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Marquette Grandview project wins esteemed award

MARQUETTE, MI--   A Marquette rehabilitation project has won a state award. 

The transformation of the former Holy Family Orphanage into Grandview Marquette Apartments has garnered a 2018 Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation. The honor is given to projects that reflect a commitment to the preservation of Michigan’s unique character, its archaeological sites, and the historic structures that document the state’s rich past.

Receiving the award will be Home Renewal Systems, LLC; Community Action Alger Marquette; Barry J. Polzin Architects, Inc.; Wolverine Building Group; North Coast Community Consultants, LLC; and Scheuren & Associates, LLC.

An awards ceremony will be held May 1 at the Michigan Capitol.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.