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
We need your help to find the past year’s best preservation projects as we get ready to give out our 2019 Preservation Awards. Please send in your a nomination by Friday, February 22!
Baltimore City College Library. Courtesy JRS Architects.
Last year’s award recipients included the rehabilitation of Baltimore Center Stage, the restoration of the school library at Baltimore City College, the transformation of the Rec Pier into the Sagamore Pendry Hotel, and a book of photographs showing Baltimore’s unique collection of historic theaters. Our Preservation Project Awards recognize property owners, architects, contractors, and craftspeople who have recently completed rehabilitation, restoration, and adaptive reuse projects. Our Heritage Achievement Awards honor individual and organizations who have supported Baltimore’s historic buildings and neighborhoods through writing, advocacy, education, and community service.
Thank you for helping us recognize and celebrate Baltimore’s many accomplished preservationists with this year’s awards. And look out for details on our annual awards celebration this spring.
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the historic Fox Building last night to celebrate and honor this year’s preservation award recipients.
From the rehabilitation of the historic house on Walrad Street in Irvington (a project that one member of our review committee compared to a phoenix rising from the ashes) to the meticulous repairs at Homewood House and Krieger Hall on the Johns Hopkins University campus—our 2018 award recipients varied widely. The awards showcase how preservation can include everything from a meticulous restoration of the grand library at Baltimore City College to the remarkable rehabilitation at the SNF Parkway Theater that almost freezes in time the building’s worn but still magnificent interior.
Please read on for the list of award recipients or take a look at the full slideshow for before and after photos of all of the projects. Thank you again to everyone who participated last night, volunteered for the event and on our awards review committee, and to all of our generous sponsors.
2018 Preservation Awards
Restoration & Rehabilitation Awards
127 North Lakewood Avenue
Matthew Lesko and Anita Pilch
847 Park Avenue
Jubilee Baltimore, Edgemont Builders, Zeskind’s Hardware and Millwork
1625 Saint Paul Street. Courtesy Inner Harbor Homes.
1625 Saint Paul Street
Inner Harbor Homes, Richard Wagner, Edgemont Builders, Thomas Foulkes LLC
1809 Barclay Street
Adam Kutcher, Trace Architects, Edgemont Builders, Zeskind’s Hardware and Millwork
1909 Bank Street
Idan Tzameret
2309 Eutaw Place
PenCor Properties, L & L Building Blocks
3342 East Baltimore Street
G&G Homes, O’Connell & Associates
4107 Walrad Street
MLR Development Corp.
Baltimore City College Library. Courtesy JRS Architects.
Baltimore City College Library, 3220 The Alameda
Baltimore City College, Baltimore City Public Schools, JRS Architects, Inc., KES Engineering, Inc.
Callow Avenue Redevelopment Project, 2214-2229 Callow Avenue
Druid Heights Community Development Corp., SM+P Architects, Zeskind’s Hardware and Millwork
Johns Hopkins University Homewood Museum Roof Drainage Improvements
Johns Hopkins University Homewood House Museum, Lewis Contractors
Johns Hopkins University Krieger Hall
Johns Hopkins Facilities and Real Estate Division, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Courtesy Maryland Film Festival.
SNF Parkway Theatre
Maryland Film Festival, Ziger Snead Architects, Acoustical Design Collaborative, Flux Studio, Gower Thompson, James Posey Associates, Post Typography Graphic Design, Seawall Development, Southway Builders
Adaptive Reuse & Compatible Design Awards
21 South Calvert Street
Edgemont Builders, Seto Architects, Charles Belfoure
1100 Cathedral Street
SM+P Architects, Baltimore Fabrication, David Buckley, DoublEdge Design, LLC, JC Porter Construction, Majer Metal Works
3501 Clipper Road
Gregg Zoarski
Entrance on Calvert Street, Baltimore Center Stage. Courtesy Cho Benn Holback, A Quinn Evans Company.
Baltimore Center Stage, 700 North Calvert Street
Baltimore Center Stage, Cho Benn Holback, A Quinn Evans Company, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, DoublEdge Design LLC, James Posey and Assoc., Inc., KCP Photographer LLC, Pentagram, Simpson Gumpertz and Heger
Apartment and hallway, Independence Place. Courtesy Gant Brunnett Architects.
Independence Place, 4103 Old York Road
Marian House, Gant Brunnett Architects, Southway Builders, ACW, Inc., Adcorp Signs, Inc., Anderson Fire Protection, Bay Country Professional Concrete, Belsinger Sign Works, Inc., Business Flooring, Inc., C. A. Grimmel, Inc., C. L. McCoy Framing Co., Inc., Carpentry & Hardware Services, Inc., Carter Paving & Excavating, Inc., Chaudron Glass & Mirror Co, Inc., Choice Stairways, Inc., Clean Air Heating & Air Conditioning, Clearview Home Remodeling, Colonial Sash & Door, Inc., Cotten Construction Company, CR Services, Design House Kitchens and Appliances, Francisco Gonzalez Perez, GEDCO, Glass and Screen Hospital, HDL Construction, Inc., Hostetter Supply Co., Inc., Ironshore Contracting LLC, J. W. Draperies, Inc., Long Fence, Madison Mechanical Contracting, Millstone Corporation, Milton Electric Company, Inc., Order Green Supply, Otis Elevator Company, Palencia Construction LLC, POS Construction, Inc., Retro Environmental, Inc., Robey Stucco, Rose Restoration, Select Floors, Inc., T.W. Perry, Vynal Industries, Wells & Associates, Inc., Western Cary Building Products
Photograph by Todd Harvey.
Sagamore Pendry Hotel at the Rec Pier, 1715 Thames Street
1715 Thames Street LLC, Sagamore Development, Beatty Harvey Coco Architects LLP, Mahan Rykiel Associates, Patrick Sutton Interiors, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Vanderweil Engineering, WBCM
Heritage Preservation Awards
Flickering Treasures: Rediscovering Baltimore’s Forgotten Movie Theaters
Amy Davis
Commitment to Baltimore’s Historic Buildings and Communities
Jacques Kelly
2018 Preservation Awards Sponsors
Lead Sponsors
Agora, Inc.
FreedomCar
GLB Concrete Construction
Hord Coplan Macht
Lewis Contractors
Murdoch Architects
Southway Builders
Station Arts Homes
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Zeskind’s Hardware & Millwork
Co-Sponsors
Brennan and Company Architects
Freeman Architecture
Gant Brunnett Architects
GWWO Architects
Roland Park Place
Unique Resources
Ziger Snead Architects
