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PACNY 2020 Award Recipients

4 October, 2020 12:11 pm - Leave a Comment

The Preservation Association of Central New York (PACNY) is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Annual Preservation Awards.

  • Schroeppel Historical Society for their outstanding rehabilitation of the 111-year old St. John’s Episcopal Church, now the Schroeppel Historical Society, in the village of Phoenix
  • Andrew Simkin, Esq., Bess Simkin, Paul Barron, and Rick Petrone for excellent rehabilitation work on the Phoenix Building in the city of Auburn
  • Betsy Kennedy on behalf of the Carriage Barn Books at the Cazenovia Public Library project in the village of Cazenovia
  • Cynthia Carrington-Carter in recognition of decades of service to preservation in central New York and beyond
  • The William G. Pomeroy Foundation for the wide-ranging impact of its historical marker program
  • Johnson-Schmidt Architects and Bev & Co. for the renovation of the Barber Block in the city of Cortland
  • The Town of Smithfield, Smithfield Community Association, and the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum for their year-long campaign celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Smithfield Community Center

Due to COVID-19, the awards will be presented during a free virtual, online ceremony to be held on November 6, 2020 at 6 p.m. Details regarding how to attend and participate will be forthcoming.

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2019 PACNY Awards – Recipients

4 September, 2019 8:10 am - Leave a Comment

PACNY 2019 Award Recipients

The Preservation Association of Central New York (PACNY) is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Annual Preservation Awards:

Pat Earle Award: Madison County on behalf of the Madison County Courthouse Renovation Project, Wampsville, NY

Harley J. McKee Award: Norman Roth and University Hill Realty on behalf of the rehabilitation of the Morgan Dunne House, 464 Allen Street, Syracuse, NY

Paul Malo Award: Chris Geiger and Holmes, King, Kallquist and Associates on behalf of the Sylvester Apartments Project, 900 East Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY

Stewardship Award: Father Fred Mannara on behalf of the Most Holy Rosary Church, 111 Roberts Avenue, Syracuse, NY

Preservation Merit Award: The Seward House Museum, Cayuga Museum of History and Art, and the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park on behalf of the Hands on History educational programming, Auburn, NY

Preservation Merit Award: David Haas on behalf of his work for The Stand newspaper

Jasena R. Foley Award: Cleota Reed on behalf of her decades of advocacy work in historic preservation

CNY Heritage Award: The Onondaga Historical Association and Willow Rock Brewing Company on behalf of the relaunch of historic Congress Beer

The 2019 Awards will be presented at a formal ceremony with a reception to be held at 6 pm, Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society in Syracuse, NY. Tickets are $20 for members, and $25 for non-members and will be available at the door.

The awards ceremony will feature a presentation of PACNY’s 2019 list of challenged and threatened historic properties, The Eight That Can’t Wait. Click the tab at top to read about the 2019 additions to the list.

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