide materials, if necessary.  
April 27 - Applicants will be notified of their status in regard to the nomination.
May - Special announcement and press conference for the West Virginia Endangered Properties List at a date and location to be determined.

​The West Virginia Endangered Properties List is a collection of historic resources that are in danger of being lost, although they are good re-use candidates for their communities. The goal of this program is to encourage property owners to rehabilitate their properties while preserving our shared heritage.

The alliance revived its endangered list program in 2009 with a competitive nomination process and with technical assistance provided to the stewards of the selected properties. Technical assistance includes on-site visits from experts, guidance in preservation projects and assistance in organizing clean-up days, hands-on workshops, or other skilled preservation activities.

Learn more about the properties that were formerly on the endangered list but have graduated to saved at http://www.pawv.org/endanger/category/status-saved. To talk more about this program, contact Anna Lynn Stasick at annalynn@pawv.org or by calling 304-685-8119.