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"Proving that no hurdle is too high or task too great, the 17 winners of the 1994 Honor Awards are the embodiment of preservation's diversity and vitality," Moe said.
Since 1991, the University has poured millions of dollars into restoring the Yard, and earlier this week, the project received an award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation at a conference in Boston.
The Yard restoration project was one of 17 entries to be recognized with a 1994 National Preservation Honor Award, according to Elizabeth F. Jones, Director of Preservation Programs at the National Trust.
The restoration project was one of 111 submissions, Jones said. An advisory committee--comprised of architects and members of historical preservation and heritage societies from across the country--began reviewing applications in July, she said. Judges reviewed slides and black and white photographs of all of the prospective sites.
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