Past Recipients District of Columbia Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation ______
2003
Preservation Week Awards:
Excellence in Preserving History – Shaw Heritage Trust
Excellence in Preserving a Residential Property – 1901 Vermont Avenue, NW
Excellence in Preserving a Commercial Property – True Reformer Building
Fall Awards Program:
Individual Lifetime Achievement – Teresa Brown
Excellence in Stewardship – The Historical Society of Washington, DC and The City Museum
Excellence in Community Involvement – Ivy City-Trinidad Citizens Association for the Alexander Crummell School The Rosedale Conservancy Avalon Theatre
Excellence in Heritage Education – Bloomingdale Boys Club The Ruth Ann Overbeck Capitol Hill History Project
Excellence in Communications – Elizabeth Weiner, Northwest Current
Excellence in Design – Old General Post Office/Hotel Monaco The Gallup Building 1209 O Street, NW
Excellence in Public Archaeology – Sidwell Friends School Archaeology Project
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award for Preservation Leadership – Capitol Hill Restoration Society
HPRB Chairman’s Award for Law and Public Policy – DC Councilmember Sharon Ambrose
DC Historic Preservation 25th Anniversary Award – Don’t Tear It Down/DC Preservation League
2004
Individual Lifetime Achievement – Charles Atherton
Excellence in Stewardship – Heurich House Foundation Adas Israel Synagogue
Excellence in Community Involvement – Washington Convention Center Authority Historic Preservation Fund 1132 Park Street, NE Façade Restoration
Excellence in Heritage Education – African American Heritage Trail Guide and Database
Excellence in Communications – Georgetown University Law Library: D.C. Historic Preservation Law Website Project
Excellence in Design – Bluemercury, Inc. – 1619 Connecticut Avenue, NW Stanton Development Corporation (National Capital Bank of Washington) Alban Towers Bryan School Lofts Terrell Place Clifton Towers
Excellence in Public Archaeology – The Louis Berger Group
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award for Preservation Leadership – District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services
HPRB Chairman’s Award for Law and Public Policy – District of Columbia Council Chairman Linda Cropp
2005
Lifetime Achievement – Charles A. Cassell, AIA
Excellence in Stewardship – Burrows House- Monte Corbett and Todd Monash, owners
Excellence in Community Involvement – George A. Didden, III
Excellence in Public Archaeology – Washington Canal Project
Excellence in Public Education – Homes of Color: The Magazine of African-American Living & Style “Respect for the Past: Living in the Present – A Guide to Preservation Work in Historic Georgetown” H-DC, Washington, D.C. History and Life
Excellence in Design – Stephen Decatur House Kitchen Restoration and Interpretation Cleveland Elementary School The Kennedy-Warren Apartments Olympia Apartments Caton’s Walk International Campaign for Tibet Headquarters Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals – National Museum of Natural History Naval Sea Command Headquarters The Jefferson at Penn Quarter Cityline at Tenley
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award – Monument Realty
HPRB Chairman’s Award for Law and Public Policy – Judge Rohulamin Quander
2006
Excellence in Stewardship – C. Dudley Brown
Excellence in Community Involvement – Dupont Circle Art on Call Project Tregaron Agreement
Excellence in Public Education – Deanwood History Committee The Adolph Cluss Exhibition Project
Excellence in Design: New Construction – Lofts 14 and Lofts 14 II
Excellence in Design: Restoration and Rehabilitation – Dunbar Theater/Southern Aid Society Building 1134 6th Street, NW
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award – District of Columbia Department of Transportation (Thomas Circle Restoration Project)
HPRB Chairman’s Award for Law and Public Policy – Bruce Brennan
2007
Excellence in Archaeology – Archaeology Survey at the Walter C. Pierce Community Park
Excellence in Community Involvement – DC Community Heritage Project of the Humanities Council of Washington, DC
Excellence in Public Education – DC Modern Symposium/DC Preservation League
Excellence in Design: New Construction – Sledmere House, 1000 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Excellence in Design: Restoration and Rehabilitation – Atlas Performing Arts Center Murch Elementary School Cupola Restoration Republic of Turkey Ambassador’s Residence Summit Grand Parc, 1500 I Street, NW Wisconsin Avenue Bridge Restoration
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award – Carroll Square, 921-935 F Street, NW
HPRB Chairman’s Award for Law and Public Policy – Elizabeth Rugaber, Esquire
Lifetime Achievement – John G. Parsons
2008
Excellence in Archaeology – Rock Creek Park Archaeological Study
Excellence in Stewardship – William L. Slayton House – Dan Snyder and Thomas Breit, owners
Excellence in Public Education – Dr. Carroll R. Gibbs East of the River Exhibit – Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Excellence in Design: Restoration/Rehabilitation and New Construction – The Columbia Residences of Washington, DC The Juniper Condominiums Parker Flats at Gage School
Excellence in Design: Restoration and Rehabilitation – 1441 Swann Street, NW – Susan Fulton, owner Lincoln Cottage and Visitor Education Center
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award – Foxhall Village Historic District Designation
HPRB Chairman’s Award for Law and Public Policy – District of Columbia Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray
Lifetime Achievement – Charles J. Robertson, III
2009
Excellence in Archaeology – Lost in Time: the Boy in the Iron Coffin (Smithsonian Institution)
Excellence in Community Involvement – Shaw Main Streets, Inc.
Excellence in Stewardship – Dumblane – Elizabeth Nottingham and the late R. Kendall Nottingham The Northumberland Apartment Co-operative
Excellence in Public Education – District of Columbia Neighborhood Heritage Trails Program
Excellence in Design: Restoration and Renovation – Chinese Community Church – 501 I Street, NW Preservation of Historic Monuments at Congressional Cemetery Takoma Park Library Ford’s Theatre
Excellence Rehabilitation and New Construction – 1155 F Street, NW
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award – The Old DC Courthouse
HPRB Chairman’s Award for Law and Public Policy – Andrea C. Ferster, Esquire
Lifetime Achievement – Colden “Coke” Florance, FAIA, LEED AP
2010
Individuals
Community Involvement and Advocacy – Richard T. Busch.
Stewardship – Cornelia R. Stokes – St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Archives Audrey Schwartz (posthumously) and Diane Tamayo – Methodist Cemetery Association
Education – Judith M. Capen, AIA
Residential Projects
19 4th Street, NE CITTA 50 -1450 Church Street, NW The Woodward Building – 733 15th Street, NW
Public Projects
The School Without Walls – 2130 G Street, NW Langston Terrace – 2101 G Street, NE Eastern Market – 225 7th Street, SE
Institutional Projects
Washington National Cathedral – 3101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award
American Pharmacists Association Headquarters – 2215 Constitution Avenue, NW
HPRB Chairman’s Award for Law and Public Policy
Tersh Boasberg, Esq.
Lifetime Achievement
Kathryn Schneider Smith
Honorable Mention
1228 9th Street, NW – BELL Architects, PC 907 11th Street, NW – Ginkgo Gardens 1001 F Street, NW – GTM Architects, Inc. 3417 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (Buddhist Cultural Center) – Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum
2012
Archaeology – Tudor Place Historic House and Garden Archaeology Project –1644 31st Street NW
Stewardship – Georgetown Neighborhood Library – 3260 R Street NW
Publications – Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Design Guidelines – 901 G Street NW
Design and Construction – 1724 Park Road, NW Bread for the City – 1525 7th Street NW DC War Memorial – National Mall Residences at St. Monica’s – 1342 Massachusetts Avenue SE
Affordable Housing – Fort View Apartments (6000-6050 13th Street NW), Hubbard Place (3500 14th Street NW), and Webster Gardens (124-130 Webster Street NW) Euclid Apartments (1740 Euclid Street NW) and Sorrento Apartments (2233 18th Street NW)
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award – Office of Public Education Facilities, District of Columbia Department of General Services, DC Partners for Revitalization of Education Projects, LLC for – Eastern High School (1700 E. Capitol Street NE) and Woodrow Wilson High School (3950 Chesapeake Street NW)
HPRB Chairman’s Award – The Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital and Friends of the Old Naval Hospital – 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
HPRB Chairman’s Award for Law and Public Policy – Dr. Gail S. Lowe Richard B. Nettler, Esquire
Lifetime Achievement – Tersh Boasberg, Esquire
Honorable Mention
Battleground National Cemetery – 6625 Georgia Avenue NW The Phillips Collection – 1600 21st Street NW Room and Board – 1840 14th Street NW Cleveland Park Walgreens – 3524 Connecticut Avenue NW
2013
Archaeology – War of 1812 Archaeology Projects: U.S. Reservation 520 and Eastern Avenue Extended
Stewardship – The Clara, 301 M Street and 1202 3rd Street, NW Meridian International Center, 1630 Crescent Place, NW
Education – Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies
HPRB Chairman’s Award – The Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW
Volunteerism and Community Involvement – John D. Bellingham, FRICS, FCIOB, FAIC, CEnv
Design and Construction – Brownley Building, 1309 F Street, NW Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church/901 K Street, NW, 900 Massachusetts Avenue and 901 K Street, NW Embassy of the Republic of Argentina, 1600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW O and P Streets Rehabilitation Project, Georgetown Peirce Mill, 12375 Tilden Street, NW
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award – National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Individual Lifetime Achievement Award – Ann Hughes Hargrove
2014
Archaeology and Education – Saint Elizabeths Hospital Campus
HPRB Chairman’s Award – Francis L. Cardozo High School, 1200 Clifton Street, NW
Design and Construction – 1925 6th Street NW Arch Square, 801 7th Street, NW DAR Library Reading Room Lay Light Restoration Project, 1776 D Street, NW LeDiplomate Restaurant, 1601 14th Street, NW Meridian Public Charter School/Harrison School, 2120 13th Street, NW Northern Exchange, 1401 14th Street, NW Yuma Study Center/Convent of Bon Secours, 401 Yuma Street, NW
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award – Sherman Building Earthquake Recovery Project, Armed Forces Retirement Home, 3700 North Capitol Street, NW
Individual Lifetime Achievement Award – Douglas Jemal
2015
Public and Private Stewardship:
Design and Construction Northeast Library, 330 7th Street NW Clara Barton Apartment and Missing Soldiers Office, 437 7th Street NW
Stewardship Belmont Mansion-Eastern Star International, 1618 New Hampshire Ave NW
Community Service:
Volunteerism and Community Involvement Thomas W. Bower
Archaeology Charles H. LeeDecker
Education: A Grand Avenue Revival: Massachusetts Avenue Landscape History and Design Guide
Creating Housing Through Preservation:
Design and Construction House of Lebanon/Margaret Murray Washington School, 27 O Street NW
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award The L’Enfant Trust Historic Properties Redevelopment Program
Innovative Design and Adaptation: Design and Construction
Mekane Hiwot Medhane Alem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church/Old Engine Company 26 (Langdon Firehouse) 2715 22nd Street NE Nash Residence, 330 Adolf Cluss Court SE The George Washington University Museum/The Textile Museum, 701 21st Street NW
HPRB Chair Award R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center, 2730 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE
Lifetime Achievement:
Sally Lichtenstein Berk
2017
Stewardship: Cosmos Club Warne Ballroom Restoration, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue NW Grace Episcopal Church Sandstone Repair and Replacement, 1041 Wisconsin Avenue NW Potomac Boathouse Restoration, 3530 Water Street NW
Community Involvement: Yarrow Mamout Archaeology Project, 3324 Dent Place NW
Design and Construction: District of Columbia Boundary Stones, Perimeter of DC Washington Navy Yard Historic Watch Box Relocation, Navy Yard Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery, 901 Pennsylvania Avenue SE Hecht Warehouse at Ivy City, 1401 New York Avenue NE
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award: Washington Union Station Main Hall Restoration, 50 Massachusetts Avenue NE
HPRB Chair Award: Park View Field House, 2693 Otis Place NW
Individual Lifetime Achievement: Dr. James M. Goode
2019
Volunteerism and Community Involvement Bloomingdale Historic Designation Coalition
Archaeology Moxy Hotel, Washington, DC, 1011 K Street NW
Education Mapping Segregation in Washington DC Prologue DC, LLC
Design and Construction Patterson House, 15 Dupont Circle NW The Bell Tower at Stanton Park, 609 Maryland Avenue NE The Sanctuary, 819 D Street NE The Mission Apartments, 1350 R Street NW Uline Arena, 1140 3rd Street NE
State Historic Preservation Officer’s Award 700PENN, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
HPRB Chair’s Award Modernization of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, 3500 R Street NW
Individual Lifetime Achievement Award Robert C. Sonderman
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(Updated: 6/4/19)