The Henry & Elizabeth
Haskell Award

1. Must be formally entered for consideration.
2. Any building constructed during or prior to the Great Depression years.
3. Project must be of historical interest or significance.
4. Result must not be temporary.
5. Entries may consist of a building's exterior and interior or be limited to the exterior.
6. Applicants must agree that their project may:
   1. Become the subject of an article or press release to include photographs
   2. May be included in a future tour of prize-winning historical landmarks
7. Must relate to local history.
8. Must be located in Mason County.
9. The building may be (or has been) public or private.
10. Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible.
    Treatments that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used.
11. Archaeological resources shall be protected and preserved in place.
12. When the treatment is limited to painting, the painting must result in a significant aesthetic difference.
    Painting for maintenance purposes only does not qualify for award consideration.
13. The use of modern building materials, such as vinyl siding, thermopane windows, or non-functioning shutters
    (they must however be of appropriate size), provided they present the same texture and appearance as the
    originals are acceptable.

1. Restoration is undertaken to depict a property at a particular period of time in history while removing evidence of other periods.
2. Materials and features from the restoration period shall be retained and preserved whenever possible. The removal of materials or alteration of features, spaces, and spacial relationships that characterize the period shall not be undertaken unless structurally necessary or when the loss does not materially affect the project as a whole.
3. Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Work needed to stabilize, consolidate and conserve materials and features from the restoration period shall be physically and visually compatible, identifiable upon close inspection, and properly documented for future research.
4. Materials, features, spaces, and finishes that characterize other historical periods shall be documented. (The Mason County Historical Society or their chosen expert can assist in the documentation).
5. Distinctive materials, features, finishers, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize the restoration period shall be preserved.
6. Deteriorated features from the restoration period shall be repaired rather than replaced when the replacement material is available, meets current codes, and offers reasonable longevity. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and where possible, materials.
7. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary and physical evidence wherever possible. In the absence of such evidence, design of the missing features may be made on the basis of comparison with similar structures existing at the same time. A false sense of history shall not be created by adding conjectural features, features from other properties, or by combining features that never existed together historically.
8. Project must be completed to be eligible.

There are three separate approaches that an owner of property with historic values can take to improve that
property. Historic preservation focuses on the maintenance and repair of existing historic materials and retention of a property's form as it evolved over time. Historic restoration is undertaken to depict a property at a particular period of time in history while removing evidence of other periods. Historic rehabilitation acknowledges the need to alter or add to a historic property to meet continuing or changing uses while retaining a property's historic character. When viewed as a hierarchy, preservation would be the purest treatment, rehabilitation the least pure.

1. Preservation focuses on the maintenance and repair of existing historic materials and retention of a property's form as it evolved over time. A property shall be used as it was historically, or given a new use that maximizes the retention of distinctive materials, features, spaces and spatial relationships.
2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The replacement of intact or repairable historic materials or alteration of features, spaces and spatial relationships that characterize a property shall be avoided.
3. Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of time, place, and use. Work needed to stabilize, consolidate and conserve existing historic materials and features shall be physically and visually compatible, identifiable upon close inspection and properly documented for future research. (The Mason County Historical Society can assist applicants in compiling the historical record of their project).
4. Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right shall be retained and preserved.
5. Distinctive materials, features, finishes and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be preserved.
6. The existing condition of historic features shall be evaluated (by someone asked by the selection committee to volunteer their expertise) to determine the appropriate level of intervention needed. Where the severity of deterioration requires repair or limited replacement of a distinctive feature, the new material shall match the old in composition, design, color and texture.
7. Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used.
8. Archaeological resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved in place.
9. Designs that were never executed historically shall not be constructed.
10. The use of modern building materials is permitted provided they present the same texture and appearance as the originals.

1. Preservation focuses on the maintenance and repair of existing historic materials and retention of a property's form as it evolved over time. A property shall be used as it was historically, or given a new use that maximizes the retention of distinctive materials, features, spaces and spatial relationships.
2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The replacement of intact or repairable historic materials or alteration of features, spaces and spatial relationships that characterize a property shall be avoided.
3. Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of time, place, and use. Work needed to stabilize, consolidate and conserve existing historic materials and features shall be physically and visually compatible, identifiable upon close inspection and properly documented for future research. (The Mason County Historical Society can assist applicants in compiling the historical record of their project).
4. Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right shall be retained and preserved.
5. Distinctive materials, features, finishes and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be preserved.
6. The existing condition of historic features shall be evaluated (by someone asked by the selection committee to volunteer their expertise) to determine the appropriate level of intervention needed. Where the severity of deterioration requires repair or limited replacement of a distinctive feature, the new material shall match the old in composition, design, color and texture.
7. Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used.
8. Archaeological resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved in place.
9. Designs that were never executed historically shall not be constructed.
10. The use of modern building materials is permitted provided they present the same texture and appearance as the originals.

1. To be made annually by a committee consisting of not less than three members of the Mason County Historical Society, at least one of whom shall be a member of the Haskell family or a designated representative.
2. Winners may not re-enter the following year unless as the result of a significant new project.
3. Those not selected may reapply the following year.