PAawds12prgmBK_fin:Layout 1 4/23/12 10:30 AM Page C1 T HE P RESERVATION A LLIANCE’ S NINETEENTH ANNUAL PRESERVATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS19 M AY 2012 PAawds12prgmBK_fin:Layout 1 4/23/12 10:30 AM Page C2 The Preservation Alliance NINETEENTH for Greater Philadelphia ANNUAL PRESERVATION The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia actively promotes the appreciation, protection, and appropriate use and ACHIEVEMENT development of the Philadelphia region’s historic buildings, AWARDS communities and landscapes. 19 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 CRYSTAL TEA ROOM, THE WANAMAKER BUILDING 100 E. Penn Square | Philadelphia, PA Board of Directors Staff Suzanna Barucco Principal Officers John Andrew Gallery sbk + partners, LLC Executive Director Marian A. Kornilowicz, Esq. Walter Gallas Chair Patrick Hauck Director, Northeast Field Office Sally Elk Director of Neighborhood Preservation National Trust for Historic Preservation Programs Vice Chair Jeff Groff Stephen D. Marshall Melissa Jest Director of Public Programs Secretary Neighborhood Preservation Program Winterthur Museum and Country Estate Coordinator Joseph P. Charles Robert J. Hotes, AIA, LEED, AP Treasurer Benjamin Leech Preservation Committee Co-Chair Director of Advocacy AIA Philadelphia Directors Holly Keefe Janet Klein Director of Membership Development Leonidas Addimando Former Chair Amy E. McCollum Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Suzanna E. Barucco Special Projects Consultant Commission Special Recognition Awards 2 Grand Jury Awards 6 John G. Carr James Biddle Award Richard I. Ortega, PE, AIA, FAPT AIA Philadelphia Awards 15 Thomas D. Cestare Grand Jury Awards Panel Principal Public Service Award Linda A. Galante, Esq. Heritage Design Collaborative Rhoda and Permar Richards Award AIA Landmark Building Award Karen Arnold Henry J. Magaziner, EFAIA Award Prema Gupta Keystone Grant Preservation Specialist, Lori Salganicoff Board of Directors Award of the Historic Preservation Barbara J. Kaplan Grant Programs and Planning Historic Preservation Officer Community Action Awards Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Lower Merion Conservancy Committee of AIA Philadelphia Randall F. Mason, PhD Special 100th Anniversary Commission Recognition Award Andrew Palewski Paul Steinke Easement Donor Recognition 17 Randall Baron General Manager Robert Powers Assistant Historic Preservation Officer Reading Terminal Market Corporation Luncheon Sponsors 18 Harry Schwartz, Esq. Philadelphia Historical Commission Thomas J. Sugrue Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler PAawds12prgmBK_fin:Layout 1 4/23/12 10:30 AM Page 2 The Preservation Alliance’s board of directors honors individuals and organizations who have SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS made significant contributions to historic preservation with its Special Recognition Awards. THE JAMES BIDDLE AWARD PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD RHODA AND PERMAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AWARD For lifetime achievement in historic preservation For preservation in the public interest RICHARDS AWARD For exceptional contributions to historic preservation For service to the Preservation Alliance RICHARD J. WEBSTER, PHD THE ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA ARCHITECTURAL WALKING TOUR RUTH AND MANSFIELD BASCOM Richard J. Webster, PhD has enriched the field of historic The Athenaeum of Philadelphia was founded in 1814 as VOLUNTEER GUIDES Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) is considered the “dean of preservation through the integration of history, architecture a member supported special collections library with a focus From the narrow alleyways of Washington Square to the American craftsman.” One of Esherick’s greatest works and material culture in his diverse roles as teacher, scholar on materials “connected with the history and antiquities of the grand expanse of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, is the studio/residence he built for himself and his family in and civic leader. For thirty-seven years he was a Professor of America, and the useful arts.” The Athenaeum is renowned Philadelphia is a city best experienced on foot. The Tredyffrin Township, just outside of Philadelphia, which was History and American Studies at West Chester University for its outstanding collection of architectural drawings, Preservation Alliance’s walking tour program, one of the designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993. where he is now professor emeritus. Dick coordinated the including critical materials for such prominent architects as most ambitious and successful programs of its kind in the Following his death, Esherick’s friends and family want- university’s interdisciplinary American Studies program for Thomas U. Walter, John Notman, Mellor Meigs & Howe country, draws more than a thousand residents and visi- ed the studio preserved, so a non-profit organization was thirty-two years, engaging thousands of students in exploring and Horace Trumbauer. tors every summer to the city’s rich collection of historic formed in 1971, and the studio was opened to the public the intellectual, artistic and material culture of American civi- Since 2000, the Athenaeum has responded to its mission neighborhoods and architectural treasures. in 1972. Over many decades, Esherick’s daughter Ruth lization. He offered such diverse courses as “Women in of “disseminating useful knowledge” for public benefit by Volunteer tour guides are the life blood of the program, and her husband, Mansfield “Bob” Bascom have cared for America” and “The Turbulent 1960s,” as well as Art facilitating two collaborative projects that have made a vast hosting over one hundred tours along fifty different the property, which also includes a barn (now a visitor Department courses on “Modern American Architecture.” range of resources about Philadelphia architecture and the routes each year between May and October. True ambas- center) designed by Esherick and a workshop designed Dick was instrumental in bringing the resources of West development of the city available to both scholars and the sadors of the city’s history, the tour guides’ only compen- by Esherick in collaboration with Louis I. Kahn. Chester University to bear on Chester County by serving for general public. sation is the satisfaction of sharing their knowledge and The Bascoms have lovingly ensured that all buildings on twenty years as co-chair of a conference on material culture The Philadelphia Architects and Buildings website—a love of Philadelphia. Not only is this audience apprecia- the property have been meticulously maintained and that sponsored by the university and the Chester County collaborative project with the University of Pennsylvania tive, but it is also growing: attendance for the tours has any necessary improvement or repairs are consistent with Historical Society. Architectural Archives, the Philadelphia Historical Commission, increased every year since the Alliance began managing Esherick’s design or intent. They have made sure that all Dick has been a long-time trustee of the Chester County and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission— the program in 2009. aspects of the property have been well documented, Historical Society and is secretary and vice-chair of the Historic now contains over 133,000 images and information on over Many of the Alliance’s loyal guides have participated in including construction materials, the special colors for the Preservation Commission of Thornbury Township. He served 40,000 structures in the region, as well as biographical sketches the tour program since its creation by the Foundation for studio and the methods for proper maintenance of the on the Historic Preservation Board of the Commonwealth of of 2,500 architects. The website (www.philadelphiabuildings. Architecture in 1986. When the Foundation folded, the wood and stone buildings. The result is a national treas- Pennsylvania for eight years and was twice its chair. org) is widely recognized as a national model for presenting Center City District took over, and eventually the ure that allows a visitor to experience where Esherick Dick’s publications have been an important resource for authoritative building history resources. Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks lived and worked exactly as it was during his lifetime. To scholars and students. Philadelphia Preserved: Catalog of In 2005, the Athenaeum took the lead in creating and host- stepped in, successfully managing the program until 2009 ensure the long-term protection of the site, Ruth and Bob the Historic American Buildings Survey, published in 1976 ing a web-based repository of geographically organized his- when the Preservation Alliance took the reins. have donated a preservation easement on the site and all and revised in 1981, is still a definitive resource as is torical information about Philadelphia under the auspices of structures, including the entire interior of the studio. Pennsylvania Architecture: the Historic American Building the Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network. Principal part- Bob Bascom served as the museum’s first director until Survey 1933–1990, published in 2000, which he co-wrote. ners include the Free Library of Philadelphia and Fairmount 1990 and continued as curator until 2007 and is the He was also a contributor to Buildings of Pennsylvania: Park, with additional resources from many other organizations author of Wharton Esherick, The Journey of a Creative Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, published in 2010. including the Philadelphia Historical Commission and the Mind (Abrams, New York, 2010). Dick has been a long-time lecturer in the Center for Philadelphia Water Department. The GeoHistory website