Historic Savannah Foundation Announces 2023 Preservation Award Winners

SAVANNAH, Ga. - May 4, 2023 - PRLog -- (SAVANNAH, GA) Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) kicked off its celebration of Preservation Month with the annual Historic Preservation Awards on Thursday, May 4 at the Charles H. Morris Center. HSF presented awards to individuals and organizations whose contributions demonstrate excellence in preservation in Savannah and Chatham County.

During the awards ceremony, Historic Savannah Foundation recognized these six projects:

5 Cedarwood Drive, Tybee Island/Fort Screven Bowling Alley & Library: Brent Watts, 5 Cedarwood LLC; Patrick Johnston, Chatham Developers; Josh Ward, AIA, Ward Architecture + Preservation; Sarah Ward, AICP Ward Architecture + Preservation;

315 W. 38th Street/38th Street School: Patrick Johnston, Chatham 38th Street School, LLC; Brent Watts, Chatham 38th Street School, LLC; Beau Hinton, Chatham 38th Street School, LLC; Scott Cook, AIA, LS3P Associates; Michael Garcia, LS3P Associates; Brianna Walker, Choate Construction Company; Susie Bull, Ward Architecture + Preservation; Colleen Willoughby, Ward Architecture + Preservation;

208 W. 40th Street/Louis S. Harford House: Christoph & Kimberly Knoess; Josh Ward, AIA, Ward Architecture + Preservation; Ken Troupe, Yestermorrow Homebuilders; Susie Bull, MHP, Ward Architecture + Preservation; Sarah Ward, Ward Architecture + Preservation;

27 Montgomery Street/The Darling Oyster Bar: Bobby Young, B & B Savannah, LLC; Andrew Lynch, Lynch Associates Architects; Choate Construction Company;

12 W. 38th Street/Brunner-Heitman-Park House: Fred Krinsky, Mayor Orange Finger, LLC; Harley Krinsky, Mayor Orange Finger, LLC; Wells Anderson, Mayor Orange Finger, LLC; Sarah Ward, AICP, Ward Architecture + Preservation; Susie Bull, Ward Architecture + Preservation; Josh Ward, AIA, Ward Architecture + Preservation; Andrew Fidler, Fidler Markus Construction; Jeremy Markus, Fidler Markus Construction; and

103 W. Broughton St./Rivers and Glen Trading Co.: Ralo, LLP; Rivers and Glen Trading Co.; Becky Lynch, Lynch Associates Architects, PC; Jimmy Smith, JTVS Builders, Inc.; Cody Tharpe, Tharpe Engineering.

HSF also presented the Lee and Emma Adler Award for Preservation Advocacy to Mae Bowley, executive director of Re:Purpose Savannah. The non-profit's mission is to have a positive impact on the local and global environment by reducing the harmful effects of demolition on the health of neighborhoods and by diverting large quantities of waste from landfills, transforming it into community resources.

Preservation Award nominations were judged by an independent, all-volunteer jury whose members are selected for their expertise in the realm of architecture, preservation and design. The jury used the following general criteria:

• Quality and degree of difficulty of the nominee's project;
• Degree to which the nominee's project or effort is unusual or pioneering, or serves as an example that influences good preservation practices; and
• Demonstrable or measurable impact of the nominee's project on the community.