Heritage Commission Preservation Awards 1979 to 2021
1979 – 1st Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Mary Patterson- Friends of Caleb Pusey o Hilda Lucas- Marple Newtown Historical Society o Elizabeth Hess- Historic Sites and Preservation Study Organization o Historic Upland o Friends of The Grange- preserving and restoring the Grange Restorations o Baird and Bird Realtors- Adaptive reuse of Sloan Mansion, Nether Providence o Media Art and Architecture Commission- Media Historic District zoning Written Materials o Rockdale – Anthony Wallace o Edgmont, the Story of a Township – Jane Levis Carter o A Rare and Pleasing Thing: Radnor- Demography and Development – Katharine H. Cummin
1980 – 2nd Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Mrs. Herbert O. Albrecht o Samuel Newsome o Margaret Johnson Organization o Concord Township Historical Society o Delaware County Community College Restorations o Arco Chemical Company – Square Tavern Written Material o Frank Lees – Media
1981 – 3rd Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Nancy V. Webster o Reverend David McQueen – Upland Borough o William Gray, Ogden House – Middletown Township Organization o Radnor United Methodist Church – Bicentennial of Church o Consortium of Women’s Groups – Grange Kitchen fund raising Restoration o Katherine McIlhenny – Cheyney Homestead o Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Dougherty – Hannum House o Rumford & Rumford – Brooke Row, Media Written Material: o Suburban and Wayne Times – Black oral history series
1982 – 4th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Keith Keyser – Marple Newtown Jr. High teacher o Edward Hinderliter – volunteer archaeological and architecture work o Elizabeth Ann Gilbert – volunteer with the Grange Organization o Girl Scouts of Del. County, Tercentenary Badge Projects o Chester High School & William Dobbs – history of Chester Restoration o Ponns & Thomas Company – Lighthouse in Essington o Henry Snowden Rigby – façade of Snowdens Dept. Store, Media Publication o Resource Protection Plan for the Coastal Zone . Cee Jay Frederick & Assoc of West Chester o Calendar of historic buildings . Westinghouse Electric Corporation
1983 – 5th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Carl Chandler, Architect o Dr. Rickard E. Erickson, teacher Organization o Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Restoration o Jean Austin duPont o L. D. Dickinson, Realtor Publications o Pennsylvania: A Grant to Us and Our Heirs . Margaret Y. Petroskas o Oral History . Jeanne Molitor-LaRouche
1984 – 6th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Virginia M. DeNenno o Susan L. Lucas Organizations o Delaware County Historical Society, preservation of County data o Quaker Collection at Haverford College, preservation of Quaker information Restoration – Individual o John M. Dickey, Architect, influence on restoration of over 100 buildings Rehabilitation– Organization (commercial) o The Iannucci Family, “Crier in the Country” Restaurant Publication o Concord Township 1683-1983, Volume One . Dr. Robert P. Case, o The Papers of William Penn . Drs. Richard & Mary Dunn & Dr. Caroline Robbins
1985 – 7th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Karen Taylor o Paul Sanborn, teacher Organization o Daughters of the American Revolution Naturalization Committee o North Wayne Historic Committee (Brian Noell) Restoration o Mr. & Mrs. Hans Edward Solum, Jr., John Palmer House o The Judges Building Committee, Delaware County Courthouse o Gibbons, Buckley, Smith, Palmer & Proud Law Firm, rehab of their office Publication o The Rose Tree Families . Jane Levis Carter o Protecting Historic Properties . Brandywine Conservancy Special Recognition o Nancy V. Webster (Delaware County Planning Dept.)
1986 – 8th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Beulah Newlin Pennington, Concord Township Organization o Middletown Friends Meeting, created a museum in old school Restoration - Individual o Mr. & Mrs. Charles Sexton, Jr. (Joseph P. Maris home, Springfield) o Mr. & Mrs. Edward Begg (Simon Matlack House, Radnor) Restoration – Group o Wayne Hotel – Stephen Bajus, owner o West End Saloon – Arnold Pompei, owner o Elmwood Savings Bank – Lewis Walters, Pres. (Media) Publication o Middletown Township, Delaware County, PA . Henry S. Pearson Special Recognition o James C. Buckley, Editor and John E. Shenkle Cartographer of A Graphic History of Delaware County
1987 – 9th Annual Preservation Awards Organization o Middletown Township – 1686-1986 o Strawbridge and Clothier (Constitution Essay Contest) Restoration – Individual o Linda Kaat (Sweetwater Farm, Thornbury) o Dr. & Mrs. Angelo P. Angelides (Haverford) Restoration – Commercial o Wawa Dairy, Inc. (Pennell House) o Barrow Partnership\VPM Partners\Victoria Plush Mill Associates . “The Mills of Victoria” Publications o Jane Curtis, artist o 1777 Battle of Brandywine Driving Tour . Nancy V. Webster o Marple Township, the First One Hundred Years . Lucy Simler Special Recognition o Ted Pace (Pace One Restaurant and Country Inn, Thornbury)
1988 – 10th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Emma Marie and Mary Elynn Woodling o Clifford Lewis III Organization o Nether Providence Township, 1687-1987 o Ridley Township, 1687-1987 o Thornbury Township, 1687-1987 o Greater Lansdowne Civic Association – Lansdowne National Register Historic District Restoration o Mr. & Mrs. Remy Fox, 120 Allgates Drive, Haverford . Gregory Cooke, architect o Mr. & Mrs. Erik Raak, 388 Smithbridge Road, Chadds Ford . Frederick R. Zeitter, architect Publications o Bethel Township . George Walter Goodley
1989 – 11th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Alexis Anderson and Wayne Weaver, Ridley Sr. High School . American Studies Program Organization o Marcus Hook Community Development Corporation for St. Martins Church o Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades Adaptive Reuse – Individual o Mr. & Mrs. John Hartle, Brinton Barn and Carriage House, Thornbury o David & Jane Harry, James Marshall Cottage, Thornbury o Edward T. Hinderliter, architect o Steven and Adriana Persson, Worrall-Lewis House, Broomall Adaptive Reuse – Organization o Community Arts Center, Wallingford, Bertie Bonner, Architect o Dunn, Haase, Sullivan, Mallon & Cherner Law Offices, Media o Timothy Sullivan Publication o The History and Development of Upper Darby Township . Thomas J. DiFilippo Special Recognition o Lee Gershenfeld, Marple Township Code Enforcement Officer
1990 – 12th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Keith Lockhart, Ridley Park Organization o Media Borough Historic Archives Commission Restoration – Organization o Federal School (Haverford) o Robert L. DeSilets, Architect Restoration – Individual o Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Adams (Glen Mills) o Thomas & Beverly Booth (Bethel) o Robert & Frances Wallace (Springfield) Adaptive Reuse - Individual o Brian & Raymond Quinn (Havertown) o Mr. & Mrs. Frank Videon (Broomall) Adaptive Reuse – Organization o Environmental Management Center – Brandywine Conservancy o Lamb Tavern (Springfield) Publication o Delaware County Bibliography . Robert E. Carlson
1991 – 13th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Thomas R. Smith, Upper Darby Organization o Media Historic Preservation, Inc. Restoration – Individual o Richard & Cindy Cappelli, 240 School House Lane, Glen Mills o Joseph & Patricial Ceritelli, 8 S. Lemon St., Media o Margaret DeMarco & Joy Juliano, Pratt & Co., Glen Mills o Anastasios & Diane Sioutis, 2625 West Chester Pike, Broomall o Timothy & Marjorie Barnard, 186 Spring Lawn Rd, Glen Mills Restoration – Organization o Glen Mills Train Station, Thornbury Historical Society o Lower Swedish Log Cabin, Friends of the Swedish Cabin o Glen Mills School, Thornbury Adaptive Reuse o The Arcade, The Aspen Group, Inc., Upper Darby o 816 West Springfield Road, John C. Holsten and 816 Partners, Marple
1992 – 14th Annual Preservation Awards Restoration – Individual o Mr. & Mrs. Leon Chetty, Concord Township o Mrs. Michael Polnerow, 1734 Joseph Pyle House, Thornbury Restoration – Organization o Founders Hall, Haverford College, H2L2 Architects Reconstruction – Individual o Christine Townsend and Don Bak, Gradyville Post Office Program o Haverford Township Historical Society and Haverford School District . “Colonial Living Experience” Publication o History of Collingdale, 1891-1991 . James J. Powers
1993 – 15th Annual Preservation Awards Preservation Project – Organization o Dunwoody Octagonal School Program – Dunwoody Village o Elwyn Institute’s Historical Archives and Museum Adaptive Reuse o Mr. William Clinger, Concordville Barn o Charles Jesnig & Benedict Hurley, Fox Chase Inn, Newtown Publication – Organization o Historical Trees of Springfield . Garden Club of Springfield, o “Historic Thornbury Township” . Thornbury Township Historical Society, Video Publication – Individual o Robert O’Neill – articles in Philadelphia Inquirer
1994 – 16th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Matthew Nawn, Upper Darby Restoration – Individual o Cheryle Ruzek & James Griesemer, Lansdowne o Walter M. Strine – Media Theater Restoration – Organization o Concord Crossing Partners, Pyle Log House, Concord Township Adaptive Reuse – Individual o Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Lundquist, Barn at Hilloch, Chadds Ford Twp. Preservation Program\Project o 1704 Brinton House façade easement, Chester City Historical Society, Brinton Family Association o Newtown Township Historical Markers, Rotary Club of Newtown o Catalogue & preservation of early architectural Plans, The Greater Lansdowne Civic Association o State Historical Marker, Joshua Pusey House, Middletown Historical Society Publication o The History of Norwood . Keith Lockhart o Swarthmore Illustrated: A centennial History . Susanna K. Morikawa & Patricia C. O’Donnell o A History of Tinicum Township . Tinicum Township Historical Society o Pictorial Calendars of Upper Darby . Upper Darby Historical Society o Carol Creutzburg (“Suburban & Wayne Times”) and Carol Seraydarian (“Main Line Times”) – articles on local history
1995 – 17th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Nancy V. Webster Restoration – Individual o John & Susan Mehew, 2552 Central Avenue, Ogden o Susan & Larry Hyland, 315 Ridley Avenue, Ridley Park Adaptive Reuse o George & Linda Thompson, Baltimore Pike, Concord Twp. Publications o John Corr, Historic articles, Philadelphia Inquirer o Keith Lockhart, Histories of Glenolden and Prospect Park Boroughs Project\Programs o Media Elementary School, Rose Tree Media School District o Mills Project, Delaware County Historical Society and Delaware County Community College
1996 – 18th Preservation Awards Individual o Vicky Tuttle, Yeadon Cemetery o Angela Hewett, Friends of the Thomas Leiper House Restoration – Individual o John & Nora Carey, Nathaniel Walter House, Concord Twp Restoration – Organization o Middletown Presbyterian Church o Lansdowne Train Station, SEPTA Adaptive Reuse o Hallowell House, Mark Hallowell, Radnor Township o Miller House, Robert Linn, Media Borough o “The Old Mill”, Brandywine Asset Management, Michael Dever, Concord Publications o Robert Humble, Historic Cartoons in “News of Delaware County” o Chadds Ford Historical Society, Video, “Sharing the Spirit” Project o Aston Historical Society, Post Cards of historic photos
1997 – 19th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o George Cain, Upper Darby o John Graham, Ridley Creek State Park Restoration – Individual o Thomas & Kay Anderson, Samuel Hannum House, Concord Twp o Miriam & Stuart Reisbord, 2 Rabbit Run, Wallingford Restoration – Organization o Ridley Creek State Park, Cornog’s Bottom Barn o Collen Brook Farmhouse, Upper Darby Township o Taylor Evans House, Springfield Township Adaptive Reuse o Edgemont Township Building, Edgmont Township Publications o A Century of Spirit, A Centennial History of Radnor High School . Radnor High School Centennial Committee, Project o Media Historic Preservation, Inc., Minshall House and Historic Treasure Awards Leedom B. Morrison Award (City of Chester) o Restoration of 1724 Chester Courthouse, PHMC
1998 – 20th Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Beverly Rorer, Upper Darby o Susan W. Hauser, Chadds Ford Restoration – Individual o David and Lesley Berkeyheiser, William-Willis House, Concord Restoration – Organization o N. C. Wyeth House and Studio, Chadds Ford Rehabilitation – Individual o Thomas Gillespie, Pennell-Dickson Barn, Concord Adaptive Reuse o Coopersmith Garage, Nether Providence o Gayley Street Friends School, Media o Community Dispute Settlement Program Building, Media Publication o 75th Anniversary Committee of Rose Valley, Rose Valley o 75th Anniversary History, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Church, Tinicum Program o Thornbury Historic Walkway, Thornbury Historical Society o “Pioneer” Visit, Marcus Hook Borough Leedom B. Morrison Award (City of Chester) o Albert & Dinetta Palmer
1999 – 21st Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Lindy Constance Wardell, Darby Borough o Eleanore J. Dunbar, East Lansdowne Restoration o Kent Frederick, Chester Heights Rehabilitation o James and Ellen Williamson, Bethel Township Adaptive Reuse o Colin Mattis, Wayne Train Station o Sunrise Retirement Home, Joseph W. Parsons House, Middletown Publication o Dr. Robert Case and Virginia DeNenno, “Concord Township: Progress and . Prosperity in the Nineteenth Century” Projects o Lansdowne Monument Project, Lansdowne Civic Association Programs o DVCA Historic Sites Committee, Darby Creek Valley Association o Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation, Ridley Creek Park Leedom B. Morrison Award o Lovet and Janie M. Lawler, 329 Lloyd Street
2000 – 22nd Annual Preservation Awards Individual o Paul Dougherty, Aston Township Historical Society collection o Jayne Rabuzzi, Media Historic Preservation Society Rehabilitation o Nicklin Trimble House and Samuel Trimble Barn, Concord o Barnstormer Theater, Ridley Park o The Walden School, Media Preservation/Stabilization o Taylor/Frazer Ruins, Thornbury Township Publications o J. Roger Mitchell, “Mineral Hill” Programs o Childrens Historic Tours, Newtown Square Historical Society o Rick Nicolson, WWW.delcohistory, Projects o Bethel Township Preservation Ordinance, Bethel Township Preservation\ Society o Aldan Trolley Stop, Aldan Historical Commission Leedom B. Morrison Heritage Award o Community Action Agency, 807-809 Madison Avenue o Hyatt Hall Restoration, Widner University
2001 – 23rd Annual Preservation Awards For Private Rehabilitation o Twin Ash Farm, Ron and Sue Lafferty, Edgmont Twp For Commercial Rehabilitation o Speakman House, Dr. John Laskas, Chadds Ford Twp. For Non-profit Restoration o Newlin Grist Mill, Dr. Dabbs Woodfin, Markham Train Station o Grange Farmhouse and Designer Showcase, Friends of the Grange Individual – For advocacy in the field of preservation o State Representative Nicholas Micozzie Individual – For philanthropy o Walter Garrison Individual – For leadership in local preservation o Dave Anderson Special Programs/Special Projects o Marcus Hook Community Development Corporation for the Revolutionary War and Civil War Lecture Series Publication – on a municipality o Samuel Coco for Self-Guided Tour of Newtown Square Historic Sites Publication – by a student o Amy D. Petrosky – Hey Mom, There Were Indians in Our Backyard Publication – by a Non-profit o Angela Hewett – “Some of the Correspondence Between Thomas Leiper and Thomas Jefferson” Leedom B. Morrison Award o Exchange City – Junior Achievement Program in Historic Crozer Bank
2002 – 24th Annual Preservation Awards Construction – Restoration o Newtown Square 1895 Freight Station . Sam Coco . Sid Elston . Jack Grant o Robert Southery Log House . Dr. Mead Shaffer Construction – Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse o Cloud Vernon House . Toll Brothers o Newlin-Johnson House . Blair Mahoney – Brandywine Confer. And Visitors Bureau o Pennell House . Gerald and Kim Fink Construction – Rehabilitation o Black Oak Farm . Chris and Steve Melaugh o Viscose Village Townhouse . Mervin L. Boyer, Marcus Hook Commun. Dev. Corp. Outstanding Individual o Dongkyu “Don” Bak- Media Historic Preservation Society o H. Raymond Peden- Caleb Pusey House, Crozer Schoolhouse Leedom B. Morrison Award o Chester Transportation Center . J. Michael Olderman, SEPTA . Edward Agoos, Agoos & Lovera Architects
2003 – 25th Annual Preservation Awards Construction – Restoration o Former Inglenook Teahouse – Swarthmore Borough . Jim and Gladys Snively Construction – Rehabilitation and adaptive reuse o The Parsonage House . Dr. Leonard C. Guinta Construction – Reconstruction o Nitre Hall stucco and stair restoration . Haverford Township Historical Society Publications o Wallingford School: A Century to Celebrate 1902-2002 . Wallingford Elementary School o Thomas Pratt: An ‘Enterprising Man of Delaware County . Lawrence Smythe, Jr. Special Programs/Special Projects o Colonial Day . Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society o Delaware County Institute of Science . Alfred Palmer o Passport to History . Delaware County Historical Society Outstanding Individual o Trudy Carroll – Media o Pennie Nye Scott – Concord Township o Karen Taylor-Stewart – Upland Borough Leedom B. Morrison Award o Community Action Agency – 717 Fulton Street o Ollie Cherniahivsky & Associates
2004 – 26th Annual Preservation Awards Construction – Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse o LRS Construction, Inc. o 399 E. Baltimore Pike, Media Construction – Restoration o Frogs Frolic o Michael Campbell and Susan Garrison Special Project o Richard Green – Stain Glass Window at Penncrest High School o Tombstones & Spirits Project – Penn State Delaware County Campus, Middletown o The Soldier and Sailor Walk – St. Martins, Marcus Hook o Ceramic Historic Building replicas – Newtown Square Historic Preservation Society Publications o “Images of America: Haverford Township” o The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College: The First 75 Years o “The Valley” Newsletter of Darby Creek Valley Association Outstanding Individual o Marianne Drott Squyres- Concord Twp Historical Society o Jean Shiber- Sharon Hill Historical Society and Commission Leedom B. Morrison Award o Rivertown –Preferred Real Estate Investments, Inc.
2005 – 27th Annual Preservation Awards Construction – Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse o Media Armory – to Media Borough and Architect Robert Linn o Locust Hill Farm – Jay and Joanne Townsend o Jonathan’s Grill – John Ioannidis Construction – Restoration o The Jeremiah C. Brown House – Lance and Jami Panarello o The Summer Kitchen at the Grange – Friends of the Grange o “Houstonia” - Marc and Jami Lapadula Publications o Historic Card Set – Passport to History, Delaware County Historical Society o “Life in Addingham and Garrettford” by Thomas B. Smith o “The Church at Rutledge” – Mary Elynn Woodling Special Project o “Changing Times: Chadds Ford People and Places” – Chadds Ford Historical Soc. Outstanding Individual o H. Dabbs Woodfin – Concord Township o Delores Freeman – Chester City- Chester Pride Tours Leedom B. Morrison Award o Chester Water Authority, Chester City o Jack Swermann, Architect
2006 – 28th Annual Preservation Awards Construction – Rehabilitation o Robert Pyle House and Barn – Concord Township – Paul McLaughlin o Brick House Farm – Edgmont Township – Glenn M. White Builders Construction l- Restoration o Lewis Springhouse – Newtown Township – Nelson “Chip” Vaughan o 3590 Garnet Mine Road – Bethel Township – Rob and Patty Sykes Construction – Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse o Turners Mill – Chadds Ford Township Supervisors o Pierson Building – Media – Media Real Estate Publications o “Letters from Thomas Leiper to James Madison, 1805-1815” – Friends of the Leiper House o “This is a Town…Lansdowne” DVD – Lansdowne Civic Association o “Swarthmore Historic Walking Tour” – Swarthmore Historical Society o “Fairy Habitations of the Mimic City…” – Melissa Buchanan – Chester Heights Camp Meeting o “Images of America: Chester” – Chester Historical Preservation Committee Special Programs o “Once Upon a River” – Hedgerow Theatre Outstanding Individual o John Bullock – www.oldchesterpa.com o J. Mervyn Harris – Penn anniversaries Leedom B. Morrison Award o Rehabilitation of 615 W. 9th Street – Community Action Agency
2007 – 29th Annual Preservation Awards Construction – Restoration o Wentworth Estate, Radnor – Robin Mann and Christopher Busch Construction – Adaptive Reuse o “Hillwood”, Aston – Jerry and Kim Fink Publication o “Dunwoody Retrospective” Frederick A. Kramer o “History of Rutledge” CD – Mary E. Woodling Special Project/Program o Radnor Historical Websites – Gregory Prichard o Newtown Township Historical Preservation Website – Christopher Driscoll o Thornbury Township Historical Society o Thornbury Township Parks and Recreation Board o Ivy Mills – Willcox Family Outstanding Individual o Dr. Robert J. Plowman- Delaware County Archives Leedom B. Morrison Award o Rehabilitation of Chester City Hall for “City Hall Suites” o Peter Barrow, Sara Harris, Dunning and Associates.
2008 – 30th Annual Preservation Awards Outstanding Construction – Adaptive Reuse o Renovation and Adaptive Reuse of the Stable at the Alan H. Reed Estate by Archer and Buchanan Architecture, Ltd. Construction – Outstanding reconstruction o Twadell Springhouse Reconstruction- Upper Chichester Commissioner, Thomas Ferro Construction-Outstanding Restoration o Datto Barn Restoration -George and Catherine Datto o Leiper Presbyterian Church Outstanding Publication o Images of American: Marcus Hook-Patricia Ann Miller o “Retrospect” Column in Main Line Today Magazine-Mark Dixon o Charles E. Ellis, Forgotten Philanthropist, and His School for Girls-Thomas J. DiFilippo Outstanding Program/Project o “From Revolution to Restoration”-Temporary exhibit by Chadds Ford Historical Society o Sun Ship Exhibit and Lectures-David Kavanagh, President, Sun Ship Historical Society Outstanding Individual o Barbara Marinelli- Upper Darby Historical Society o Bridget A. McLaughlin Leedom B. Morrison Award o Edward Coleman, Director-Community Action Agency of Delaware County-For the Wesley House Emergency Shelter
2009 – 31st Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation-Adaptive Reuse o Ellis Preserve property and the Square Tavern (Newtown)- o BPG Development Co. Site Preservation-Restoration o Historic Grange Mansion Exterior Restoration (Haverford Township) . Awarded to Friends of the Haverford Grange o Restoration of the Yarnall home at 1111 Wilson Avenue (Edgmont Township) . Awarded to Mr. Ronald Dell Publications o Must Thee Fight . By Lynmar Brock, Jr. o Postcard History Series: Chester . Awarded to Chester Historical Preservation Committee Special Programs/Projects o Willows Cottage (Radnor Township) . Awarded to Friends of the Willows Cottage o Connections: A Timeline of Our History (Chester City) . Awarded to Widener University (Dr. Rachel Batch, Rebecca Warda, Jan Alexander, and Jill Borin) o Museum of Mourning Art (Upper Darby) . Awarded to Arlington Cemetery - Gary Buss & Elizabeth H. Wojcik Individual Achievement o Robert E. Seeley Leedom B. Morrison Award o New Beginnings Academy . Awarded to James Duffy
2010 – 32nd Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation-Rehabilitation o 2 Peter Gamble Drive (Concord Township) . Awarded to Mr. Art Sulzer and Ms. Elizabeth Gallagher o Blosinski Farm House (Edgmont Township) . Awarded to Dr. James Bonner o 3314 Saw Mill Road (Newtown Township) . Awarded to Mr. Jim Nappi Site Preservation-Restoration o Walden School (Upper Providence Township) . Awarded to Cynthia Wein, Head of the Walden School Publications o Mt. Zion Methodist Meeting, Established in 1808 . Awarded to Lindy Constance Wardell o Images of America-Sharon Hill . Awarded to Kathleen Clarke and Jean Shiber Special Programs/Projects o Llanerch Crossing Park (Haverford Township) . Awarded to Haverford Township Historical Society o Doors of Historic Thornbury Township . Awarded to Margaret Walker o “The Most Notorious & Colorful Characters of Delaware County” Lecture . Awarded to Aston Historical Society, Nether Providence Historical Society, Rose Valley Museum & Historical Society, and Nancy Webster Individual Achievement o Jim Higgins Leedom B. Morrison o “The George Raymond Papers” Exhibit . Awarded to Widener University Archives
2011 – 33rd Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation-Residential Rehabilitation o Rehabilitation of 12 E. Delaware Avenue, Marcus Hook . Awarded to Michael and Patty Manerchia Site Preservation-Non-Residential Rehabilitation o Rehabilitation of Eleven Victorian Cottages at the 1872 Chester Heights Camp Meeting, Chester Heights . Awarded presented to Pat Smith Site Preservation-Adaptive Reuse o Adaptive Reuse of the Concord Township Municipal Building . Awarded to Concord Township Site Preservation-Preservation o Preservation of the Darby Free Library . Awarded to Mr. Robert W. McCauley, AIA, Principal, UJMN Architects + Designers Publications o Bartram Covered Bridge: Spanning History . Awarded to George D. Conn, Christopher P. Driscoll, Eric D. Gerst, and Douglas P. Humes o Growing Up in Aston Mills . Awarded to Paul Dougherty o Images of America: Nether Providence . Awarded to Michele S. Davidson o Scenes Around Newtown Square: From the Not-so-distant Past . Awarded to Carol Schaeffer Special Project/Program o The History of Delaware County Website . Awarded to Keith Lockhart o “Middletown Mondays Lecture Series” . Awarded to Mary Anne Eves Youth o Bronwyn Livezey Individual Achievement o Kathleen Wandersee Leedom B. Morrison o “The Travelin’ Black History Museum” . Awarded to Twyla Simpkins
2012 – 34th Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation - Adaptive Reuse o Rehabilitation of the Rose Tree Tavern, Upper Providence Township . Awarded to Delaware County Council Site Preservation-Non-Residential Rehabilitation o Rehabilitation of the Rose Hip Barn, Thornbury Township . Awarded to April Margera o Morton Train Station Complex Restoration Project, Morton Borough . Awarded to SEPTA & Morton Station Preservation Committee, Mario Cimino, President Site Preservation-Residential Rehabilitation o Rehabilitation of Forge Hill, Chester Heights Borough . Awarded to Jerry and Kim Fink Site Preservation-Reconstruction o Reconstruction of Jimmy John’s Pipin’ Hot Sandwiches, Chadds Ford . Awarded to Roger Steward Publications o A Brief History of Nether Providence . Awarded to J. Mervyn Harris o Images of America: Middletown Township Delaware County . Awarded to Mary Anne Eves Special Program/Project o Legacies and Lessons: Western Delaware County Presents the Civil War at 150 . Awarded to Concord Township Historical Society o Historical Signs for the Darby Transportation Center . Awarded to SEPTA, Darby Borough, & Greg Pritchard o Historic Thornbury Township Timeline . Awarded to Thornbury Historical Society o The Ogden World War II Monument . Awarded to POST 951-Post Commander-Ed Keegan; Mike Hafich; Brian Quinney & RESEARCH TEAM– Jim Holland; David Holland; Ed Holland Historic Preservation Planning o Glenolden Historical Commission Leedom B. Morrison o Adaptive Reuse of the College Access Center of Delaware County
2013 – 35th Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation-Residential Rehabilitation: o Rehabilitation of 106 Ridley Avenue, Ridley Park Borough o Rehabilitation of the Carter/Weir Home, Aston Township Site Preservation-Non-Residential Rehabilitation o Preservation of St. Davids Road Bridge over Darby Creek, Newtown Township Site Preservation-Adaptive Reuse: o Preservation of the Odgen School House, Upper Chichester Township Site Preservation-Restoration o Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation Historic Restoration Program, Edgmont Twp Site Preservation-Architectural Detail o Restoration of the Lansdowne Theater Marquee, Lansdowne Borough Publications o Images of America: Upper Darby Township by the Upper Darby Historical Society Special Programs/Projects o Civil War Remembrance Day o Newlin Grist Mill Public Archaeology Program o Haverford Heritage Trail o Saving Sellers Hall Historic Preservation Planning o Scale Model Replica of Smedley Barn Individual Achievement o Grace Conran o Barbara J. Selletti Leedom B. Morrison Heritage Award o Black History Parade
2014 – 36th Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation-Adaptive Reuse: o Adaptive Reuse of Four Contiguous Buildings, Sharon Hill Borough Site Preservation-Residential Rehabilitation o Rehabilitation of the Mahoney House, Bethel Township o Rehabilitation of Louella Mansion, Radnor Township Publications o Images of America: Bethel Township, Delaware County by Elizabeth McCarrick and Faith McCarrick-Diskin with the Bethel Township Preservation Society Special Programs/Projects o Historical Society Videos o Deshong Park Commemoration Day-Inaugural Celebration o OcTrolleyFest o Americanism/Flag History Program o Development of “Early PA Life: Third Grade Tours” Individual Achievement o Robyn Young Leedom B. Morrison Heritage Award o Ruth L. Bennett House and Wilson Memorial Building
2015 – 37th Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation – Residential Rehabilitation o Sycamores, Marple Township . McFalls Construction LLC Site Preservation – Restoration o Reconstruction of the Smokehouse, Upper Darby Township . Norman Glass Site Preservation – Architectural Detail o Oak Lawn, Middletown Township . Steven Manning & the Middletown Township Historical Society Publication o Traveling through Time Coloring Book, Nether Providence Township . Mary Anne Fiebert, Shane Kennedy & Angela Hewett o Then & Now: Newtown Square . Janice Elston & Christopher Driscoll o Newtown Square Historical Society . Hanna Bottger o Images of America: Collingdale . Elizabeth MacGuire Special Programs/Projects o Renovation of the Virginia Merion DeDenno History & Educational Center . Ed Keane, Pennie Scott & Al Eelman Preservation Planning o Media Borough Design Guidelines . Media HARB, Media Borough Council, Randy Cotton & Katie Dune Individual Achievement o Noah Lewis o Barbara Burke o James L. Vankoski Youth o Daniel Kinard
2016 – 38th Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation – Architectural Detail o Restoration of Historic Lansdowne Theater’s Outdoor Lobby . Matt Schultz, Materials Conservation Company, and Mills + Schnoering Architects Individual Achievement o Patricia A. Theodore o Virginia Merion DeNenno o Clarissa Dillon Preservation Planning o Rose Valley Centennial Foundation . Andrea Detterline Publications o Chadds Ford: Then & Now . Phyllis Recca o Women in Penn’s Woods: A History of Women in Pennsylvania . Robyn S. Young Special Program/Projects o Aston Township Historical Society Museum . Betty Graham, Patricia Smith & Sheila Withelder Youth o Jenna Meile o John Lyons Leedom B. Morrison Award o The Wetherill . Debbie Desimone & David Dececco (Best Homes, DDJ, LLC)
2017 – 39th Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation – Adaptive Use o The Ballroom at Ellis Preserve . Stephen C. Finley Individual Achievement o Norma M. Winther o Dr. Mead Shaffer Publications o Williamson College of the Trades . Andrew Miller Special Program/Projects o History Tour of Western Delaware County . Cyndi Charney . Karen Micka o Norwood Senior History Award . Judy Anastasi o Colonial Day at Middletown Presbyterian Church . Sharon Reed o Historical Sites in Newtown Township Interactive Map . Catherine Spahr o Historic Newspaper Compilation . Keith Lockhart Youth o Marple Newtown High School Centennial Timeline . Michael Karpyn
2018 – 40th Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation o Moving and Restoration of Victorian Cottages and 1890’s Dormitory at Chester Heights Camp Meeting . Patricia Smith Publications o DVD produced for Friends of the Swedish Cabin . Friends of the Swedish Cabin o Living in Fisher’s Corner, Aston PA in the 1950s . Clarence Hickey, John MacFarland, R. Lee Smitham Special Program/Projects o Middletown Township Historical Society Museum & Office . Middletown Township Historical Society, Susan Mescanti, Steve Mescanti o Western Delco History Tour . Western Delco History Group Individual Achievement o Anthony Selletti o Twyla Simpkins Preservation Planning o Historic Eden Cemetery . Mina Cockroft Youth o “The Traveling Women’s History Museum” . Rachael McCullough Leedom B. Morrison Award o YWCA Chester
2019 – 41st Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation- Residential Rehabilitation o Smedley D. Butler Estate . David and Melissa Clark, Brett Hand, Mark Janiczek Site Preservation- Non-Residential Rehabilitation o Brinton 1704 House 2017/2018 Site Conservation Project . Brinton Association of America; John Milner Architects, Inc.; Griffiths Construction, Inc. Publications o The History of the Darby Library Company 1743-2018 The First 275 Years . Susan Borders, Jan Haigis, Darby Library Company o Hallissey! . A. Matthew Hufnal Special Program/Projects o Haverford Slide Project . Kathleen Case and Jacques Catudal o Scouting in Middletown . John W. MacFarland o Governor Earle Historical Marker . George Earle V and Earle family, Ashley Wilson Individual Achievement o George Sharretts Youth o Chester Heights Camp Meeting Cottage Restoration . Ryan Hayes Leedom B. Morrison Award o Andrew Turner Museum . Michael Gray, Sr. Lifetime Achievement o Merv Harris
2020 – 42nd Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation- Residential Rehabilitation o Renovation and Restoration of Price’s c.1914 Janney Residence . Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Barney; 20th Century Preservation, LLC; Keystone Preservation Group; John Reynolds Contracting; Joseph Acchione & Sons Construction Co. Site Preservation- Adaptive Reuse o Philadelphia Lazaretto Preservation Project . Tinicum Township Board of Commissioners, Lazaretto Preservation Association of Tinicum Township, Vitetta Architects o Media Men’s Club . Timothy Sullivan, Thomas Broadt, Lawrence Strohm, Linn Architects Site Preservation- Restoration o German Field Gun Preservation Project . Kurt Sellers; Barry Johnson; Fisher Tank Company; G. C. Zarnas & Co., Inc; World War One Delco o Lansdowne Theater Façade Restoration . Historic Lansdowne Theater Corporation, Materials Conservation, Atkin Olshin Schade Architects o Exterior Restoration of the Finley House . Radnor Historical Society, Frens & Frens, 18th Century Restoration o Grange Estate Lower Spring House Roof Restoration . Donald E. Reisinger, Inc.; Haverford Township, Pennoni Engineering, Friends of the Grange Publications o Precious Places Community Documentary Project . Twyla Simpkins, Tara Watts, Yes Center Chester, Scribe Video, Chester Housing Authority Special Program/Projects o Franklin Mint Time Capsule Recovery & Unveiling Ceremony . Susan Mescanti, Kevin E. McLaughlin, Gary Grove, Tony Jochum o Delaware County Covered Bridges . Keith Lockhart, Celia Caust-Ellenbogen o Pride Museum . Twyla Simpkins; Heritage Place Library, Museum & Black Repository Individual Achievement o Carol Fireng Leedom B. Morrison Award o Third Presbyterian Church . David Guleke, Randy Kobetich, Carol Fireng, Doris Vermeychuk, Helen Litwa Legacy Award o Romano’s Pizzeria and Restaurant
2021 – 43rd Annual Preservation Awards Site Preservation- Residential Rehabilitation o Chiara Honors House/ Rhodes-Elser House . Dr. Chris Domes, Dr. Christopher Haug, Mr. Gene McWilliams, Mr. William Leonard, Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc. Site Preservation- Non-residential Rehabilitation o Bryn Mawr Avenue Bridges Rehabilitation Project . PennDOT District 6-0, TranSystems and Loftus Construction Site Preservation- Adaptive Reuse o McCay Avenue School . Provco/ Pineville LLC, Fiorelli Family, Linn Architects Site Preservation- Architectural Detail o Willows Roof Replacement Project . Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Willows Park Preserve, Gillespie Contracting, Inc., Radnor Township Site Preservation- Restoration o Nitre Hall Historic Kitchen Restoration . Theresa Dougherty, Haverford Township Historical Society, Dan Campbell A.I.A., Haverford Township Public Works o Lower Swedish Cabin Stair Restoration . Norman T. Glass Restorations, Friends of the Swedish Cabin o Spring Valley AME Church . Concord Township o Black Horse Inn Mosaic Tile Restoration . Susan Mescanti & Mary Anne Eves (Middletown Township Historical Society), Kristin Cardi & John Carr (Materials Conservation) Publications o Delaware County History Blog . Keith Lockhart Special Program/Projects o 100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment . Rachael McCullough, Karen Micka, Judge Diane Holfelder, Cadance Kelso o Preservation of the work of Wharton Esherick . Rose Valley Museum, Borough of Rose Valley o Upper Darby UGRR Tour Guide . Upper Darby Historical Commission, Stephen Nitz, Robert Seeley Individual Achievement o Kate Clifford Historic Preservation Planning o Historic Resource Property Studies Project . Thornbury Historical Commission, Thornbury Historical Society, Thornbury Board of Supervisors, Mary Sue Boyle & Co., LLC Lifetime Achievement Award o Rich Paul