<P> Spadina Museum was jointly awarded the Peggi Armstrong Public Archaeology Award along with the Ontario Heritage Trust in 2004 . </P> <P> Spadina Museum was awarded the Ontario Museum Association Award of Merit in conjunction with Dawn Roach Bowen for their Black History Month programme Meet Mrs. Pipkin in 2002 . Mrs. Pipkin was a laundress at the Spadina house in the 1860s, where she came after escaping slavery in the United States . </P> <P> "Spadina Museum was nominated for the 2013 Toronto Heritage Award in the William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship category" </P> <P> This award category was created to honor the owners who restored structures or buildings that, either have existed for 40 years or more or are included in the inventory of "Toronto's Heritage Properties". The jury who decides on the winners of the award, focus on several different aspects such as; whether the new building or structure meets current needs, was restored using the appropriate materials, kept a significant portion of the original building's design, use of sound conservation and of course quality of craftsmanship . </P>

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