Congratulations to our 2019 Award recipients
Honor awards
Preservation Pennsylvania was honored to present the 2019 Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards listed below in honor of exceptional work in the field of historic preservation. Awardees were nominated by their peers. The ceremony took place during the 2019 Pennsylvania Statewide Conference on Heritage at Wilson College in Chambersburg. Photos are available for download in our Flickr album.
F. Otto Haas Award
William Fontana
Pennsylvania Downtown Center
(Dauphin County)
Henry A. Jordan Award
Eugene L. DiOrio
(Chester County)
chairMAN's Award
Cumberland County Historical Society
(Cumberland County)
SPECIAL FOCUS AWARDS
RALPH MODJESKI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TRANSPORTATION DESIGN, PRESERVATION AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Frankford Avenue Bridge over Pennypack Creek, Philadelphia
(Philadelphia County)
HONORING: PennDOT Engineering District 6-0; TranSystems; Loftus Construction
PUBLIC IMPACT
820 12th Street, Altoona, formerly the Dunmire Printing Building
(Blair County)
HONORING: A Better Address, Judy Coutts, Owner/Architect; Pyramid Engineering, PC; Fanale White & Associates
Lincoln Square Train Shed/Sprouts Market, Philadelphia
(Philadelphia County)
HONORING: KIMCO Realty; Alterra Property Group LLC; MIS Capital LLC; Kelly/Maeillo Architects.; INTECH Construction
Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia
(Philadelphia County)
HONORING: EB Realty Management (owner); Atkin Olshin Schade Architects; Powers & Company, Preservation Consultant; David Chou & Associates; Concord Engineering Group
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AWARDS - REHABILITATION
Abigail Vare Lofts, formerly Abigail Vare School, Philadelphia
(Philadelphia County)
HONORING: 1619 East Moyamensing Investment Partners; The Concordia Group; The How Group; Atlantes Architects; Powers & Company, Inc.
Baum Building, Philadelphia
(Philadelphia County)
HONORING: Brickstone Realty Corp.; SgRArchitects; DiGenova Associates; Cooke Brown Structural Engineers;
Urban Technology, Inc.; City Center Construction
Blair County Courthouse, Hollidaysburg
(Blair County)
HONORING: Blair County Courthouse Preservation Oversight Team; John Rita, PA-AIC;
David Albright, AIA, LEED AP, Albert Michaels Conservation, Inc.
Civic Theatre of Allentown, Allentown
(Lehigh County)
HONORING: Mills + Schnoering Architects, LLC; Alvin H. Butz, Inc.; Harrison - Hamnett, PC; Stages Consultants, LLC; The Lighting Practice; C & B Consulting Engineers; LLC; Keystone Preservation Group; Becker & Frondorf; EverGreene Architectural Arts
Embreeville Scale House, Newlin Township
(Chester County)
HONORING: Amy and Lee Trainer, owners; Daniel Campbell, AIA; Graybill Custom Builders
Katsafanas Coffee Building, Pittsburgh
(Allegheny County)
HONORING: Q Development; Pfaffmann + Associates; Schneider Engineering;
Iams Consulting LLC; Anthony Purcell; Mistick Construction
Kingfly Spirits, Pittsburgh
(Allegheny County)
HONORING: Mark Willson, Blake Ragghianti, owners; Margittai Architects; MM Marra Construction; Iams Consulting
Ross Fording Road Bridge over Octoraro Creek, Cochranville
(Chester County)
HONORING: PennDOT Engineering District 6-0; HDR; Loftus Construction
Willock House, Pittsburgh
(Allegheny County)
HONORING: Q Development; Pfaffmann + Associates; Iams Consulting LLC; Schneider Engineering; Weisshouse;
James Construction
Yarn Factory Lofts, formerly Wilde Yarn Mill, Manayunk
(Philadelphia County)
HONORING: Urban Conversions, owners; JKRP Architects; Ruggiero Plante, Blank Rome Lawyers; Carlisle Tax Credit Advisors; Berks Ridge Company Enterprises; Under Construction; Mural Arts of Philadelphia
construction project awards - restoration
Ha’Penny Barns, Oley
(Berks County)
HONORING: Peter and Pam Barbey, owners; Kautter & Kelley Architects; Barton Associates
Palm Court, Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh
(Allegheny County)
HONORING: Montgomery Smith Inc.; Renovation Services Incorporated
William Brinton 1704 House, Chadds Ford
(Delaware County)
HONORING: Brinton Association of America, owner; John Milner Architects, Inc.; Griffiths Construction, Inc.;
Mattia Exteriors; Northridge Masonry; ServiceMark, Inc.;
Integrations Electric, Inc.; Ralston Shop, Inc.
Initiative awards
COMMUNICATION
Delaware Canal Vision Study, DCNR, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(Bucks & Northampton Counties)
HONORING: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Simone Collins Landscape Architecture; Harris Steinberg, AIA; Delaware Canal 21; Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor; William Penn Foundation
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Friends of Sellers Hall, Upper Darby
(Delaware County)
HONORING: John Milner Architects, Inc.; Hanson Fine Building and Preservation
EDUCATION
Neighborhood Preservation Toolkit, Philadelphia
(Philadelphia County)
HONORING: PennPraxis; Saygrid
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
300 South Philip Street, Philadelphia
(Philadelphia County)
HONORING: City of Philadelphia Streets Department; Gilmore & Associates;
KMJ Consulting; Olivieri & Associates; JMT
STEWARDSHIP
Lancaster Central Market, Lancaster
(Lancaster County)
HONORING: Central Market Trust; Hammel Associates Architects, LLC
Yeakel Cemetery Preservation Committee, Wyndmoor
(Montgomery County)
HONORING: Schwenkfelder Church, owner