Last Thursday night, October 8, Baltimore Heritage had its annual Preservation Celebration at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum! We handed out 14 awards to groups and individuals doing fabulous work celebrating and preserving our city’s history and buildings. We gave out 6 micro-grants to 6 very worthy community projects. 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 Charles Theatre, Faidley’s Seafood, and Wockenfuss Candies to name a few! All the while, we ate delicious food from Neopol Smokery and drank wine from Spirits of Mt. Vernon. Thank you to everyone attended. See our Facebook post for more photos!
Award Winners:
Volunteer of the Year: Bob Goldstein
Dedication to sharing Baltimore’s rich history
Charles Street Development & Downtown Partnership
For showcasing historic Charles Street with the Charles Street Promenade
Baltimore Architecture Foundation
For showcasing Baltimore’s architecture through Doors Open Baltimore
The Sanctuary Collective
For transforming a historic church into a youth basketball court & safe space
Christina Delgado, Yaritza Velez & Tola’s Room
For the exhibit,
From Borinquen to Baltimore: Puerto Rican Players of the Baltimore Elite Giants
The Baltimore Legacy Project
For producing video documentaries of Baltimore’s Black elders
The Ships Caulkers’ Houses & Friends of 612-614 S. Wolfe St, Inc.
For heritage education through walking tours
Baltimore Finishing Works & C&H Restoration
For over 100 years of saving Baltimore’s historic treasures
Greg Otto
For memorializing Baltimore‘s historic places in art
Bon Secours Community Works & Sisters of Bon Secours
For transforming vacant houses on Fulton Avenue
Key Tech
For restoring the McHenry Theater & Public School No. 15
Central Baltimore Partnership
For transforming empty spaces into neighborhood places
Douglas Gordon Award: Sally Johnston & Henry Hopkins
A lifetime of commitment to advancing Baltimore’s architecture and history
Pitch Party Winners:
Baltimore Streetcar Museum – $1500
For a new WWI exhibit at the museum
Multilingual Education Center – $1000
For introducing schoolchildren to Baltimore’s church architecture through printmaking
Renaissance Academy High School – $500
For a Marble Hill documentary produced by high school students
Friends of Hanlon Park – $500
For website start-up support and community gathering funds
Cameroon American Council – $500
For a project on Anna Murray Douglass and Baltimore’s Free Black Francophones of Nineteenth-Century Fells Point
Memorial Episcopal Church – $500
For roof repairs to the historic church, which is a community gathering spot