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2015 Preservation Awards

2015 Preservation Awards

The Springfield Preservation Trust Preservation Awards honor the people and organizations that are helping to restore historic structures in Springfield. Every year the Trust showcases exemplary properties that represent the best preservation in Springfield over the previous year. Preservation awards are commonly given to properties that have restored the historic look of a building by removing inappropriate siding, repairing or replicating original details or generally bringing back a building that was in disrepair.

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44-46 DALE STREET (1805)

South End Neighborhood

This house was built on Main Street as a single-family, moved to Dale Street in the 1870s and made into a side-by-side duplex, then converted to a 4-family with two-story front and rear porches circa 1915. The house was covered with asphalt siding, then vinyl siding and its two story front porch enclosed. The non-original porch and siding have been removed and the house returned closer to its original Federal style appearance.

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83 MAPLE STREET (1843)

Lower Maple Local Historic District

The Solymon Merrick House is one of the most architecturally important houses in the city. It was vacant and deteriorated with broken windows, leaking roof, and collapsing porches. Its exterior has been restored.

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385 WORTHINGTON STREET (1913)

Metro Center Neighborhood

This shoe manufacturing building was converted to residential condos circa 1990 and then was severely damaged by the 2012 Gas Blast. Its façade has been restored and its appearance is more historic than prior to the disaster.

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83 BOWDOIN STREET (1881)

McKnight Local Historic District

This Queen Anne home was deteriorated and tax foreclosed. It has been renovated.

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122-124 FLORIDA STREET (1894)

McKnight Local Historic District

This Queen Anne home has been restored from its deteriorated and vacant condition.
Its porch railings were missing and its roof severely damaged from age.

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68 & 78 ELLIOT STREET (1871)

Quadrangle-Mattoon Historic District

These Gothic Revival style houses have received extensive carpentry repairs and a multi-color paint job, which shows off their fanciful Victorian details.

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22-24 WINTHROP STREET (1910)

71 ADAMS STREET (1912)

South End Neighborhood

These early 20th century apartment buildings were damaged by the 2011 Tornado. They have been renovated and are being nominated to the National Register.

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91-93 PINE STREET (1901)

Six Corners Neighborhood

116 HANCOCK STREET (1905)

Old Hill Neighborhood

These early 20th century apartment buildings were renovated and are being nominated to the National Register.

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54 FAIRFIELD STREET (1902)

Forest Park Heights Historic District

This Colonial Revival house was vacant and deteriorated but has been renovated.

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155 FLORIDA STREET (1941)

McKnight Local Historic District

This “in-fill” Colonial Revival style house was neglected and tax foreclosed. It has been renovated and sold to new owners.

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The Edward Sims Award for Stewardship

Dieter Lutz for 138 Dartmouth Terrace

This 1904 Arts and Crafts Style home in the McKnight Local Historic District has been owned since 1973 by the current owner and is beautifully maintained.

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The Robert Holbrook Award for Stewardship

Melinda Phelps for 192 Springfield Street

This 1911 Colonial Revival house in the Atwater Park neighborhood was once the home of aviatrix Maude Tate Moriarty. The house has been immaculately preserved in its original condition by its current owner since 1981.

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The George Pooler Award for Stewardship

Thomas & Sandra Valentine for 400 Maple Street

The owners have caringly maintained this 1929 French Chateau style home in the Maple Hill Local Historic District for more than 40 years.

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