Chronology of Benchmark Dates of the Morelli House Project

March 1997 Acquisition of Whitehead House
June 19, 1998 Move of Whitehead House to temporary site 10th/Carson
Aug. 31, 1999 Purchase of lots, 9th and Bridger
July 25, 2000 Whitehead House Fire
Sept. 30, 2001 Morelli House acquired and moved to 861 E. Bridger Ave
Sept. 2001 State Registry of Historical Places
April, 2002 Soil Remediation Completed
May 2, 2002 Morelli House placed on permanent foundation
Oct. 2003 Certificate of Occupancy granted
Nov. 2003 Junior League moved into Morelli House
Sept. 2006 Interior Restoration: Phase I
Feb. 2007 City Registry of Historical Places
Feb. 2007 Kagan Furniture donated
April 9, 2007 Public Debut, Public Program begins
April 9, 2007 AIA Livable Las Vegas Award
April 9, 2007 Congressional Citation
April 9, 2007 Senatorial Citation
April 9, 2007 City of Las Vegas Plaque of Appreciation
May 2, 2007 State of Nevada Preservation Award
May 16, 2007 City of Las Vegas Preservation Award
Oct. 2006 Interior Restoration: Phase 2
Jan 11, 2007 Mayor’s Urban Design Award
Jan 31, 2008 Kagan Book Signing Event
March 2008 Public Program Project adopted as official committee
May 2008 The Morelli House booklet published
June 1, 2008 Public Program begins under Sustainers direction
Jan. 2009 Restoration completed in compliance with US Secretary of
the Interior Standards of Rehabilitation for Historic Structures
April 2, 2009 Morelli and His Music Program
June 3, 2012 National Register of Historic Places
October 11, 2012 Congressional Citation
September 20, 2014 Mayoral Proclamation: “Sands Copa Connection Program Series Day
April-Oct 2014 The Sands Copa Connection Program Series
March 26, 2015 Nevada Outstanding 2014 Humanities Project Award for its Copa Connection Series

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