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 NeighborhoodThis 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 DistrictThe 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 NeighborhoodThis 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 DistrictThis Queen Anne home was deteriorated and tax foreclosed. It has been renovated. |
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122-124 FLORIDA STREET (1894)McKnight Local Historic DistrictThis Queen Anne home has been restored from its deteriorated and vacant condition. |
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68 & 78 ELLIOT STREET (1871)Quadrangle-Mattoon Historic DistrictThese 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
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91-93 PINE STREET (1901)Six Corners Neighborhood116 HANCOCK STREET (1905)Old Hill Neighborhood
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54 FAIRFIELD STREET (1902)Forest Park Heights Historic DistrictThis Colonial Revival house was vacant and deteriorated but has been renovated. |
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155 FLORIDA STREET (1941)McKnight Local Historic DistrictThis “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 StewardshipDieter Lutz for 138 Dartmouth Terrace
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The Robert Holbrook Award for StewardshipMelinda Phelps for 192 Springfield StreetThis 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 StewardshipThomas & Sandra Valentine for 400 Maple StreetThe 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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