Past Preservation Award Recipients

Every year Historic Salem, Inc. invites community members to nominate recently completed renovation projects for a Preservation Award.

Congratulations to the 2025 Preservation Award Recipients at our first ever Historic House Resource Expo!

2025 Preservation Awards
  • Michael Greengart and Susan Milstein, Owners – 5 North Pine Street, House Façade Restoration
  • Jesse Chamberlain and Kaitlyn Connolly, Owners – 9 Albion Street, House and Garden Restoration
  • The Salem Maritime Historical Park – Custom House Renovation and Derby Wharf Restoration
  • The House of the Seven Gables – Pedestrian Entryway Redesign

2025 Nathaniel Bowditch Achievement Awards:
  • Dr. Lisa Delissio – Creation and Accreditation of the F. Carroll Sargent Arboretum at the Historic Greenlawn Cemetery
  • Michael Harrington – Owner, Hawthorne Hotel and Steward of The Salem Common
  • Preservation in a Changing Climate Conference Partners on the Occasion of its 5th Anniversary – Creation of annual conference to share knowledge about and preservation strategies for dealing with the impacts of climate change
Conference Partners:
City of Salem
Historic New England  
Historic Salem, Inc.
House of the Seven Gables
Peabody Essex Museum
National Park Service, Salem Maritime Historic Park
Salem Sound Coastwatch
Congratulations to our previous Preservation Award winners.
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2024 Preservation Awards
  • Salem Advocate Hale Bradt, the Electric Time Company, Inc., and the City of Salem Preservation Planning (Patti Kelleher) - Almy's Clock
  • Essex National Heritage Commission, CEO Annie Harris and Team, including project contributor Farmhouse Fixer HGTV Show Co-Host – Kristina Crestin - Bakers Island Lightkeeper's House
  • Joseph Skomurski, Developer, and Seger Architects - 3 Federal Court
  • Robert Morin (on behalf of the Library Trustees and Daedalus Arts) - 370 Essex Street
  • Vijay Joyce, Executive Director, and Contractor, Robert Levesque, American Steeple and Tower, Inc. - The Pickering House, 18 Broad Street
  • Carling Audette and Mark Audette with Seger Architects - Timothy Lindall House, 393 Essex Stree​t
  • Owners Ian and Karen Popken - Putnam-Balch House, 329 Essex Street​
  • City of Salem (Patti Kelleher, Preservation Planner) and Friends of Greenlawn (President, Christine Lutts) - Dickson Chapel, Greenlawn Cemetery​
  • Dakota Russell, Executive Director, and Paul Wright, Director of Preservation and Maintenance - Environmental Initiative:  Plan for Climate Change and Sea Level Rise, House of the Seven Gables​
  • Owner and Craftsman, Dr. Thomas Murray - 14 Chestnut Street​
  • Owners Mark Stevens and Anthony Keck - 69 Summer Street
  • Project Managers Jason Pina and Cameron White and Director of Real Estate Ilene Vogel - 96 Congress Street
 2023 Preservation Awards
  • Joe Cultrera - Preservation Contributions, Greater Endicott Street Neighborhood 
  • Steven and Patrick O'Sullivan - 78 Bayview Avenue 
  • Cynthia Williams - 43 Chestnut Street
  • Robert McCarthy and Salem Maritime Historic Site - 160 Derby Street, Sidewalks
  • Dorian Fliegel and Ryan Macione, Haylard Services - 111 Columbus Avenue
  • Robert Burkinshaw, Ye Olde Pepper Companie - 122 Derby Street
  • Gregory Davis - 9 Hathorne Street
  • Salem Common Neighborhood Association - Washington Arch

2022 Preservation Awards
  • City of Salem - Forest River Bathhouse 
  • Mike Becker - 49 Federal Street, Atlantic Coast 
  • Hamilton Hall - 9 Chestnut Street 
  • Jay & Dick Goldberg - 94 Washington Sq. 
  • Richard Stafford - Woodland Preservation 
  • John Hermanski - 5 Monroe Street, Shutters 
  • David Pabich and Larry Frej - St. Joseph's School & Rectory 
  • Flora Tonthat - 30 Northey Street 

2021 Preservation Awards
  • Ahmed Family, The Crescent Trust -  William Hunt Double House
  • Patrick Bentivegna and Adele Lee - The Daniels House
  • Emily and Rob Stuart - 360 Essex Street
  • Josiah Fisk and Andy Grier - 358 Essex Street
  • Greg Spanos - 350-352 Essex Street
  • Len Karan - 7 Curtis Street
  • Dave Potter - 12 Mall Street
  • Margaret Santerre - 119 Mason Street
  • Jen Ratliff - Almshouse Burial Ground Marker
  • David Hart - Lifetime Achievement Award

2020 Preservation Awards
  • Peabody Essex Museum - 1 Brown Street, Bray House
  • Jim McAllister, author of "Historic Salem, Inc.: 75 Years of Preservation" and a lifetime of telling Salem's history
  • Jessica Herbert - for a Lifetime of Advocacy
  • Tim Bildsten - 2 Andover Street, Fence Restoration 
  • John Hermanski - 5 Monroe Street, Garden Folly 
  • Michael Becker - 14-16 Hodges Court, Building and Grounds Renovation 
  • Alyssa Jones and Tess DiMatteo - 20 Northey Street, Facade and Sidewalk Restoration 
  • Salem Renewal Ventures - 21 Washington Square, Building Restoration 
  • Salem Renewal Ventures - 192 Federal Street, Facade Restoration