Preservation Award
The Ridley Park Historic Preservation Award is presented on an annual basis to a restored Ridley Park home. A plaque is presented to the owners at the annual Victorian Fair which is to be permantly displayed on the house. It is based on three basic categories — maintenance, streetscape and authenticity, with the qualifications for maintenance and authenticity based on the United States secretary of the interior’s standards for the treatment of historic properties.
Historic Homes and Eye Catchers
How do you know when an eye-catching home or structure should be nominated for the Ridley Park Historic Preservation Award?
The Award is given to historic homeowners who have maintained, or renovated their home in such a way that the historic materials and features have been preserved and highlighted.
Houses are judged on three basic categories - Maintenance, Streetscape, and Authenticity. The qualifications for Maintenance and Authenticity are based on the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, which is a guideline for how historic structures can be repaired, restored, and altered. The qualifications for Streetscape have more to do with how the landscaping enhances the view of the structure from the street.
Appropriate Nominations
The first requirements for the Nomination are fairly straightforward:
Historic Homes and Eye Catchers
How do you know when an eye-catching home or structure should be nominated for the Ridley Park Historic Preservation Award?
The Award is given to historic homeowners who have maintained, or renovated their home in such a way that the historic materials and features have been preserved and highlighted.
Houses are judged on three basic categories - Maintenance, Streetscape, and Authenticity. The qualifications for Maintenance and Authenticity are based on the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, which is a guideline for how historic structures can be repaired, restored, and altered. The qualifications for Streetscape have more to do with how the landscaping enhances the view of the structure from the street.
Appropriate Nominations
The first requirements for the Nomination are fairly straightforward:
- The structure must be located in Ridley Park.
- The structure must be at least 50 years old (According to the National Register of Historic Places, a property must be at least 50 years old to be considered historic.)
- All work being done to the house should be complete.
Houses are judged using 3 basic categories - Maintenance, Streetscape, and Authenticity:
- The house should be well maintained. For example, the paint, gutters, downspouts, porch railings and posts should all be in good condition.
- The view from the street should not be obstructed by overgrown or unkempt landscape features. (Streetscape)
- Original materials and features have been preserved, such as original windows, doors, porch railings and posts, shingles, or stucco. (Authenticity, Maintenance)
- If original materials or features have been replaced for some reason, then the new materials and features should mimic the appearance of the original materials. (Authenticity, Maintenance)
- If additions or reconstruction of some portions of the building have been done, they must appropriately compliment the original historic style of the building. (Authenticity)
- No "gingerbread" or decorative feature has been added to the building that alters the original historic appearance of the building. (Authenticity)
Check out these resources to learn more about historic preservation and the history of Ridley Park:
- The Ridley Park Library for books about historic preservation and information about Ridley Park's history.
- The Secretery of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties online.
- History of Ridley Park Borough online.
- Ridley Park Design Guidelines.
Print out and mail this form to nominate a house for the Preservation Award.
Past Winners
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