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| The 2020 Historic Preservation Award has been awarded to Daniel Stephans, AIA. |
| The 2021 Historic Preservation Award has been awarded to the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance for their work on Soldiers Home. |
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| The 2023 Historic Preservation Award has been awarded to the City of Eau Claire for the High Bridge Project. |
| A 2023 Honorary Historic Preservation Award has been awarded to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center for Preservation of the Mary Nohl Art Environment |
| The 2022 Historic Preservation Award has been awarded to Jim Bokern for his work documenting and interpreting CCC Camp Mercer. |
| A 2022 Honorary Historic Preservation Award has been awarded in special recognition of the Dane County Sheriff's Office Dive Team. |
| First National Bank, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin |
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| 1873 building's character undermined by remodelings is restored to its Romanesque Revival glory. |
| The 2017 Historic Preservation Award has been awarded to Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Service |
| With resourcefulness and ingenuity, Wisconsin’s historic preservationists have raised millions of dollars to protect the state's historic past. |
| Adam and Mary Smith House, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |
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| Ornate masion slated to be deomolished is saved using Historic Preservation Tax Credits, relocated, and becomes centerpiece of new housing development. |
| Two 2020 Historic Restoration Awards have been awarded for work on the Danes Hall in Waupaca and Garver Feed Mill in Madison. |
| The 2022 Historic Restoration Awards have been awarded to the City of Madison and to MSI General Corp. |
| Christina Kuhl Block, Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
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| Before restoration, gray paint and blocked-in windows disguised half of the 1885 building's High Victorian design. |
| Jeffris Flats Apartments, Janesville, Wisconsin |
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| Janesville YMCA partnered with local bank to rehabilitate old building and establish housing for victims of domestic abuse. |
| Sustained Community Effort Turns a 1907 High School Building into a Thriving Arts Center |
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| Learn how a historic preservation group dealt with setbacks and conflicts to turn a deteriorating school building into a successful arts center |
| Preservationists, Hunters, and Government Officials Coordinate Efforts to Spare Bridges from Demolition |
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| An unlikely partnership of preservationists, hunters, and government officials spare historic bridges from demolition. |
| John Palo Homestead, Oulu, Wisconsin |
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| A 1909 Wisconsin northwoods log home rehabilitation preserves family heritage and an important piece of the state's history. Tax credits helped fund t |
| Copeland Service Station, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Using tax credits, a neglected 1938 Milwaukee gas station was reinvented as a coffee shop, preserving its Streamline Moderne style. |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Ralph Warner, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
| The 2022 Governor's Award for Archival Innovation has been awarded to the Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association. |
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