Preservation Excellence Awards
Thursday, May 9, 2024
6 – 9 p.m.
Peterloon Estate
8605 Hopewell Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Congrats to the 2024 Preservation Award Winners
Join CPA in celebrating National Preservation Month by recognizing excellence in preservation across 9 categories:
Awards for Individuals or Organizations
Education
Preservation Champion
Impact Award
Volunteer Award
Awards for Building Projects
Projects must have been completed in the last 3 years.
Preservation Excellence in Sustainability
Preservation Excellence in Commercial Projects
Preservation Excellence in Residential Projects
Preservation Excellence in Adaptive Reuse
New Construction/Infill
Submissions are currently closed and will reopen in early 2025.
Meet the Jury
Thank You Preservation Excellence Award Sponsors
Sponsors receive complimentary tickets to the ceremony, marketing exposure and recognition.
Show the community your preservation pride by becoming a sponsor of this year’s awards.
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Enter to win prizes including local tours, tickets, heritage merch, hotel stays, wine, bourbon and more!
2024 Raffle Contributors
Friends of Music Hall
American Legacy Tours
Cincinnati Observatory
Mercantile Library
Findlay Market
Taft Museum of Art
Thunderdome Restaurant Group
New Riff Distilling
Artworks
Renaissance Cincinnati Hotel
Memorial Hall
Brewing Heritage Trail
Cincinnati Museum Center
Ensemble Theatre
Past Winners
2024 at Peterloon Estate
See images and details about the winners here.
2024 winners:
Volunteer Award: Chris Hanlin
Education: Covington Academy of Heritage Trade
Preservation Excellence-Sustainability: Peppers Construction, Cincinnati Headquarters by Emersion Design
New Construction/Infill: Deagan Square by Orleans Development
Preservation Excellence- Commercial Projects: Aglemesis Bros, Oakley Store by RWA Architects
Preservation Excellence-Residential Projects: Wedge Haus by Revival Designs
Preservation Excellence-Adaptive Reuse: Probasco Auditorium by MSP Designs
Impact Award: Mergard Lanes by ARXC Studios
Preservation Champion: Craig Niemi from the Cincinnati Observatory
2022 at ARCO
See images and details about the winners here.
2022 winners:
Sustainability- Myers-Heckman House 1526 Elm Street
Owner: Kristen Myers and Chris Heckman
Architect: SOL design + consulting
Contractor: GreenBau
Key Subcontractors: Schaefer, Inc. Structural Engineer
Adaptive Reuse- 1835 Baymiller
Owner: Abdiel Acevedo
Architect: studi:yo-b
Contractor: Bry Remodeling
Residential Rehabilitation- Robert Skipper Jr and Karen M. Hillis Skipper The Henn House
Owner: Robert Skipper Jr and Karen M. Hillis Skipper
Architect: Drawing Department and Natalie O Design
Contractor: Kent Dugan of KMD Construction
Commercial Rehabilitation- 1833 Sycamore Street- The FlatIron Building
Primary Contact: Neyer Holdings Corp and The Port
Owner: Neyer Holdings Corp
Architect: New Republic
Institutional Rehabilitation- Walnut Hills Library 2533 Kemper Ln
Primary Contact: Ashley Barnhill- Walnut Hills Library
Owner: Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Architect: Fishbeck
Contractor: Megan Construction
Restoration- Taft Museum of Art
Owner: Taft Museum of Art
Architect: GBBN
Contractor: Huseman Group
Key Partners: National Endowment for the Arts, Save America’s Treasures
Education- Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial
Primary Contact: Marie Krulewitch Browne
Preservation Leadership- American Sign Museum
Owner: American Sign Museum- Tod Swormstedt and Cindy Kerns
2021 at the Glendale Lyceum
See images and details about the winners here.
2021 winners:
EDUCATION AWARD
Urbanist Media Podcast/Invest in Neighborhods
Deqah Hussein-Wetzel
RESTORATION AWARDS
Music Hall Finials
City of City, Leased to MHRC
Friends of Music Hall
Ken Jones
Structural Systems Repair Group
Upland Place Residence
Laura Kitchen
Ken Jones
Scott Douglas, Douglas Contracting
ADAPTIVE REUSE AWARDS
The Standard Covington
Paul Weckman and Emily Wolff
Peters Cartridge Factory Apartments & Cartridge Brewing
Bloomfield/Schon
Turnbull-Wahlert
Century Design Workshop
Michael Miritello Woodworking & SKT Ceramics
CRAFTMANSHIP AWARD
John Paul McEwan
John Paul McEwan
Habitat for Humanity/Cincyhouse Historic and Custom Remodeling
REHABILITATION
Courtyard Cincinnati Downtown
Courtyard by Marriott
Luminaut
HGC Group
Structural Systems Repair Group
The Manse Apartments
The Model Group
Episcopal Retirement Services
City Studios Architects
SUSTAINABILITY
Sol design + consulting Offices & Apartments
Sol Pendleton Arts LLC
Sanyog Rathod, AIA
The Model Group
2020 online
See images and details about the winners here.
2020 Winners:
Adaptive Reuse Award: Kenton County Government Center
Rehabilitation Award:
Price Hill Masonic Lodge
Kent Lofts
Dr. Charles Metz House
Sixth Street Exchange
Bradford Building
Jackson Lofts
Kinley Hotel
Craftsmanship Award: Suss Lofts Mural Restoration
Education Award: Cincinnati Revealed
Special Merit Award: The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority
2019 in the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
See images and details here.
2019 winners:
- Rehabilitation Award: 1925 Vine, OTR
- Fechheimer House, East Walnut Hills
- Rehabilitation Award: Offices in Walnut Hills
- Rehabilitation Award: Latta House, Ludlow
- Adaptive Reuse Award: The Public Comfort Station, Walnut Hills
- Restoration Award: Woodward Theater Marquee, OTR
- Community Leadership in Preservation Award: Alexis Liu for leadership in advocacy for the Bella Vista Historic District in Bond Hill
- Cultural Heritage Award: Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (BDCURC), for Brewing Heritage Trail
- Cincinnati Preservation Journalism Award: Nick Swartsell of CityBeat, for “An Incomplete Utopia: Looking at the Legacy of Greenhills,”
- Outstanding Accomplishment in Preservation Award: Cincinnati Union Terminal restoration.
2018 at Corbett Tower in Music Hall
2017 at Memorial Hall2017 at Memorial Hall
Learn more about the winners here.
Education Award
King Studios Traveling Suitcases Program
Rehabilitation Awards:
Baldwin Building, 655 Eden Park Drive, Walnut Hills
CASTO/Neyer Properties, developers
Lincoln Grant Scholar House, 8th and Greenup streets, Covington
KY African American Heritage Site
Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm Street, Over-the-Rhine
Over-the-Rhine Historic District
Rabbit Hash General Store, 10021 Lower River Road, Burlington, KY
Rabbit Hash Historic District
“Wildwood,” Groesbeck Lodge at Cincinnati Nature Center, 4949 Tealtown Rd, Milford
Strietmann Center, 235 West Twelfth Street
Over-the-Rhine Historic District
Grandin Properties, developer
Artichoke OTR, 1824 Elm Street, Over-the-Rhine
Over-the-Rhine Historic District
Artichoke Properties, LLC, developer
2016 at Pinecroft
See images and learn more here.
2016 winners:
Rehabilitation
Abigail Apartments at 512 E 12th St
512 E 12th St, 45202, Pendleton
Over-the-Rhine Historic District
512 E 12 LLC
Belvedere Condominium Lobby Restoration
3900 Rose Hill Ave, 45229
North Avondale
Belvedere Condominium Owner’s Association
Louis Hauck Summer Home (Hauck Family Summer Estate)
12171 Mosteller Road, Sharonville, 45241
Precision Built Corporation
Crossroads Uptown
42 Calhoun Street, Cincinnati 45219
Clifton Heights
Crossroads OSG Inc
Platte Architecture and Design
Advantage Group Engineering
Model Construction Group
Construction Process Solutions — Owner’s Rep
Crossroads Church
Hotel Covington
638 Madison Avenue, Covington KY 41011
Downtown Covington Historic District
The Salyers Group
Jenkins House
839 Washington Avenue, Newport KY 41071
East Row Historic District
Triple J Property Management
440-442 Liberty Hill Street
Prospect Hill Historic District
Mount Auburn
Morgan Liberties LLC
Marion Hall
992 Marion Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45229
North Avondale
Ryan L. Messer and James A. Musuraca
Tailor Shop OTR
1667 Hamer Street, Cincinnati OH 45202
Over-the-Rhine Historic District
Tailor Shop OTR LLC
Trevarren Flats
961-975 East McMillan Avenue
Peebles Corner Historic District
Walnut Hills
Trevarren Flats I LLC
Norwood Fire Company No. 2
3901 Montgomery Road, Norwood 45212
City of Norwood
Warner Brothers Building
1600 Central Parkway, 45202
Over-the-Rhine Historic District\
Grandin Company Limited
Craftsmanship
Hauck House Mural Restoration
Ken Hughes, Decorative Restorations
Sustainability
1405-1407 Elm Street, Over-the-Rhine
Elm Street Ventures LLC
2015 at Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown Hotel
Learn more here.
2015 winners:
Rehabilitation Awards:
Archdiocesan Archives Renovation
Owner: Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Architects: Chameleon Architecture
Contractors: Danis Building Construction, Dayton
Beasley Place
Owner/Contractor: Over-the-Rhine Community Housing
Architects: CR Architecture + Design
Contractor: HGC Construction, Inc.
Funders: City of Cincinnati, Ohio Housing Finance Agency, First Financial Bank
Education Matters
Owner: Lower Price Hill Matters, LLC
Contractors: Brashear Bolton Architects
Contractors: HGC Construction, Inc.
408 Overton Street, Newport, KY
Owner/Developer: Mansion Hill Properties
The Crown
Owner: Crown Building, LLC
Architect: Hampton Architects
Contractors: Premier Tri-State Roofing
J.H. Rhodes House
Owners: Benjamin and Kristen Walters
Architects: Preservation Architecture Services Team
Contractors: Benjamin Walters, Chris Holtman, Jeff Niemis, Joel Stafford
Tate Ale House
Owner: Ale House Landlord
Architects: Drawing Department
Designers: Reid & Taylor
Contractors: HGC Construction, Inc.
Engineered Building Services, Inc.
Advantage Group Engineers
City Studios Architecture
Chatfield College Over-the-Rhine Campus
Owners: Chatfield College
Architects: Emersion DESIGN
Contractors: Endeavor Construction
Michael Matts
Douglas Owen
Clifton Branch, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Owners: Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Architects: McClorey and Savage
Contractors: Motz Engineering
Graybach
Probasco Fountain
Owner: City of Cincinnati
Clifton Town Meeting
Frida 602, Covington
Owners: Lucky Twins LLC
Contractor: Don Biendenharn
Stonelick Covered Bridge
Owners: Clermont County
Engineers: Smolen Engineering, Ltd.
Contractor: The Righter Company, Inc.
Special Recognition Award:
1706 Lang Street Stabilization
City of Cincinnati
Hamilton County Reutilization Corporation
Contractor: Structural Systems Repair Group
Education Award:
Jeanne Rolfes, “Cincinnati Memories”
President’s Award for Service to Preservation:
Dave Zelman, AIA
2014 at 21c Museum Hotel
See images and learn more here.
2014 winners:
Rehabilitation Awards:
The Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown Hotel
Owner: Bartlett Building Limited
Architects: FRCH Design Worldwide
Consulting Engineers: Thorsen Baker & Associates, Inc.
Contractors: Columbia Sussex Corp.
Weaver/Finger House, Delta Avenue
Owner/Contractor: David Finger
Architects: RWA Architects, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Pinnacle Engineering.
Color Building, Vine Street, OTR
Owner: Paint Building LLC
Developer: 3CDC
Architect: GBBN Architects
Construction Manager: Core Resources
Structural Engineer: Pinnacle Engineering
Preservation Consultant: 720 Consulting
Elm Street Senior Housing
Owner: Elm Street Senior Housing Limited
Developer: Over-the Rhine Community Housing; Model Group
Architect: CR Architecture + Design
Funders: Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing; Ohio Housing Finance Agency; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Rothenberg Preparatory Academy
Owner: Cincinnati Public Schools
Architect: WA Architects, with GBBN Architects
Construction Manager: Turner/DAG
Structural Engineer: GOP Limited
Mechanical/Electrical Engineer: KLH Engineers
Civil Engineer: Abercrombie & Associates
General Contractor: Performance Construction
Masonry/Terra Cotta Restoration Contractor: Kestner Waggoner Restoration Group, Inc.
Rooftop Garden Funder: Over-the-Rhine Foundation
Nicolay Lofts
Developer: NorthPointe Group
Architect: City Studios
Contractor: HGC Construction Company
Westfalen Lofts
Developers: NorthPointe Group and John Hueber Homes
Architect: Wichman Gunther Architects
Contractor: John Hueber Homes
Hummel Building
Developers: Grandin Properties and 3CDC
Architects: Denis L. Black and Associates
Contractor: Hudepohl Construction
Stewardship Award:
City of Covington Historic Preservation Guidelines
Spring in Our Steps
2013 at Clifton Cultural Arts Center
See the winners here.
Education Award:
Cincinnati’s Terrace Plaza Hotel: An Icon of American Modernism;
Shawn Patrick Tubb
Lifetime Achievement Award:
David and Barbara Day, of David Day, Designer & Associates, Inc.
Rehabilitation Awards:
The Reserve, Downtown
Developer and Co-Owner: Ashley Commercial Group. Co-Owner: Arcadia Communities. Partner: City Studios Architecture.
21c Museum Hotel, Cincinnati, Downtown
Developer: 21c Museum Hotels
Architect: Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel. Partners: The McCall Group LLC, Deborah Berke Partners, Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers PSC, Atlantic Engineering, Messer Construction, Judith B. Williams, Illumination Works LLC.
Andreas E. Burkhardt House
3989 Beechwood Avenue
North Avondale
Owner: Sandra Wilson
Glenmore Playhouse
3716 Glenmore Avenue
Cheviot
Owner: The Drama Workshop
Sustainability Award:
GreenSource Cincinnati Headquarters, Downtown
Owner: GreenSource Cincinnati