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