This award is given on an annual basis at the Lincoln County Chamber Banquet. The committee set forth the following criteria that the award will be consistently based upon:

1. Business follows criteria listed in Design Committee's function statement: To strive in getting Main Street to its original appearance utilizing and following the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation; To capitalize on its best assets and historic buildings; To create an inviting atmosphere through window displays, parking areas, signs, sidewalks, streetlights, and landscaping.
2. The business has complied with historic preservation design guidelines as set forth by the Stanford ARB.
3. The business has enhanced the historical integrity of the downtown community. 
4. The business has made a difference in economic well-being of the Renaissance Area.
5. The business completed its renovations within year that award is being given.

2008 Design Impact Award - former Buzz Walker Building
         Honorable Mention - Stanford Baptist church
2007 Design Impact Award - Kentucky Soaps & Such
2006 Design Impact Award - Eye Health of Stanford
2005 Design Impact Award – Robert R. Baker, Attorney,   306 W. Main St.
2004 Design Impact Award – Stanford’s Streetscape Project
2003 Design Impact Award – Jess & Angela Correll, 100 W Block
2002 Design Impact Award – Gabriel’s Diner
2001 Design Impact Award – Coleman’s Drug Store