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Historic Preservation Awards

2023 Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony to be Held on May 25

The Tacoma Landmarks Preservation Commission will be honoring the winners of the 2023 Historic Preservation Awards on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The awards ceremony and reception will be held in-person from 6-8 PM at the Foss Waterway Seaport (705 Dock Street, Tacoma). It is free to attend and the public is welcome. The awards celebrate the best in preservation projects and programming as a part of Historic Preservation Month. The nomination period closed May 3, 2023.

 

"The Annual Preservation Awards are a great way to shine a light on the people and projects working to keep Tacoma's history alive, whether that's by renovating a historic building or boosting lesser known stories of our shared past,” said Historic Preservation Coordinator Susan Johnson.

 

Historic Preservation Award Winners Announced

This year’s Historic Preservation Awards categories and recipients are:

  • Special Recognition: Chandler O'Leary

  • Sustainability: Milgard Hall, University of Washington Tacoma

  • Housing: The Astor (Washington Building)

  • Broadening Perspectives in Preservation: Tacoma Boat Builders

  • Career Achievement: Lane Sample

  • Commercial Renovation: Howdy Bagel, 5421 S. Tacoma Way

  • Community Engagement: Downtown On The Go

  • Excellence in Historic Preservation: W. W. Seymour Conservatory rehabilitation / Metro Parks Tacoma

  • Heritage/Legacy Business: Parkway Tavern, 313 N. I Street #1

  • Landmark Nomination: Wright Park Condo Association, for The Virges Apartments, 720 6th Ave.

  • Leadership in Preservation: Northwest Room of the Tacoma Public Library

  • Partnerships in Preservation: Earthwise Architectural Salvage

  • Residential Renovation: Red Maple Apartments, 1122 N. 6th Street

Contact Information

For more information, contact Historic Preservation Coordinator Susan Johnson at sjohnson7@cityoftacoma.org or (253) 281-7445.

 

Past Historic Preservation Award Recipients

The 2022 Historic Preservation Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Achievement in Many Voices, Many Stories: Merilee Tanbara, for The House on Fawcett
  • Outstanding Achievement in Broadening Perspectives in Preservation: Buffalo Soldiers Museum
  • Outstanding Achievement in Innovation in Preservation & Outreach: Tacoma Noir Mystery Series
  • Outstanding Achievement in Partnerships in Preservation: Dickman Mill Park & Ghost Timbre
  • Outstanding Achievement in Community Engagement: Tacoma Art Museum and eTc for the Kinsey African American Art & History Collection
  • Outstanding Achievement in Leadership in Preservation: Roger Johnson
  • Outstanding Achievement in Residential Renovation: Scott & Donna Armstrong and Bob & Dawn Klimas for the Pratt House, 832 N. Steele Street
  • Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Renovation: North Alder Partners for the former Big Value shop, 2501 N. Alder Street
  • Outstanding Landmark Nomination: Tacoma Colored Women’s Club for the Nettie and Henry Asberry House Nomination, 1219 S. 13th Street
  • Outstanding Heritage/Legacy Business: Rankos’ Stadium Pharmacy, 101 Tacoma Ave N.

 The 2021 Historic Preservation Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Achievement in Broadening Perspectives in Preservation: Fort Nisqually Living History Museum and Puyallup, Squaxin, Nisqually, and Muckleshoot tribal leaders for the “Puget Sound Treaty War Panel”
  • Outstanding Achievement in Innovation in Preservation & Outreach: Elizabeth Rudrud, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, for virtual programing and events
  • Outstanding Achievement in Partnerships in Preservation: Pretty Gritty Tours, for partnering with heritage organizations to transition to virtual programming
  • Outstanding Achievement in Community Engagement: Forterra, for work with Hilltop Neighborhood community members and organizations
  • Outstanding Achievement in Leadership in Preservation: Fred Roberson, for his many downtown historic rehabilitation projects and his gift of the Tacoma Armory venue to Tacoma Arts Live
  • Outstanding Achievement in Residential Renovation: Celena Kathan and Robert Koehne, for the Wells R. Sears House, 3334 N Gove Street
  • Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Renovation: Horizon Partners Northwest, for the Hunt-Mottet Hardware Warehouse, 2112 Pacific Ave
  • Outstanding Landmark Nomination: Klinkenberg-Decker House Nomination, 1002 S Anderson Street, prepared by Katie Pratt
  • Outstanding Heritage/Legacy Business: The Spar, 2121 N 30th St, which has operated as a bar since 1917 and as “The Spar” since the 1920s

The 2019 Historic Preservation Award Recipients

  • Excellence in Historic Preservation: McMenamins
  • Career Achievement: Brian Kamens, Tacoma Public Library Northwest Room
  • Residential Renovation: Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity for 417 South M Street and 407 South M Street, Wedge Neighborhood Conservation District
  • Commercial Renovation: Tacoma Arts Live and the Pantages Theater Design Team, including BCRA Design, Korsmo Construction, and EverGreene Architectural Arts for the Pantages Theater
  • Community Engagement/Events: Grit City Magazine
  • Community Engagement/Events: Pretty Gritty Tours
  • Landmark Nomination to be Recognized: 5210 South State Street, White Shield Home
  • Nomination to be Recognized: College Park National Register Historic District
  • Broadening Perspectives: Puyallup Tribe of Indians for the renaming of the Fishing Wars Memorial Bridge
  • Heritage/Legacy Business: Lincoln Hardware

 The 2018 Historic Preservation Award Recipients

  • Residential Renovation: 224 N. Yakima, the Born-Lindstrom House
  • Commercial Renovation: Union Club, 539 Broadway
  • Commercial Renovation: Wagner Motors, 616 Saint Helens
  • Leadership in Preservation: Dana Repp, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
  • Organization in Preservation: Earthwise Architectural Salvage
  • Community Engagement/Events: Trapped: Escape Fort Nisqually, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
  • Preservation Planning, Policy, or Initiative: Lighthouse stewardship, Points Northeast Historical Society
  • Landmark Nomination to be Recognized: Point Defiance Lodge, 5717 North Roberts Garden Road, MetroParks Tacoma
  • Broadening Perspectives: “Dreams that Matter,” Tacoma Historical Society
  • Heritage/Legacy Business: Johnson Candy Company

 The 2017 Historic Preservation Award Recipients

  • Residential Renovation: Ross and Julie Buffington - 502 S. Sheridan Ave.
  • Residential Renovation: Lynda and Todd Shepherd - 321 N. J St.
  • Commercial Renovation: Kevin Grossman - The Kellogg-Sicker Building, 1114-16 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
  • Commercial Renovation: Ryan Fuson, Redwood Housing Partners, and Les Tonkin, Tonkin Architecture - The Winthrop Hotel, 776 Commerce St.
  • Leadership in Preservation: Julie LaRue - Director of Tacoma Historical Society
  • Organization in Preservation: Tacoma Public Schools
  • Community Engagement: Knights of Pythias - Commencement Lodge #7
  • Community Engagement: Prairie Line Trail Interpretive Committee
  • Heritage Event: Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
  • Landmark Nomination to be Recognized: Historic Tacoma and Marshall McClintock - The Hosmer House, 309 S. 9th St.


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