Past Winners, Maryland Preservation Awards

Leadership and Service

Maryland Legacy Prize (formerly Calvert Prize)

1975
Frederick Gutheim
Mrs. J.M.P. Wright
Orlando Ridout IV
State Treasurer William S. James
1976
Dr. Phoebe B. Stanton
Mrs. Charles Williams
1977
Kent R. Mulliken
Robert C. Embry
Senator J. Glenn Beall, Jr.
1978
Louis L. Goldstein
Mary Pringle Symonds
Maryland House and Pilgrimage
1979
Goucher College
1980
C&P Telephone Company
John E. Clark
Orin M. Bullock, Jr.
1981
Senator Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr.
1982
Mrs. Clyde E. Martin
1983
Mayor Ronald Young
1984
Mrs. Jefferson Patterson
1986
Maryland Association of Historic District Commissions
1987
Mr. Donald G. Shomette
1988
Mr. Edward Papenfuse
1990
The Honorable Paul Sarbanes
1993
Spencer O. Geasey
1997
Maryland State House Dome Project
2001
Tyler Bastian
2003
Speaker Casper Taylor
2008
Charles L. Wagandt
2011
The Honorable William Donald Schaeffer
2013
Orlando Ridout V
2015
J. Rodney Little
2022
Theodore "Ted" Mack
2023
Cheryl Janifer LaRoche, PhD

Outstanding Individual Leadership at the Local Level

2012
Louis S. Diggs
Elizabeth Scott Shatto
2014
Sharon Kennedy
Gale Yerges
2017
Karen M. Gray, PhD
2018
Lisa Kraus
Jason Shellenhamer
2019
Belva King
2020
Robert C. Clark
2021
J.O.K. Walsh
2022
Susan Hanson
2023
Sylvia & Eddie Brown

Outstanding Organizational Leadership at the Local Level

2012
Four Rivers Heritage Area
2015
Tourism Council of Frederick County
2016
Friends of Patterson Park
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
2017
Preservation Maryland
2019
The Friends of Stanley Institute
2020
City of Frederick
2022
M-NCPPC Prince George's County – Black History Program
2023
Water's Edge Museum, Bellevue Passage Museum, and UNESCO Middle Passage Marker

Education and Community Engagement

Excellence in Media and Research

2012
Annapolis: City on the Severn, A History by Jane W. McWilliams
The War of 1812 in Charles County's Backyard: A Virtual Tour
Montgomery County Historic Preservation Interactive Mapping Initiative
2013
City of Frederick Historic Properties Website
In Full Glory Reflected: Discovering the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake by Ralph E. Eshelman & Burton K. Kummerow
The Snow Hill Historic District: A Reference Guide for Property Owners
2014
Catoctin Center for Regional Studies: Crossroads of War
2015
The Painted Screens of Baltimore: An Urban Folk Art Revealed by Elaine Eff
2016
Heart of Civil War Heritage Area Website
2017
Newtown Historic District Website
2018
The "Acadians Were Here" Website
Preservation Maryland for PreserveCast
2019
The Tale of the Lion: Our Stories, Our Voices Documentary
2020
Lost Towns Project, Inc. and Anne Arundel County
2021
Ballot and Beyond: Maryland's Women's History Podcast & Online Exhibit
2022
In the Midst of These Plains by Cathy Thompson & Nicole Diehlmann

Excellence in Public Programming & Exhibits

2013
Discover London Town!
2014
U.S. Naval Academy for Seas, Lakes & Bay: The Naval War of 1812 Exhibit at the U.S. Naval Academy
2015
Harford Community College for Faces of Freedom
2016
Washington Monument Restoration
2017
Heart of the Civil War GeoTrail
2018
Historic Sotterley for their Slave Cabin Exhibit
2019
Historic St. Mary's City Adults Only Tours
2020
Historic Sotterley for "Building Bridges to Common Ground"
2021
Baltimore Heritage for "Five Minute Histories"
2022
Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park for "Our Changing Waterfront"

Community Impact

2012
Frederick Visitor Center
Rehabilitation of the Most Precious Blood Church for use as the Betterton Community Center
2015
San Domingo School
2016
The Tire Shop
2017
Riverview Commons/B.L. Gillis & Son and Feldman Bros.
2018
Cultural Center at the Havre de Grace Opera House
2019
Town of Bel Air for Armory Marketplace
2020
Town of Myersville for Restoration of H & F Trolley #150
2021
A. Hoen & Co. Lithograph Center for Neighborhood Innovation
2022
Ministry of Brewing

Preservation Partnerships

2009
Rehabilitation of Jerusalem
Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Parsonage
2010
Miller's Court
2011
Proctor House
2012
Rehabilitation of the Ridgeley Rosenwald School
2013
Watermen Heritage Tourism Training Program
2014
2013 Field Session in Maryland Archaeology
2015
Charles Sumner Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic
2016
Town of Denton, Chesapeake Culinary Center, and Denton Development Corporation for Caroline High School
2017
Historic Watch Box Relocation and Restoration
Lead Coffin Crypt Project
2019
Bugeye Edna E. Lockwood
2020
C&O Canal Trust for Swains Lockhouse
2021
Hannelore B. Quigley, James J. Demma, Esq., and the Haiti Cemetery Association for Haiti Cemetery
2022
Catoctin Furnace
2023
The Union Mills Flume Restoration Project at Historic Shriver Grist Mill

Stewardship

Outstanding Stewardship of Archaeological Resources

New this year

Outstanding Stewardship of Historic Properties by a Government Agency

2009
Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration
2010
Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation, Maryland – National Capital Park and Planning Commission
2011
Town of Sykesville
2012
C&O Canal National Historical Park
2013
Patuxent Research Refuge
2015
U.S. Navy, Naval Support Facility Indian Head
National Institutes of Health Office of Research Facilities, Historic Preservation Program
2016
U.S. Naval Academy for Larson Hall
Michael Travel and Renee M. Bernier for The Exchange
2017
Calvert County Natural Resources Division
Washington County Engineering and Construction Management
2019
Anne Arundel County for Fort Smallwood Concession Stand
Maryland Military Department for Fifth Regiment Armory WWI Memorial
2020
C&O Canal National Historical Park for Conococheague Aqueduct
2021
Maryland Department of Natural Resources/Sang Run State Park for Sang Run Election House
2022
Washington County with Gruber
Latimer Restoration and Building System, a Division of Lantz Construction, for Claggett's Mill Bridges
2023
City of Gaithersburg for the Crown Farm Corn Crib

Outstanding Stewardship of MHT Easement Properties

2009
Hammond-Harwood House Association
Maryland Institute College of Art
2011
Fairmount Academy
2012
The Clagett Family for Holly Hill
2014
Ladew Topiary Gardens
2015
South T. Lynn for Kennedy Farm
2016
Michael Travel and Renee M. Bernier for The Exchange
2017
Baltimore Harbor Light
2018
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission for Oxon Hill Manor
2020
Town of Port Deposit for Jacob Tome Gas House
Warren Historic Site Committee for Loving Charity Hall
2021
Friends of Clifton Mansion for Clifton Mansion Dining Room
2023
City of Hagerstown for the The Hagerstown Fairgrounds Entrance Building and Keeper's Residence

Project Excellence

Excellence in Rehabilitation

New this year

Excellence in Restoration

New this year

Excellence in Sustainable Design

2018
Center for Parks and People at Auchentoroly Terrace
2019
Rackliffe House Trust for Improvements to Grounds and Visitor Amenities
2021
Union Brothers Furniture Building
2023
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (between McMahon's Mill and Lock 42)

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