Preservation Ohio is pleased to share news of the 2012 Ohio Historic Preservation Office Awards, given earlier this month in Columbus.
Ohio Historical Society Executive Director and State Historic Preservation Officer Burt Logan honored recipients with awards in two categories — Public Education and Awareness, and Preservation Merit — during a luncheon in historic Building 110 on the campus of the Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus.
Located just east of downtown Columbus, historic Fort Hayes was a military base from the Civil War through the Vietnam War and has been adapted to educational use by Columbus City Schools, which has reused many of the 19th- and early 20th-century buildings as classrooms and for other purposes.
This year’s honors went to recipients from 10 communities:
Akron
Preservation Merit Award to Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, Colonial Brick Corporation, and George Wischt and Sons Construction for restoration of 16 chimneys at Stan Hywet Hall, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron.
Cincinnati
Preservation Merit Award to Bloomfield/Schon + Partners and Turnbull-Wahlert Construction for preservation and rehabilitation of the 1921 American Can Company Building, 4101 Spring Grove Ave., Cincinnati, as the American Can Lofts.
Cleveland
Preservation Merit Award to Holden Parks Trust, the City of Cleveland, Chambers Murphy Burge Architects and M-A Building and Maintenance Co. for restoration of the Wade Park Avenue Bridge in Cleveland’s Rockefeller Park.
Cleveland
Preservation Merit Award to MRN Limited and City Architecture for preservation and rehabilitation of the Cleveland Club Building, 10660 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, as the Tudor Arms Hotel.
Columbus
Public Education and Awareness Award to Columbus Landmarks Foundation for the exemplary programs its Education Committee has created to foster awareness of the city’s history and architecture.
Elyria
Preservation Merit Award to Lorain County Historical Society and Arkinetics Inc. for rehabilitation of the 1857 Horace Starr House, 284 Washington Ave., Elyria.
Lorain
Preservation Merit Award to United Property Management and Arkinetics Inc. for preservation and rehabilitation of the 1906 Duane Building, 397-401 Broadway, Lorain
Materials Park (Geauga County)
ASM International, The Chesler Group and Dimit Architects for preservation and rehabilitation of the ASM Headquarters and Geodesic Dome, 9639 Kinsman Rd., Materials Park.
Niles
Preservation Merit Award to National McKinley Birthplace Memorial and Library and Balog, Steines, Hendricks & Manchester for restoration of the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial, 40 N. Main St. Niles.
Toledo
Karp & Associates and Prater Development for preservation and rehabilitation of the 1906 Standart-Simmons Hardware Company Building, 34 S. Erie St., Toledo, as the Standart Lofts.
Youngstown
Preservation Merit Award to YWCA of Youngstown and Balog, Steines, Hendricks & Manchester for preservation and rehabilitation of the 1911 Youngstown YWCA Building, 24 W. Rayen Ave., Youngstown.
About the Awards
The Ohio Historic Preservation Office Awards have been presented annually since 1983 on the basis of nominations from throughout the state.
The Public Education and Awareness Award is for increasing interest in historic preservation. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, media, newsletters, publications, interpretation, original research, educational programs and special events which have substantially increased public understanding and awareness of historic preservation at the local, regional or state level.
The Preservation Merit Award is for preserving Ohio’s prehistory, history, architecture or culture. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, restoring, rehabilitating or otherwise preserving an important building or site, longtime stewardship of a property, promoting protective legislation, funding preservation projects, offering leadership, support or service and furthering preservation at the local, regional or state level.
