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!

The CNY Heritage Award is given to an individual, group or organization that honors, revives, and shares an important part of our Central New York heritage with the community. This year we honored The Syracuse Flag Committee for The Syracuse Flag Initiative, and the committee it built, seeking to reinvigorate this historic symbol and breathe new life into a banner.

This year we are presenting the Stewardship Award to the City of Auburn and their public works department. Stewardship Awards are given to individuals, organizations, or civic agencies that have maintained exceptionally high standards of care for historic properties or landscapes. Share history about Hoopes Park. For many years, public works has continued to care for the historic designed landscape of Hoopes Park. Hoopes Park is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, and is an excellent example of an early 20th-century designed suburban landscape, complete with stone water features, clubhouses, and plantings. Auburn resident and past PACNY President, Andy Roblee accepted the award on the city’s behalf from current PACNY President, Ariel Bero.