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.