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2023 PRESERVATION AWARD WINNERS SPOTLIGHT

The Pat Earle Award is given for a singular outstanding historic preservation project which benefits the community, this year’s recipients are James and Nancy Black for their dedication to revitalizing the Plymouth Congregational Church UCC. Their nomination included many pictures of several different projects that were a part of the restoration and updating. These are before and after pictures of the entrance of the Plymouth Church as well as other photos included brick repair and stained glass restoration.

2023 Preservation Award Winners Spotlight

The Paul Malo Award is given for projects that juxtapose old and new, demonstrating respect for our past while promoting our community’s future. This year’s recipient, The Vernon Center Schoolhouse, is interesting, as the nomination came from just outside of PACNY’s five-county region in Oneida County. However, we decided it was worth recognizing the hard work turning the school house, turned post office and retail space into a lodging and event center to serve the Vernon Center community.

2023 Preservation Award Winners Spotlight

This year the Dean Biancavilla Award is presented to the Oswego Lighthouse Volunteers. This award is given to an individual, group, or organization(s) that have successfully advocated on behalf of a specific local historic property or landscape. Since 2014 volunteers have been engaged in hands-on restoration work at the lighthouse, working to return the property to its former glory nearly a century ago. This is the real meat and potatoes of preservation work, and PACNY is proud to recognize their efforts!