The City of Woodland is known throughout California for its architecturally significant and historic homes. The Heritage Home Awards (HHA) and Historic Preservation Awards (HPA) are an ongoing community tradition that publicly recognizes historically significant homes and buildings in Woodland, as well as the people and organizations who help preserve them.
Honorary Award
The Heritage Home Awards and Historic Preservation Awards are purely honorary and impose no requirements of any kind on either present or future property owners. This award has no relation to the National Register for Historic Places or the California Register of Historic Resources. These are separately regulated designations.
Guidelines
Each year the Planning Commission selects recipients for the award from nominations submitted by community members. The awards are presented by the Planning Commission to the current property owners in an informal ceremony at City Hall.
Buildings nominated for Heritage Home Awards or Historic Preservation Awards must meet eligibility criteria, as outlined in the documents below:
Buildings nominated must meet the criteria of two out of three categories: Historic Significance, Architecture, and Recent Projects
Diverse Architecture
To date more than 100 Heritage Home Awards have been presented to Woodland homes. These homes, whose dates of construction range from 1862 to 1962, typify Woodland's rich and diverse architectural resources. Architectural styles of previous awardees include: