Preservation Celebration
2012 Honorees
2012 Awards
At the Preservation Celebration, Historic Seattle present preservation awards in the following categories
Best Restoration Project Award
Mary Olson Farm
White River Valley Museum and the City of Auburn
The award was presented to the White River Valley Museum and the City of Auburn for their exemplary approach to restoring the Mary Olson Farm, King County’s best-preserved historic farmstead.
Photo: White River Valley Museum
Best Rehabilitation Project Award
Christ Our Hope Church
Christ Our Hope Church and supporting partners.
The award was presented to Christ Our Hope Church and its supporting partners for their outstanding achievement in historic preservation and the successful adaptive reuse of a historic space for its new downtown Seattle parish.
Photo: Stephen Lee
Exemplary Stewardship Award
Pacific Science Center
Pacific Science Center
The award was presented to Pacific Science Center for the organization’s proactive approach in seeking landmark designation for its property and for the recent fine work in restoring and improving the buildings, courtyard and site.
Photo: Eugenia Woo
Seattle Landmark Designation — Community Advocacy Award
Volunteer Park
Friends of Seattle's Olmsted Parks
The award was presented to the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks for the arduous work involved in preparing a complex and successful landmark nomination application for Volunteer Park in Capitol Hill. The organization’s documentation of this complicated and highly significant cultural landscape serves to insure the preservation of Volunteer Park and fosters the on-going recognition of our unique citywide Olmsted legacy.
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives
Preserving Neighborhood Character Award
Red Mill Totem House
John Shepherd and Babe Shepherd
The award was presented to the owners of Red Mill Totem House, John Shepherd and his sister and business partner Babe Shepherd, for preserving a unique Ballard community landmark.
Heritage Publication Award
Alliance for Pioneer Square
Seattle Center Foundation, HistoryLink.org, Paula Becker, Alan J. Stein
The award was presented to The Future Remembered: The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and Its Legacy, a visually appealing book about the history of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and Seattle Center. Commissioned in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Century 21 Exposition by the Seattle Center Foundation, this important book was developed in partnership with HistoryLink.org and written by Paula Becker, Alan J. Stein and HistoryLink staff.
Community Investment Award
Michael Malone
The award was presented to Michael Malone for his long-term commitment investing in, preserving, and enhancing Seattle’s historic architecture and neighborhoods.
Photo: Jose Mandojana
Living Landmark
Paul Dorpat
The award was presented to Paul Dorpat for his outstanding contribution to our understanding of Seattle history and his role in shaping a broad public appreciation of our built (and in many unfortunate cases lost) environment. Through his research, publications, website, public lectures and the generous sharing of his vast knowledge about the history of our city with other researchers, Paul Dorpat has made “then” a very important part of “now.”
Photo: Paul Dorpat