Nominations open through March 2 for OKC Historic Preservation awards

Published on February 02, 2026

The Oklahoma City Historic Preservation Commission is accepting nominations through March 2 for a new awards program recognizing exceptional projects that celebrate and preserve OKC’s architectural heritage.  

An online nomination form is available at okc.gov/hp-awards.

“The Historic Preservation Awards celebrate efforts to preserve and revitalize the important places that tell the stories of Oklahoma City’s communities and heritage,” Oklahoma City’s Historic Preservation Officer Katie Friddle said.  

Individuals, organizations and property owners may submit nominations in one of six award categories:  

• Preservation Award – recognizing outstanding efforts in maintaining and preserving the character and integrity of a historic structure.
• Transformation Award – recognizing outstanding efforts to return a property to its historic condition.
• Adaptive Reuse Award – recognizing sensitive adaptation of a historic property to a new use.
• New Construction Award – recognizing sensitive in-fill new construction within a historic district or neighborhood.
• Historic Preservation/Historic Landmark Award – recognizing an outstanding project in a Historic Preservation/Historic Landmark District.
• The Colcord Award for Leadership in Preservation – individual or group advancing appreciation, advocacy and awareness of preservation.

Nomination criteria:  

• Nominations are open to any historic property in Oklahoma City, which may include buildings in a local or National Register district, an individual Historic Landmark or National Register-listed or eligible property, or otherwise deemed to be historically significant.
• Work to the building must have received all necessary approvals and be consistent with the historic character of the property.
• Projects must have been completed within the past 5 years.

The Oklahoma City Historic Preservation Commission is responsible for administering the City’s historic preservation program, including increasing public awareness of the value of historical, architectural and archeological resources through programs and recognition.

Oklahoma City has nine locally designated historic districts and nine individually designated historic landmarks, as well as more than two dozen National Register districts and over 150 National Register-listed individual properties. 

Details about an awards ceremony to be held in May will be available later.  

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