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The Cathedral Area Preservation Association
The Cathedral Area's Premier Source for Neighborhood and Historic Preservation Information

 

Joliet Neighborhood Group Honors Local
Family for its Preservation Efforts

The Cathedral Area Preservation Association (CAPA) will present its 4th Annual Local Historic Preservation Award to Ken and Carol Pritz at the May 7th Joliet City Council meeting by the CAPA Board of Directors.

The Preservation Award honors individuals and institutions that have played an outstanding role in preservation projects, either by actually doing the projects, being an advocate for them or setting public policy to facilitate preservation.

According to CAPA President, Kurt Schackmuth, the Pritz family is very deserving of this honor. "The Pritz family is to be commended for the outstanding work that they have done to restore and preserve the Jacob Henry Mansion and for their consistent efforts to make the city of Joliet a more preservation-minded community." The CAPA Board of Directors cited several reasons why the Pritz family will be presented with this award:

¥ The purchase and renovation of the Jacob Henry Mansion almost 20 years ago when it was a significant risk to attempt such an ambitious and comprehensive restoration of the structure.

¥ The successful use of the Jacob Henry Mansion as both a banquet facility and a beautiful example of historic preservation at it's best. ¥ The extraordinary foresight exhibited by Ken Pritz in the 1970's for his advocacy of down-zoning in the Cathedral Area.

¥ The Pritz family's unwavering commitment to down-zoning in the Cathedral Area, where they have lived for over 30 years.

¥ Their generous and dedicated leadership in the City of Joliet business community and their involvement in and support of the Cathedral Area Preservation Association.

The CAPA Local Preservation Award was created in 1999 as part of CAPA's support of National Preservation Week which is sponsored each May by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. National Preservation Week is May 12-18, 2002. Past recipients include Barb Newberg, City Planner for the City of Joliet, Russ + Carlson Architecture and Mayor Arthur Schultz and the City of Joliet.