RAPID CITY, S.D. — According to the Rapid City Municipal Government Facebook page, three local recipients were recognized this week with the 2025 Norm E. Nelson Preservation Achievement Awards during Monday’s Rapid City Council meeting.

Council Vice President Pat Roseland also shared a mayoral proclamation declaring May as National Historic Preservation Month.

According to the city’s social media post, the Rapid City Historic Preservation Commission selected the recipients for their work restoring and rehabilitating historic structures while preserving the character and history of the community.

The 2025 award recipients include Copper Canyon Homes for restoration work on the “Zack Holmes House” at 818 Saint James Street, John and Sherri Raforth for rehabilitation work on a West Boulevard District home at 926 Quincy Street, and Hills Properties for façade improvements at 510 Saint Joseph Street in the Downtown Commercial Historic District.

The proclamation shared by the city states historic preservation helps manage growth, revitalize neighborhoods, foster local pride and maintain community character while improving livability.

The awards are named after Norm E. Nelson, a founding member of the West Boulevard Association who spent years documenting neighborhood historic homes and serving on the city’s Historic Preservation Commission and Historic Sign Review Committee. According to the city’s Facebook page, Nelson also owned a local print shop and worked as both a college professor and public school teacher before his death in 2009.