May is Preservation Month, an effort spearheaded by the National Trust for Historic Preservation that began in 1971 as Preservation Week and was expanded to a month-long celebration in 2005. The 2013 Preservation Month theme is "See! Save! Celebrate!".
In Pasadena, preservation month has been celebrated since 2004 with an annual awards program that recognizes positive contributions to historic preservation in the city. Awards are given to property owners, designers/architects and contractors for exceptional historic resource restoration or rehabilitation projects. Awards have also been given to recognize individuals that have contributed to multiple projects and for positive infill projects in historic neighborhoods.
2013 Preservation Awards were held on May 30, 2013 at the beautiful Pasadena Museum of History. The Historic Preservation nominating subcomittee reviewed all nomination applications and chose the following winners for this year's Historic Preservation Awards. Congratulations to all the winners:
267 West State Street
Merwin House
Owner: Kate Sherlock
Council District 6
599 E. Colorado Boulevard
American Express Travel & Lifestyle Services
Council District 3
460 Bellefontaine Street
Henry Ware House
Owner: Marc & Tiffany Harris
234 E. Colorado Boulevard
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
631 Cypress Avenue
Urban Homstead
Owner: Dervaes Family
Pasadena Digital History Collaboration
Founders: Martha Camacho
Laura Verlaque
Linda Stewart
Dan McLaughlin
Mary Ann Laun
Michelle Turner
Design & Historic Preservation Slide Contribution & Exhibit:
Jessenia Montoya