CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE
2022 Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards
The Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards are an annual celebration of excellence that began in 1979.
We celebrated this year's honorees on Tuesday, November 15 at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester (Chester County).
Honor Awards
F. Otto Haas Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Historic Preservation
Preservation Pennsylvania Ruby Anniversary Retrospective of Four Decades of Leadership in the Field
Henry A. Jordan Award for Outstanding Historic Preservation Efforts at the Local Level
Royal Square Development & Construction
(York County)
Chairperson’s Award for Demonstrated Leadership in Historic Preservation
Tom and Heather Papinchak, Polymath Park
(Westmoreland County)
Leadership Awards
People Saving Places Award
In Honor of Preservation Pennsylvania’s 40th Anniversary
The Friends of the Sheepford Road Bridge and West Shore Historical Society
(Cumberland and York Counties)
Ralph Modjeski Award for Excellence in Transportation Design, Preservation and Archaeology
Bryn Mawr Avenue Bridges Rehabilitation Project
Bryn Mawr (Delaware County)
Honoring PennDOT Engineering District 6-0; TranSystems; Loftus Construction
Local Government
Luzerne County Courthouse
200 N. River Street
Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County)
Honoring Luzerne County; John Canning & Co., Ltd.; A+E Group JV
Philadelphia Public Services Building - PPSB
(Former Philadelphia Inquirer Building)
400 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)
Honoring: Tower Investments, Inc.; Powers & Company, Inc.; O’Donnell & Naccarato
Stewardship
Christ Church (Tower & Steeple Restoration)
20 N. American Street
Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)
Honoring Christ Church Project Committee; John Milner Architects; Haverstick Borthwick; Keast & Hood
Preservation Planning
Belmont/David M. Mayer House
1580 Fruitville Pike
Manheim Township (Lancaster County)
Honoring Delta Development Group, Inc.; Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County; Manbel Devco I, Limited Partnership; RGS Associates, Inc.; Ames Construction/Eby Exteriors; Bernardon; Belmont Investors, LLC; Hammel Associates Architects; Wohlsen Construction
Public Impact
For excellence in using a historic building as a catalyst to enrich a community
Columbia Market House
15 S 3rd Street
Columbia (Lancaster County)
Honoring Borough of Columbia; Hammel Associates Architects, LLC; Moore Engineering Company
Construction Awards
REHABILITATION
300-400 blocks of West 6th Streets
Erie (Erie County)
Honoring Historic Erie Restorations, LLC; Delta Development Group; Kidder Architects, LLC: Kidder Jefferys Construction, LLC; Jefferys Engineering, LLC
Elizabeth Furnace
2121 Furnace Hills Pike
Elizabeth Township (Lancaster County)
Honoring EFP, LLC (Craig & Bruce Coleman); Delta Development Group, Inc.; BubbDesign; Citadel DCA, LLC; Stable Hollow Construction
Main Street Bridge over SEPTA
Main Street
Sellersville (Bucks County)
Honoring PennDOT District 6-0; HDR, Inc.; Loftus Construction
PATH Center
1919 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)
Honoring PATH (People Acting to Help), Inc.; Powers & Company; Bloomfield and Associates Architects; Bruce E. Brooks & Associates; W.S. Cumby Construction
Roxian Theatre
425 Chartiers Avenue
McKees Rocks (Allegheny County)
Honoring Roxian Live, LLC; PWWG Architects; CJL Engineering; Schneider Engineering, LLC; Babichacoustics
Wilkinsburg Train Station
Hay Street at Ross Street
Wilkinsburg (Allegheny County)
Honoring Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation; Powers & Co.; MCF Architecture; SOTA Construction Services
RESTORATION
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church
916 S. Swanson Street
Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)
Honoring Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation; Materials Conservation Co, LLC
Warfield House
Gettysburg National Military Park, Millerstown Road
Gettysburg (Adams County)
Honoring the National Park Service; the Gettysburg National Military Park Structures Preservation Branch; Page; Silman
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- Recognition in Preservation Pennsylvania’s social media
- Acknowledgement of support in Preservation Pennsylvania’s November e-newsletter
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F. Otto Haas Award
Sponsored by A. Roy Smith
Henry A. Jordan Award
Sponsored by Mrs. Henry A. Jordan
Chairperson Award
Sponsored by Margaret B. Wallis
Ralph Modjeski Award for Excellence in Transportation Design, Preservation or Archaeology
Sponsored by Historic Erie Restorations, LLC
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- Recognition in Preservation Pennsylvania’s social media
- Acknowledgement of support in Preservation Pennsylvania’s November e-newsletter
- Business-level Preservation Pennsylvania membership
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$500 - Legend Sponsor
- 2 event tickets
- Logo displayed at event on sponsor welcome board and presentation screen
- Name or Logo with hyperlink displayed on Awards page of Preservationpa.org
- Recognition in Preservation Pennsylvania’s social media
- Acknowledgement of support in Preservation Pennsylvania’s November e-newsletter
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2021 Awards
Thank you to everyone who joined us to kick off our 40th Anniversary year.
We honored Jeff Marshall (Bucks County) and Sydelle Zove (Montgomery County) for their outstanding work.
Our keynote speaker was Bonnie McDonald of The Relevancy Project, speaking about the future of historic preservation.
Not able to attend? View the event video below and read our news post about the 2021 Preservation Pennsylvania Honor Awards.
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Updates on award recipients & Sponsors
Click a post below to read more!
pennsylvania historic preservation awards
Pennsylvania’s Historic Preservation Awards continue a tradition started in 1979 to honor excellence in preservation. The annual awards recognize significant contributions in the field of historic preservation made by both individuals and organizations. The Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards are presented annually by Preservation Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards were held as part of the Statewide Conference on Heritage and took place on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
If you weren't able to attend, click here to view the award ceremony.
Newsletter Archive/Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards
HONOR Awards
F. Otto Haas Award
In 1987, Preservation Pennsylvania established this award to honor their Past Chairman, F. Otto Haas (1915-1994), a noted preservationist and philanthropist. The award is a standing recognition of his service and contributions to historic preservation across the state.
Mr. Haas was a founding board member Preservation Pennsylvania, served two terms as Chairman of the Board, and was a valuable advisor to the organization until his death in 1994. His dedication to Preservation Pennsylvania and historic preservation in Pennsylvania still inspires us today.
This award honors outstanding individual or group achievements in the field of historic preservation over an extended period.
2021 Jeffrey Marshall
2020 Brenda Barrett
2019 William Fontana, Pennsylvania Downtown Center
2018 Natural Lands
2017 The Progress Fund
2016 Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office
2015 Thomas B. Hagen
2014 Paul M. Heberling
2013 A. Roy Smith
2012 Janet S. Klein
2011 Susan Star Paddock and No Casino Gettysburg
2010 John Milner, FAIA
2009 Robert and Ruth Bascom, Wharton Esherick Museum
2008 Partners for Sacred Places
2007 Rick Sebak
2006 Caroline E. Boyce
2005 Pennsylvania Heritage Parks Program, PA Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources
2004 Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee
2003 Charles Peterson FAIA
2002 John B. Rosenthal & Pennrose Properties
2001 Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr.
2000 Thomas Hylton
1999 Mary Werner DeNadai
1998 Louis J. Appell, Jr.
1997 Henry A. Jordan, M.D.
1996 Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
1995 Samuel Dornsife
1994 John Murtha
1993 Kurt Zwikl
1992 Hyman Myers
1991 Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
1990 The Pew Charitable Trusts, William Penn Foundation, Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation
1989 First National Bank of Pennsylvania
1988 Chester County Commissioners
Henry A. Jordan Award
This award is named for Henry A. Jordan (1936-2010), a former Preservation Pennsylvania Board Chairman and life-long supporter of the historic preservation movement.
In keeping with Henry’s belief that it is at the local level where real historic preservation occurs, this award honors outstanding historic preservation efforts at the local/regional level.
2021 Sydelle Zove
2020 Historic Gettysburg Adams County Barn Preservation Project
2019 Eugene L. DiOrio
2018 Astride McLanahan
2017 James L. Brown IV
2016 City of Lancaster
2015 Jacqueline J. Melander
2014 Salvatore J. Panto, Jr.
2013 Historic Harrisburg Association
2012 Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust
2011 John Andrew Gallery
2010 Thomas Potter, AIA
Modjeski Award
The Modjeski Award is named for Ralph Modjeski (1861–1940), considered "America's greatest bridge builder." He emigrated from Poland in 1876 at the age of 15. In 1885 he graduated from the School of Bridges and Roads in France at the top of his class. He went on to become a highly successful civil engineer and one of the twentieth century's most famous designers and builders of bridges, with nearly 40 bridges spanning the great rivers of North America. In 1930, Modjeski was awarded the Fritz Gold Medal, with a citation for his genius in combining strength and beauty. He was also honored by the Pennsylvania state legislature in 1966 by a resolution citing him as one of America's "greatest inventors."
In 1893, he started his own firm that became known as Modjeski and Masters when Frank M. Masters joined the firm in 1924. He remained professionally active until 1936, training succeeding generations of American bridge designers and engineers.
When an award was proposed to honor Excellence in Transportation Design, Preservation or Archaeology, the name Ralph Modjeski seemed a perfect fit to honor the very best in the transportation field.
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