2023 Preservation Awards
Dupont Circle Conservancy
Washington, D.C.
For a distinguished record of advocacy to protect and preserve the architectural heritage of the greater Dupont Circle area in Washington, D.C., and for innovative and stimulating educational programs.
The Dupont Circle Conservancy, founded in 1978, serves as a consultative organization for the purposes of reviewing proposed demolitions, new construction, or exterior alteration of any contributing structure in neighboring historic districts, including the Dupont circle, Massachusetts Avenue, Strivers Section, and Greater U Street historic districts. The districts embrace some 5,700 commercial, residential, and institutional buildings, largely constructed between 1870 and 1928. Architects, architectural historians, historians, planners, lawyers, and citizens volunteer to provide expertise and resources for those communities. The group has published an instructive brochure and map and also maintains an informative website.
Historic Seattle Preservation and Development Authority
Seattle, WA
For a distinguished record of education, advocacy and preservation and for innovative and stimulating educational programming.
Historic Seattle Preservation and Development Authority, a 501(c)(3), celebrates the 50th year of its founding. The threefold task of education, advocacy, and preservation finds expression in a variety of publications, lectures, tours, and an awards program, offering technical assistance to individuals, neighborhood groups, and design professionals involved in advocacy for historic structures and districts. Preservation work involves actual acquisition, rehabilitation, and management of historic properties. A number of Seattle’s comparatively few surviving 19th century residences and apartment buildings have been preserved and given new life through the work of Historic Seattle.
The Hope Building
131-135 Duane Street, New York, NY
For an exacting and meticulous exterior restoration of the 1861/62 Hope Building at 131 Duane Street, New York.
The Hope Building, 131-135 Duane Street, New York, was originally constructed during 1861/62 by an unidentified architect for Thomas Hope, president of a dry goods wholesaling firm. Six stories high, and now a mixed use loft building, it is a contributing building to the Tribeca South Historic District. The current project involved considerable repair and restoration of marble, sheet metal cornice, and cast iron storefront. Walter B. Melvin, Architects, managed the project with Jonathon Schloss, design architect.
The Gerken Building
90 West Broadway, New York, NY
For the complex rehabilitation of the elaborate terra cotta exterior of the 1896 Gerken Building at 90 West Broadway, New York
The Gerken Building, 90 West Broadway, New York, was originally designed and constructed by architects Harding & Gooch in 1896. The restoration project involved significant repair, restoration, and sometimes replacement of deteriorated, damaged, or missing historical terra cotta elements. Creative efforts conserved as many of the original elements as possible. Walter B. Melvin, Architects, oversaw the complex project.