Join us for our Preservation Celebration 2022 at the newly restored and re-opened Peale Museum! On October 13, we’ll honor our 2022 Preservation Award winners and, with your help, give out four microgrants to people working on the front lines in our historic neighborhoods. We’ll say thank you to our volunteers and honor all of their hard work this year. This gathering also acts as Baltimore Heritage’s annual meeting where the board will elect its new members. With food from Baltimore vendors, wine and beer from Maryland suppliers, and complimentary valet service, we hope you will join us for what promises to be a wonderful evening. And we couldn’t be in a better historic place than the newly renovated Peale Museum. We hope you’ll join us on October 13!
Register here! Tickets are a suggested donation of $25.
On behalf of all of us at Baltimore Heritage, we would like to congratulate the winners of our 2020 Historic Preservation Awards. These people and their work are saving some of Baltimore’s most important historic places and transforming our city’s neighborhoods. Thank you!
We had been planning an in-person celebration for June to recognize the winners, but are canceling it because of the coronavirus. We are still thinking through how to celebrate this year’s awardees virtually and please stay tuned for that. In the meantime, take a look at the list below and if you know any of them, please reach out and say congratulations. They deserve it.
*If you were part of an award-winning project, and you were not listed below, please let us know.
Restoration and Rehabilitation Awards:
113 West Ostend Street
Mr. Joshua Parker
Labyrinth Properties LLC
Cole Builders LLC
421 George Street
Matthew and Megan Strott
500 South Ann Street Store Front
David H. Gleason Associates
Contraction Administration Services
2318 Mount Royal Terrace
Ruth Wright
3840 Bank Street
Urban Design Group LLC
Beth Am Synagogue
Beth Am Synagogue
Alexander Design Studio
Red Sketch Landscape Architecture
Colbert, Matz Rosenfelt, Inc
Acoustical Design Collaborative, LTD
Carney Engineering
Henry Adams, LLC
Flux Studio
CapEx Advisory Group
Southway Builders
David Hess
Clifton Mansion Dining Room
Thomas Moore Studio
Gillian Quinn
Laurie Timm
Mariah Gillis
Sue Crawford
Bridget Cimino
Ewa Pohl
Vincent Greene Architects
Matthew Mosca
Henry Johnson
Tom McCracken
Friends of Clifton Mansion
C&H Restoration
Brough Schamp
Erik Kvalsvik
H.L. Mencken House and Museum
Society to Preserve H.L. Mencken’s Legacy, Inc.
Azola Building Rehab, Inc.
Manifold Design
Baltimore National Heritage Area
Baltimore City Department of General Services
Baltimore Office of the Mayor
Washington Place Equities
Baltimore Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation
P & E Engineering & Consulting, LLC
JLR Design Consultants, Inc.
Johns Hopkins University Maryland Hall Cupola
Johns Hopkins University
SM+P Architects
Lewis Contractors
Worcester Eisenbrandt
Ministry of Brewing
Adaptive Reuse and Compatible Design Awards:
Hoen & Co Lithograph
2101 East Biddle LLC
Cross Street Partners
City Life Historic Properties
Ziger/Snead LLP
1200 Architectural Engineers Pllc
Kovacs Whitney & Associates
James Posey Associates STV, Inc
Michael S. Walkley, P.A.
Budova Engineering
Froehling & Robertson, Inc
Urban Green Environmental
Betty Bird & Associates LLC
EHT Traceries Historic Preservation
Cohn Reznick LLP
Reinvestment Fund (TRF)
Best Fence
Ruppert Landscape
Watchmen, LLC
H. J. Poist Gas Co
KMT Disposal
C. L McCoy Framing Co, Inc.
City First Bank
PCG
Department of Commerce
U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation
City First New Markets Fund II, LLC
National Trust Community Investment Corp
Telesis Corporation
Baltimore City
Ace Environmental Services, Inc
Fence Masters
Knockorp LLC
SHE Excavating, Inc
English Concrete, Inc
D.A. Drenner Concrete Construction, Inc
Quiet Floors Systems LLC
Elite Restoration of Maryland
Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
Neuner Masonry Company Inc
Wilson Point Steel, Inc.
Slaghammer’s Welding
Majer Metal Works
Loudoun Stairs
Reisterstown Lumber
Heidler Roofing
North American Roofing
CNC Roofing LLC
ACW Inc
Fullview Aluminum & Glass
Revolution Windows Systems
Tegeler Construction & Supply
Unified Door & Hardward Group, LLC
CEV Building Systems LTD
Eastwood Painting & Contracting, Inc
Business Flooring
Polished Concrete Systems, Inc.
MD Partitions
Mats Inc
Livingston Fire Protection Inc.
Scaffold Resources LLC
Delaware Elevator
Fidelity Mechanical Services
Benchmark Automation & Controls
Fleet Electric Inc.
Kevson Services Group
Ministry of Brewing
Michael Powell
St. Michael’s Redevelopment Partners
Present Company
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
ThermalTech Engineering
F.M. Harvey Construction Co., Inc
Fleet Electric
A. Hoen & Co Lithograph
Special Recognition for Once-in-a-Lifetime Restoration and Rehabilitation Work:
Center for Health Care and Healthy Living at the Baltimore Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Ballard Spahr LLC
Baltimore City Health Department
Behavioral Health System of Baltimore
C.L. McCoy Framing Co.
Coppin Heights Community Development Corporation
Cross Street Partners
Reinvestment Fund
Southway Builders
Waldon Studios Architects
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Beyer Blinder Belle
Ayers Saint Gross
Mueller
Sustainable Building Partners
WFT
AMT Engineering
Jensen Hughs
Spexsys
Restl
VDA
Tillotson Design
ASSA ABLOY
Cerami & Associates
Gilbane
Baltimore Department of General Services
SVA
Heritage Preservation Awards:
Henry Holt Hopkins, for leadership in restoring the Washington Monument, Clifton Mansion, and the Clifton Gardener’s Cottage
Charlie Duff, for helping us understand Baltimore’s historic and contemporary development through his book North Atlantic Cities
Doors Open Baltimore, for helping thousands of people appreciate Baltimore’s historic places through its annual Doors Open Baltimore event
Dr. Gary Rodwell, for dedication to completing the renovation of the Baltimore Hebrew Orphan Asylum and commitment to revitalizing historic communities in West Baltimore
Douglas Gordon Lifetime Achievement Award:
David H. Gleason, FAI
David Gleason has been a preservation leader in Baltimore for over 50 years, including serving on the board of directors of Baltimore Heritage, as president of the Fell’s Point Preservation Society, as a commissioner at CHAP, as a volunteer in efforts to preserve neighborhoods like Lafayette Square and Market Center, and in countless historic restoration projects he undertook as a professional architect.
We are happy to share that Baltimore Heritage has begun accepting nominations for our 2020 Preservation Awards. Please send us a nomination and help us celebrate award-worthy work, from rehabbing buildings to volunteering as a tour guide or on an archeology dig. Nominations are due February 21 and self nominations are encouraged.
Our awards recognize preservation work of all kinds. Our Heritage Achievement Awards honor people who have made a contribution to Baltimore’s historic buildings and neighborhoods, including authors, advocates, community organizers, and neighbors who volunteer their time and talents.
Our Preservation Project Awards honor owners, architects, contractors, and craftspeople who have completed bricks-and-mortar projects, from restoring a historic rowhouse to creating new spaces in a former brewery or factory. We know that preservation work comes in all sizes and often requires a whole team of people, and we seek to recognize everybody who makes a rehab project happen.
We had a wonderful evening last Thursday in a fabulous space at the A. Hoen & Co. Lithograph Building. Thanks to everyone who attended our 2019 Preservation Awards Celebration and made it a success. Special thanks to our hosts and sponsors—you can find the full list of sponsors below.
With awards including converted churches and schools, remarkable rowhouse restorations, innovative exhibits interpreting our shared history, and even the revival of an antique street car, this year’s awardees covered a lot of ground. Take a look at the award winners below and please make sure to congratulate them the next time you see them around the city!
June 13, 2019.
Restoration & Rehabilitation Awards
2229 Callow Avenue
Druid Heights Community Development Corporation, Edgemont Builders, SM+P Architects
Marburg House, 6 E. Eager Street
Charles Belfoure, J.C. Porter Construction, Marburg House LLC, SM+P Architects
3522 Elm Avenue
April Gilkey and David Rachamim, O’Connell & Associates, Zeskind’s Hardware & Millwork
2431 Eutaw Place
Amazonia Flooring, Druid Heights Community Development Corporation, Edgemont Builders, Froehling & Robertson, Inc., G&C Environmental Services, Inc., Healthy Neighborhoods, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, Pando Alliance, Skarda and Associates, Inc., SM+P Architects, SRBR Engineers, Inc., The Dulin Group of Long and Foster, Zeskind’s Hardware & Millwork
First German United Evangelical Church Conversion, 1728 Eastern Avenue
Carriage House Renovation & Addition (The Brown/Thaddeus Residence), 2214 E. Pratt Street
21st Century Power Solutions, Architecture & Urban Views, Bromin Construction, Noel Brown and Sereen Thaddeus
St. Brigid’s School & Convent Conversion, 900 S. East Avenue
900 Southeast LLC, AB Associates, Charles Belfoure, Fanny Zigdon Interior Designs, One Source Contracting, Poverni Sheikh Group, SETO Architects, Zeskind’s Hardware & Millwork
Fleet Street Lofts, 3801 Fleet Street
J. Cole Builders, SETO Architects, Walid Hajj
The Fox Building, 3100 Falls Cliff Road
Alexander Design Studio, Carney Engineering Group, Henry Adams LLC, Macrostie Historic Advisors, Morris Ritchie & Associates, Red Sketch Landscape Architecture, The Time Group, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Recreation Bowling Alley Conversion, 602 N. Howard Street
ATI, Inc., Poverni Sheikh Group
Heritage Preservation Awards
Car 554 Restoration at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum
Baltimore Streetcar Museum
Baltimore City Historic Tax Credit Program
Baltimore Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, Baltimore Department of Planning
Chinatown Collective
Ephrem Abebe, Daniel Ahn, Marisa Dobson, Julie Eugenio, Stephanie Hsu, Leandro Lagera, Robin Lee, Daniel Pham, Jamie Sumague
Enslaved at Homewood: Research, Exhibit & Programming
Homewood Museum
Preservation in Practice Program at Morgan State University
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, HOPE Crew – National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan State University, National Park Service, National Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, The Peale Center
Award recipients from the Peale Center, Morgan State University, and the National Trust’s HOPE Crew with board president Krista Green. June 13, 2019.
Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Banners
C&D Design, Baltimore City Office of the Mayor, Preservation Society
Eutaw Manor and Furley Hall Signs at Herring Run Park
Baltimore Department of Recreation and Parks, Belair Edison Neighborhoods, Inc., Friends of Herring Run Parks, Herring Run Archaeology Project, Katie Mancher, Sarah Hope
Historic Sites of Industry in the Jones Falls Valley
From this 1885 motor factory turned printing plant, Hoen designed and published everything from survey maps in the late 1800s to psychedelic album covers in the 1960s. Today, it is being converted into a hub of offices, job training facilities, and community space in East Baltimore—and we’ll get to see it right in the middle of the transformation. With this enormous former manufacturing building as our backdrop, we’re pleased to be honoring this year’s best work in historic preservation, from the restoration of an antique streetcar at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum to the tremendous efforts by the Chinatown Collective to bring new life into Baltimore’s historic Chinatown.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with food and drink then the awards presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. This year, we’re going green! Plates, cups, and everything else we use will be either compostable or recyclable, and with food from Blue Pit that includes their signature vegetarian BBQ, we’re trying to do our part to minimize our impact. Get your tickets today and join us to celebrate our city’s efforts to revitalize our historic building and communities.
Thanks to the sponsors of this year’s event, whose generous contributions keep Baltimore Heritage going throughout the year.
Lead Sponsors
Agora, Inc.
Eastend Design Group
Freedom Car
GLB Concrete
Lewis Contractors
PNC
Southway Builders
Whiting Turner Contracting Company
Zeskind’s Hardware & Millwork
Sponsors
AGM Financial Services
Brennan and Company Architects
Discern Health
Gant Brunnett Architects
GWWO Architects
Roland Park Place
SM+P Architects
Southway Builders
Terra Nova Ventures
Ziger/Snead
2019 Award Recipients
Project Awards
Restoration and Rehabilitation
2229 Callow Avenue
Marburg House, 6 E. Eager Street
3522 Elm Avenue
2431 Eutaw Place
First German United Evangelical Church Conversion, 1728 Eastern Avenue
218 E. Lafayette Avenue
2131 E. Lombard Street
1 West Mount Vernon Place (Hackerman House)
Preston Street Lofts, 2-4 E. Preston Street
Chez Hugo Bistro, 206 E. Redwood Street
Station Arts Homes, 325, 327, 329, 312, 316, and 318 E. Lanvale Street
The George Peabody Skylight Restoration, 17 E. Mount Vernon Place
Adaptive Reuse and Compatible Design
Carriage House Renovation & Addition (The Brown / Thaddeus Residence), 2214 W. Pratt Street
St. Brigid’s School & Convent Conversion, 900 S. East Avenue
Fleet Street Lofts, 3801 Fleet Street
The Fox Building, 3100 Falls Cliff Road
Recreation Bowling Alley Conversion, 602 N. Howard Street
Achievement Awards
Heritage Preservation
Car 554 Restoration at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum
CHAP Historic Tax Credit Program
Chinatown Collective
Enslaved at Homewood
Preservation in Practice Program at Morgan State University
Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Banners
Eutaw Manor and Furley Hall Signs at Herring Run Park
Historic Sites of Industry in the Jones Falls Valley
