Preservation Awards
Hotel Henry, Richardson Olmsted Complex, Buffalo NY, Architect: Deborah Berke Partners. Photo credit: Christopher Payne.
Check back soon for information on the 2019 Preservation Awards, including information on nominating a deserving project!
Previous Award Winners
2018
Project of Distinction
Hotel Henry at the Richardson Olmsted Campus
Outstanding Commercial Project
Evergreen Lofts
Outstanding Commercial Project
The Sinclair
Outstanding Residential Project
Buffalo Harmony House, 3 St. John’s Place
Neighborhood Conservation
Town of Amherst Intensive Survey
Preservation Craft
Interior Cabinetry Restoration at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House
Outstanding Personal Contribution
Veronica Hemphill-Nichols
Education, Outreach, & Planning
Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor
Public Art & Landscape
Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Stewardship
The Robert Coles House, 321 Humboldt Parkway
2017
Outstanding Commercial Project
Turner Brothers Lofts; Schneider Development LLC, R&P Oakhill Construction, K-Arc Design Architect PLLC, Preservation Studios, First Niagara Bank
Outstanding Residential Project
656 Lafayette Ave; Tom and Melina Scime, McHugh Painting and Contracting, Brian Daddis, Lou Hanidman Services, Supreme Painting
Outstanding Community Service
International Chimney
Outstanding Public Building Project
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, Houses 2 and 3; Foit-Albert Associates, Botanical Gardens Society, Erie County Department of Public Works
Outstanding Public Building Project
US Customhouse; Wendel, City of Niagara Falls
Neighborhood Conservation
Richardson Olmsted Campus Core Project; Richardson Center Corporation
Preservation Craft
Buffalo Architectural Casting
Outstanding Personal Contribution
Monica Pellegrino Faix
Outstanding Personal Contribution
Steve Karnath
Education, Outreach, & Planning
Guaranty Building Interpretive Center; Hodgson Russ LLP, Flynn Battaglia Architects, Hadley Exhibits, Alfred State College
People’s Choice
“Greetings from Buffalo” Mural by Casey William Milbrand
2016
Outstanding Project
Lafayette Lofts
Five Hundred Seneca
Outstanding Community Project
Historic 1833 Buffalo Lighthouse Lens Project
King Urban Life Center
Neighborhood Conservation
Prospect Hill Historic District
Preservation Craft
Swiatek Studios
Outstanding Personal Contribution Towards Preservation
Richard J. Lippes
Education & Outreach
Preservation-Ready Sites
Rare Book Room- Buffalo and Erie County Public Library
People’s Choice
Tipico Coffee
2014
Preservation Craft
Boston Valley Terra Cotta
Media/Journalism
Buffalo Rising
Conservation/Stewardship
County of Erie & Erie Community College, the Old Post Office; Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, ECC President Jack Quinn, Flynn Battaglia Architects, Picone Construction, Grove Roofing, Morris Masonry, Jens Glass
Rehabilitation/Adaptive Reuse
The Giacomo (United Office Building); Ellicott Development Company, Carl and William Paladino City of Niagara Falls, USA
The Kronenberg Building; Tzetzo Companies, Silvestri Architects, Superior Construction
Landscape/Scenic Preservation
Mill Road Scenic Overlook; WNY Land Conservancy, Friends of Mill Road, Town of East Aurora
Preservation, Restoration, and Community Engagement
Schoolhouse #8, the Community of North Collins; Richard Taczkowski; David A. Willett; Senator Dale Volker
Individual Achievement
Jack Quinan
Lifetime Achievement in Preservation Spirit
Joan K. Bozer
Individual/Group Achievement
North Park Theatre; Thomas Eoannou and Michael G. Cristiano; Flexlume Corporation; Swiatek Painting
Preservation
Buffalo Zoo Heritage Farm; Buffalo Zoological Society, Foit Albert Associates, Peyton Barlow Construction Services
Rehabilitation
West Huron Lofts; The Kissling Interests; Carmina Wood Morris Architects; Peyton Barlow Co. Inc.
Stewardship
Westminster Presbyterian Church Campus
2013
Individual/Group Achievement
Kathleen Mecca; Buffalo Young Preservationists; Spree Magazine/Elizabeth Licata
Lifetime Service
Peter and Susie Flickinger
Preservation
Oakwood Cemetery Association; Days Park Block Club
Preservation Craft
Larry Fuchs, Roger Korsh, Robert Stetzko, and Sheet Metal Workers Local 71
Preservation/Preservation Planning
The Allentown Association, Inc.
Rehabilitation/Reuse
The Lafayette Hotel
Evans Bank (former Mennonite Meeting House)
Renovation/Adaptive Reuse
Remington Lofts on the Canal
The Calumet Building
Restoration
Friendship Fire Engine Silsby Restoration Project
The Albright Knox Art Gallery East Stair Project
Niagara Falls City Hall Main Stair Project
Stewardship
The Twentieth Century Club
Orchard Park Train Depot Crew
2012
Preservation Craft
Buffalo Architectural Casting
Preservation Spirit
Nathan Comstock, Jr. House – Odd Fellows Orphanage
Stewardship
Mary Holland, Buffalo Religious Arts Center
Rehabilitation/Adaptive Reuse
Lofts @ 136 – Alling Cory Building
Rehabilitation/Adaptive Reuse
Hedstrom Caretaker’s Cottages
Rehabilitation/Adaptive Reuse
Hiram Day Mansion
Neighborhood Conservation
Linwood Preservation District
Rehabilitation/Adaptive Reuse
223 Lafayette Avenue; Alex Kerns, Buffalo, NY
Preservation Planning/Reconstruction
Roycroft Campus Master Plan & Roycroft Powerhouse; Flynn Battaglia Architects & Roycroft Campus Corporation
Rehabilitation/Adaptive Reuse
ZeptoMetrix
Rehabilitation/Adaptive Reuse
Artspace Buffalo Lofts
Neighborhood Conservation
Christopher Brown
Preservation Journalism
Mark Sommer, The Buffalo News
2011
Education and Outreach
Grant–Amherst Business Association; Black Rock Historic District Photo Project, Buffalo
Landscape Preservation
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center; Schoellkopf Park, Niagara Falls
Rehabilitation/Adaptive Use
Karl Frizlen, Paul Johnson; 257 Lafayette Center, Buffalo
Stewardship
The Tatler Club; The Porter Mansion, Niagara Falls
Rehabilitation/Adaptive Use
Flynn, Battaglia Architects, CityView Properties, Margaret L. Wendt Foundation; Genesee Gateway LLC, Buffalo
Restoration
Clement and Karen Arrison; 35 Lincoln Parkway, Buffalo
Neighborhood Conservation
Volunteers of Concordia Cemetery; Concordia Cemetery, Buffalo
Education and Outreach
Patrick Kavanagh; Forest Lawn Cemetery Historian
Preservation Service
City of Buffalo Preservation Board; John Laping – Past Chairman (1998 – 2009)
2010
Neighborhood Conservation
The City of Niagara Falls, The Niagara Falls Preservation Commission, and Park Place Neighborhood Residents Neighborhood Conservation; The Park Place Historic District
Preservation Spirit
Rolland Development; 21 Hyde Park Blvd, Niagara Falls
Preservation Craft
John Gulick; J.A. Gulick Window Company
Rehabilitation
Schneider Development; The Warehouse Lofts; 210 Ellicott Street, Buffalo
Restoration
Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo
Stewardship
Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda
New Construction
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, Buffalo
Restoration
Brian Lewandowski and Sherry Campbell; 33 Lake Avenue, Lancaster
Planning
Richardson Olmsted Complex Master Plan
Preservation Service
Marge Thielman Hastreiter
Landmarker Award
Eric Stenclik and Steven Dietz
2009
Rehabilitation/Adaptive Reuse
Young & Wright Architectural; The East Utica Library/ Beverly A. Gray Business Services Incubator Project
Preservation Craft
Clinton Brown Company Architecture; Exterior Masonry Restoration by Morris Masonry at the First /Baptist Church of Newfane
Neighborhood Conservation
Prish Moran/ 212-220 Grant Street Project; Catherine Faust, Architect; The Sweet_ness 7 Café
Preservation Service/Leadership
Town of Clarence Certified Local Government Project
Education
Western New York Heritage Press/Magazine
Adaptive Reuse
Foit Albert Associates; Old Fort Niagara Visitors Center/ Army Commissary Rehabilitation
Restoration Stewardship
Flynn & Battaglia Architects; St. Paul’s Cathedral, Buffalo NY
Rehabilitation
Trautman Associates; Sisters of St. Francis Provincial House Rehabilitation, Buffalo, NY