A split shingle in need of repair. by Shirley Hanson Are you an architect who has helped a client undertake a painstaking restoration of a neglected building? Are you a building owner who has …
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A split shingle in need of repair.by Shirley Hanson
Are you an architect who has helped a client undertake a painstaking restoration of a neglected building? Are you a building owner who has carefully rehabilitated worn-out parts of your older home? Are you a contractor who has helped to protect valuable features of an older building? Are you a Chestnut Hill resident who appreciates the extra care your neighbors devote to being good stewards of the home they love?
The Chestnut Hill Historical Society invites architects, building owners, contractors and Chestnut Hill appreciators to nominate projects for its second annual Preservation Awards. To be nominated, a project must be in the Chestnut Hill National Register Historic District (virtually all of Chestnut Hill). The deadline for nominations is Dec. 15, 2015.
To qualify projects must meet at least one of these criteria: preserve or protect historic resources in the built or natural environment; exemplify appropriate historic building restoration, rehabilitation, or adaptive reuse; or demonstrate good stewardship of an important building. The project must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
Projects must be substantially completed by December 1, 2015. The process for applying is easy. Just go to the Historical Society's website for details and the nomination form at www.chhist.org/news/awards.htm/
The Historical Society's first annual Preservation Awards in 2014 honored Springside Chestnut Hill Academy for its renovation of the Henry Library and the Friends of the Wissahickon for its stewardship since 1934 of the Valley Green Inn. Daniel and Beth Collins won an award for their weather-defying fortitude in bringing back to life the Fleer House. The first annual Preservation Recognition Awards also saluted two owners of significant properties, one on Summit Street and the other on Seminole Avenue, for painstaking roof replacement.
The Preservation Awards Committee includes Emily Cooperman, Patricia Cove, Barbara Anne Davey, Lexa Edsall, Shirley Hanson, Eileen Javers, Heather Snyder Killinger, Mindy O'Connor and Lori Salganicoff.
For answers to your questions contact Lori Salganicoff, executive director, at lsalganicoff@chhist.org or 215-247-0417 x 201.
