“The 2023 Excellence Award winners span the state, from Olean to Brooklyn,” said Preservation League President Jay DiLorenzo. “They represent how historic preservation addresses critical issues, from climate action to affordable housing, from spurring economic development to uplifting underrepresented histories. We are honored to recognize the incredible work each Award winner has done for their communities and beyond”
Read MoreNew York is a big state, and this year’s winners show us that great preservation work is happening all over.
Read MoreThis year’s award recipients represent the very best of what the League stands for and supports in historic preservation. It’s not every year that the Awards jury selects winners in each of our Award categories. But this year we celebrate projects, organizations, an individual, and a publication — all of which have profoundly impacted their local communities and are truly deserving of this statewide recognition.
Read MoreWe are honored to recognize the people who are using historic preservation to build stronger neighborhoods, create local jobs, provide affordable housing, open our eyes to overlooked history, and save the places that are special to all of us.
Read MoreRepresenting counties all over the state, these eight projects exemplify the best in the field of historic preservation.
Read MoreFormer factories with a new lease on life. A historic hotel re-energizing a walkable downtown. “America’s Garden,” recognized for more than a century of leadership in preservation. These are just a few of the Award-winning projects and organizations we are honoring later this month at our annual Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards.
Read MoreHistoric preservation is alive and well in New York State and this year’s Award winners are a true testament to the vitality of the field.
Read MoreMany of the 2016 award winners provide valuable examples for others by incorporating energy efficiency techniques, adaptive reuse strategies and Federal and State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits. Each year, we are impressed by the number and variety of laudable nominations, and this year was no exception. We are delighted to give these projects the statewide recognition they deserve.
Read MoreA crumbling factory that is now a focal point of neighborhood revitalization. A private residence that suffered years of neglect before being restored by descendants of its original owner. A community meeting space that has been restored with an eye toward sustainability in a changing coastal environment. These were just a few of the Award-winning projects honored by the Preservation League on May 13, 2015.
Read MoreA community-led effort to give new life to a relic of the heyday of rail. A vibrant artistic hub in a building that was once on the brink of demolition. An all-volunteer preservation group that got its start supporting arts and culture. The restoration and interpretation of a contemporary artist’s live-work space in SoHo. These were just a few of the Award-winning projects and organizations honored by the Preservation League on May 14, 2014.
Read MoreOur annual Awards program on May 15, 2013 highlighted projects that provide new examples of best practices in historic preservation.
Read MoreMore than any year in the history of our Awards program, the 2012 Excellence in Preservation Awards spanned not only styles, but centuries.
Read MoreFrom the majestic New York Public Library to the Montour House in Schuyler County, the 2011 Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards paid tribute to a wide variety of projects, organizations, and individuals exemplifying the very highest achievements to historic preservation.
Read MoreThe 2010 Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards at the New York Yacht Club featured some of the most moving and heartfelt tributes in the history of the program.
Read MoreThe list of award winners includes: the restoration of the Great Western Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany; The Alfred E. Smith State Office Building in Albany; Excellence Charter School of Bedford-Stuyvesant; River Lofts in Manhattan; School No. 4 in Saratoga Springs; the Montauk Playhouse Community Center in the Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County; and New York’s Historic Armories: An Illustrated History (SUNY Press, 2006). The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation will be honored for organizational excellence, and Donald Fenner of Springfield Center, Otsego County will be honored for individual excellence.
Read MoreThe 2006 Award winners were Harmony Mills, Cohoes, Albany County; the Reverend J. Edward Nash House, Buffalo, Erie County; 256-262 State Street, Carthage, Jefferson County; Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, Kings County; Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, Kings County; Historic Front Street, New York, New York County; 90 West Street, New York, New York County; and the MTA-Metro North Railroad Station Restoration, Yonkers, Westchester County. The Greene County Industrial Development Agency was honored for organizational excellence, and Henry McCartney, former Executive Director of the Landmark Society of Western New York, of Rochester, Monroe County was honored for individual excellence.
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