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Preservation Awards Brunch

Every year Historic Salem, Inc. invites community members to nominate recently completed renovation projects for a Preservation Award.  Awards for projects that have furthered the preservation efforts in Salem will be presented at the Historic Salem Preservation Awards Brunch to be held on
​Sunday, September 29 at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem. 
Projects throughout the City, large and small, will be celebrated!

Join Us to Celebrate the 2024 Award Recipients!

Congratulations to our previous Preservation Award winners.
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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