The 2006 Ohio Historic Preservation Office Awards were announced last Saturday, and this year’s list of honored projects is a varied and outstanding one. According to the Press Release from the Ohio Historical Society, award winners include:

Historic restoration and renovation projects in Akron, Cincinnati, Chilo (Clermont County), Cleveland, Dayton, Delaware and Springfield (this includes the restoration of the 1848 Montgomery County Courthouse in Dayton, pictured here).

A project to restore a historic statue in Mahoning County;

Displays, media productions and ongoing public relations efforts in Cincinnati, Columbus (German Village) and in the “Little Cities of Black Diamonds” area;

A new map and guide for the Muskingum Valley Water Trail in Southeast Ohio.

To read about the 2006 Award recipients, please click here. To review past winners of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office Awards, click here.

Photo Credit: 1848 Montgomery County Courthouse/Public Domain