Last Thursday night, October 9, Baltimore Heritage had its annual Preservation Celebration at One Charles Center! We handed out 13 awards to groups and individuals doing fabulous work celebrating and preserving our city’s history and buildings. We gave out 7 micro-grants to 7 very worthy community projects. We conducted our organization’s annual meeting, approved our revised by-laws and welcomed a few new board members. And we said a big thank you to our wonderful volunteers. They make historic preservation possible in Baltimore. We also gave out out some cool door prizes–gift certificates to the Made in Baltimore store, two tickets to the Everyman Theatre, and a two-night stay at the Lord Baltimore Hotel! All the while, we ate delicious food from Pitamore and the Peanut Shoppe of Baltimore and drank wine from Spirits of Mt. Vernon. Thank you to everyone attended.
Award Winners:
Volunteers of the Year: Rebecca Cohen & Derek Van De Walle
Dedication to sharing Baltimore’s rich history
Graham Projects, DDB Workshop, Neighborhood Impact Invest Fund,
Central Baltimore Partnership, Zeskinds Hardware, National Lumber & Stephanie Baker
The renovation of the Trenton Art Garage at 101 East Trenton Street
Friends of Patterson Park
Renovation of the White House and creation of the Cedar House
Janet Allen & Perkins Square Association
Restoration of the Perkins Square Gazebo
Upton Planning Committee, Neighborhood Design Center,
Quinn Evans Architects & Kelly Little
Restoration of the Parren Mitchell House on Lafayette Square
Southwest Partnership, Poppleton Now Community Association,
Twopoint Studio & Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks
Restoration of the Poppleton Recreation Center
Lewis Contractors & Society of St. Sulpice
Restoration of McGivney House of Formation
Baltimore Public Markets Corporation & Twopoint Studio
Restoration of Hollins Market
Baltimore City Historical Society, Deborah Weiner, Aiden Faust & Michael Franch
Making history relevant through the Baltimore History Evenings series
Jon Goldman, B&O Railroad Museum, Anna Kresmer, Evelyn Chatmon, Bria Chavis, Teisha Dupree-Wilson, Christopher Haley & Paula Phillips
The Underground Railroad: Freedom Seekers on the B&O Railroad
Joe Gans 150 & Corner Team Boxing
Living History Day at Mount Auburn Cemetery 2025
SM+P Architects, B&B Urban Baltimore, Civic Group, Atelier Giguere, J. Cole Builders, SRBR, Skarda and Associates, KCW Engineering Technologies & Jenkins Environmental
Restoration of the Crook Horner Lofts building
Douglas Gordon Award: Walter Schamu
A lifetime of commitment to advancing Baltimore’s architecture and history
Pitch Party Winners:
Parity Homes – $2000
For historic signage in Elder Park
Arena Players Inc. – $1500
For an Arena Players documentary
Present Company – $1000
For the renovation of Gertrude’s nightclub in Station North
Beloved Community Services Corporation – $500
For a mural at the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center (PS 103)
Market Center Community Development Corporation – $500
For murals in historic Chinatown
Baltimore Streetcar Museum – $500
For a new exhibit at the museum
Victorine Q. Adams Gardens, Inc. – $500
For upgrades to the Druid Hill Park Grove of Remembrance
Thank you for support from the Lord Baltimore Hotel and Everyman Theatre.