Preservation Buffalo Niagara Preservation is handing out its annual awards on May 19th at the Hyatt hotel. Nine awards will be presented at a luncheon to an array of projects and two individuals. It is a chance to celebrate stunning and inspirational projects and individuals that reflect the diverse cultural heritage and historic places in Western New York.
Recipients will be recognized in the following areas: restoration; rehabilitation/adaptive use; stewardship; landscape preservation; neighborhood conservation; preservation service; and education and outreach.
• Black Rock Historic District Photo Project - Grant Amherst Business Association, Buffalo, NY - Education and Outreach
• Schoellkopf Park - Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Niagara Falls, NY - Landscape Preservation
• 257 Lafayette Center, Buffalo - Karl Frizlen - Paul Johnson - Rehabilitation/Adaptive Use
• The Porter Mansion, Niagara Falls - The Tatler Club - Stewardship
• Genesee Gateway LLC, Buffalo - Flynn, Battaglia Architects - CityView Properties/Margaret L. Wendt Foundation - Rehabilitation/Adaptive Use
• 35 Lincoln Parkway, Buffalo - Clement and Karen Arrison - Restoration
• Concordia Cemetery, Buffalo - Volunteers of Concordia Cemetery - Neighborhood Conservation
• Patrick Kavanagh - Forest Lawn Cemetery Historian - Education and Outreach
• John Laping - Past Chairman City of Buffalo Preservation Board (1998 - 2009) - Preservation Service
Buffalo Rising will be profiling each of these projects and award winners in coming weeks.
This is great work by all involved.