2016 Honorees

Preservation Celebration

2016 Honorees

2016 Awards

At the Preservation Celebration, Historic Seattle present preservation awards in the following categories

Beth Chave Historic Preservation Award for Exemplary Stewardship

Phinney Neighborhood Association

Southwest Seattle Historical Society

The Beth Chave Historic Preservation Award for Exemplary Stewardship went to the Phinney Neighborhood Association for its longstanding stewardship of the historic John B. Allen school complex in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood.

Photo: Phinney Neighborhood Association

Best Rehabilitation Award

Union Stables

Allegra Properties, Lease Crutcher Lewis, and supporting partners

The Best Rehabilitation Award went to Allegra Properties, Lease Crutcher Lewis, and supporting partners for their outstanding adaptive reuse of a former horse stable into upscale offices and restaurant/retail space in the Belltown neighborhood.

Photo: Lara Swimmer Photography

Best Adaptive Reuse Award

Pioneer Houses

Pioneer Houses / San Fermo and supporting partners

The Best Adaptive Reuse Award went to Pioneer Houses / San Fermo and supporting partners for their outstanding re-envisioning of the historic Pioneer Houses in the Ballard Avenue Landmark District.

Photo: Suzi Pratt

Preserving Neighborhood Character Award

Gaslight Inn / Singerman House

Stephen Bennett

The Preserving Neighborhood Character Award went to Stephen Bennett, longtime owner of the Gaslight Inn, for his respectful preservation stewardship of this landmarked Seattle Classic Box on Capitol Hill.

Photo: BOLA Architecture + Planning

Art + Architecture Award

Cascadia Art Museum

The Art + Architecture Award went to the Cascadia Art Museum project for creatively transforming a former 1960s-era Safeway supermarket into a regional arts museum along Edmonds’s waterfront.

Photo: Opticus Media

Outstanding Modern Masterpiece Award

Dowell Residence

Charles Smith and supporting partners

The Outstanding Modern Masterpiece Award went to Charles Smith and supporting partners for the sensitive and well-executed renovation of Paul Hayden Kirk’s Dowell Residence in Seward Park.

Photo: Olson Kundig

Preserving Community Award

Washington Hall

206 Zulu, Hidmo, and Voices Rising

The Preserving Community Award went to Washington Hall’s three anchor partners – 206 Zulu, Hidmo, and Voices Rising – for their long-term vision to preserve community, heritage, history, and place at the “hall for all.”

Photo: Historic Seattle

Legacy Award

Les Tonkin (posthumous)

The Legacy Award went to Les Tonkin posthumously for his longstanding passion and achievements as an architect specializing in rehabilitating historic buildings throughout the state and providing affordable housing for low-income residents.

Photo: Tonkin Architecture