Awards

Orange brick Victorian with wrap-around porch

New Prairie Construction’s commitment to preserving our historic structures has resulted in numerous Heritage Awards from the Preservation and Conservation Association of Champaign County:

Respectful Addition Heritage Award for the exterior repair and kitchen addition of a 1927 Spanish Colonial Revival; Champaign, Illinois (2013)

Residential Heritage Award for the exterior restoration of the 1881 Dickson Farmstead; Mahomet, Illinois (2013)

Respectful Addition Heritage Award for the exterior restoration and roof addition of a 1925 Spanish Colonial Revival; Urbana, Illinois (2013)

Residential Heritage Award for the exterior restoration of a 1911 home near Carle Park; Urbana, Illinois (2012)

Residential Heritage Award for the whole house restoration and renovation of a 1929 home near Carle Park; Urbana, Illinois (2011)

Residential Heritage Award for the renovation of the siding on a 1950s Japanese-style home; Champaign, Illinois (2011)

Landmark Heritage Award for the phase III restoration of the Orpheum Theatre /Children’s Science Museum auditorium; downtown Champaign, Illinois (2010)

Traditional Construction Heritage Award for the construction of the Straw Bale House; Urbana, Illinois (2008)

Residential Heritage Award for the renovation of West Farmstead; Sidney, Illinois (2008)

Landmark Heritage Award for the remodel of the McDowell House, an 1874 Victorian Italianate homestead of solid masonry; rural east Illinois (2007)

Commercial Heritage Award for the remodel of the building housing Robert’s Fine Jewelry (formerly Norman’s Jewelers); downtown Champaign, Illinois (2003)

Adaptive Use Heritage Award for the phase II renovation of the Orpheum Theatre, now the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum; downtown Champaign, Illinois (2000)

Heritage Landscape Award for the construction of the pergola behind the former Wilbur Mansion; Old Town Champaign, Illinois (1999)

Landmark Heritage Award for the renovation of the former Wilbur Mansion; Old Town Champaign, Illinois (1998)

– 2011 YWCA Leadership Award for Business for New Prairie’s commitment to “train, hire, and promote women in the construction industry.”

– Voted “Best General Contractors” by readers of The Octopus and The Paper (Champaign – Urbana’s alternative weeklies) in 1999, 2001, and 2004 (the only years the category was offered).

– In September 2008, New Prairie’s straw bale house in Urbana was featured on 190 North, an eclectic television program out of Chicago. The show featured eco-friendly products and ideas. You can watch it online by going to their website, http://www.190north.com/, clicking on the “Info” button, and choosing the September 14, 2008 show.