Past

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2026

• Richard L. & Zoanne K. Schnell for the long-term stewardship of the Kessel Park Inn (Port Douglass, Essex County)
• Cristiana Peña & Nick Porter for the rehabilitation of the First Church of Granville (Granville, Washington Couny)
• Eagle Island, Inc. for the restoration of Eagle Island Camp (Saranac Lake, Franklin County)
• Karl Beckwith Smith & Harold Hilton Truesdale for the long-term stewardship of the Caddie House (Loon Lake, Franklin County)
• Historic Saranac Lake for the rehabilitation of the Trudeau Building (Saranac Lake, Franklin County)
• David Thomas-Train, lifetime achievement for leadership of the Friends of Poke-O-Moonshine (Chesterfield, Essex County)

2025

• Johnsburg Historical Society for the restoration & rehabilitation of the Robert & Electa Waddell House (Town of Johnsburg, Warren County)
• Putnam Camp Board of Directors for the long-term stewardship of Putnam Camp (Hamlet of St. Huberts, Essex County)
• Deborah Coffin for the restoration of Stowersville House (Town of Lewis, Essex County)
• Patricia and John Cogswell for the restoration of the Irish House (Hamlet of Loon Lake, Franklin County)
• Gregg Firster for the rehabilitation of the Bateman Hotel (Town of Lowville, Lewis County)
• Open Space Institute for the restoration of MacNaughton Cottage (Town of Newcomb, Essex County)
• Robert Card & Helen Zyma for the restoration and long-term stewardship of The Strand Theatre (Hamlet of Old Forge, Herkimer County)
• Brian & Renee Burns for the long-term stewardship of Northwood Cabins (Town of Tupper Lake, Franklin County)
• Trude Fitelson, lifetime achievement for preservation leadership in Thousand Island Park

2024

• Muhammad (Mo) Ahmad for the rehabilitation & restoration of the Frontier Town A-Frame (Town of North Hudson, Essex County)
• Mark (Willie) Wilcox for the restoration of Crystal Spring Farm (Essex, Essex County)
• The Lodge at Schroon Lake for the rehabilitation of the Brown Swan Club (Schroon Lake, Essex County)
• White Pine Camp Associates, LLC for the reconstruction of the Servants Quarters at White Pine Camp (Paul Smiths, Franklin County)

2023

• Ruth Hart for community revitalization and stewardship of the Church Garden (Village of Lake Placid, Essex County)
• Trustees of Hillview Free Library for the restoration & stewardship of the Hillview Free Library (Town of Diamond Point, Essex County)
• Rebecca Kelly & Craig Brashear for ongoing rehabilitation and stewardship of the Tahawus Cultural Center (Town of Au Sable Forks, Essex County)
• Schroon Lake Community Church for community revitalization (Town of Schroon Lake, Essex County)
• Nancy and Robert Fierer for restoration of the Bloom Cottage (Town of Loon Lake, Franklin County)
• Paul Besignano for the rehabilitation and revitalization of War Cannon Spirits (Town of Crown Point, Essex County)
• Nils Luderowski, Architect – posthumous award for lifetime achievement

2022

• Wes Haynes, lifetime achievement for preservation leadership in the Adirondacks
• John & Margot Ernst for the restoration and rehabilitation of Elk Lake Lodge (Town of North Hudson, Essex County)
• Nettle Meadow Farm for the restoration and revitalization of the Hitching Post (Town of Lake Luzerne, Warren County)
• The Fort Ticonderoga Association for the restoration of The Pavilion at Fort Ticonderoga (Town of Ticonderoga, Essex County)
• Robert and Michelle Timmons for the revitalization and rehabilitation of the Black Brook General Store (Town of Black Brook, Clinton County)
• Peter R. Prescott and Colleen C. Prescott Camp Trust for the long-term stewardship of The Prescott Camp (Port Douglass, Town of Chesterfield, Essex County)
• The Sandy Hill Arts Center for the restoration and revitalization of The Sandy Hill Arts Center (Village of Hudson Falls, Washington County)

2021

• The Adirondack League Club for the long-term stewardship of the Adirondack League Club (Town of Webb, Herkimer County)
• The Blue Mountain Center for the long-term stewardship of The Blue Mountain Center (Town of Blue Mountain Lake, Hamilton County)
• Travis Proulx for the rehabilitation of the Basselin House (Town of Croghan, Lewis County)
• Bob & Beryl Ierardi for the restoration of Camp Paradiso Trovato (Town of Essex, Essex County)

2020

• Jill and Richard Tefft for the restoration and rehabilitation of the Greenwich District Schoolhouse No. 11 (Town of Greenwich, Washington County)
• Bruce and Darcey Hale for the restoration and rehabilitation of their historic stone house, Old Elm (Town of Willsboro, Essex County)
• The Hague Baptist Church for the rehabilitation of the historic church’s steeple (Town of Hague, Warren County)
• The 8 Fire Departments that saved White Pine Camp – Paul Smiths/Gabriels Fire Department, Owls Head Mountain-View Fire Department, Duane Fire Department, St. Regis Fire Department, Tupper Lake Fire Department, Bloomingdale Fire Department, Saranac Lake Fire Department, and Lake Placid Fire Department – for their efforts to save the main buildings at White Pine Camp from a devastating fire in June 2020

2019

• Laura Finley for the restoration and rehabilitation of the 14 Mile Island Boathouse (Town of Bolton, Warren County)
• The Town of Waddington for the restoration and rehabilitation of the former Waddington Town Hall (St. Lawrence County)
• Geoffrey Robillard for restoration and stewardship of Northbrook Lodge (Paul Smiths, Franklin County)
• Dillon Klepetar for the restoration and rehabilitation of the Barn at Echo Farm (Town of Essex, Essex County)
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for the exterior restoration of the Bluff Point Lighthouse (Valcour Island, Clinton County)
• Clinton County Historical Association for interior restoration and interpretive work at the Bluff Point Lighthouse (Valcour Island, Clinton County)
• Darren and Lisa Tracy for the restoration and rehabilitation of the Dr. Ferguson Office Building (City of Glens Falls, Warren County)

2018

• Hotel Saranac, owner Roedel Companies, for the restoration and rehabilitation of this iconic 1927 grand hotel (Village of Saranac Lake, Franklin County)
• Westport Town Hall, Town of Westport, for the restoration this building originally constructed in 1928 (Town of Westport, Essex County)
• Moss Ledge, owners Michael and Wendy Lincoln, for the restoration and rehabilitation of this William Coulter-designed camp on Upper Saranac Lake (Town of Saranac Lake, Franklin County)
• Seven Gables Antiques, owner Audrey Miller, for the rehabilitation and stewardship of this former 1927 gas station (Town of Onchiota, Franklin County)
• Ticonderoga High School Auditorium, Ticonderoga School District, for the restoration of this historic auditorium (Town of Ticonderoga, Essex County)
• Pat Benton, for her long-term stewardship of The Hedges on Blue Mountain Lake (Town of Blue Mountain Lake, Hamilton County)
• Tapawingo, owner Margo Fish, for long-term stewardship (Town of Lake Placid, Essex County)

2017

• Wiawaka Center for Women for their restoration of the 1903 Wakonda Lodge (Town of Lake George, Warren County)
• Deer’s Head Inn, owners Carolyn Sicher, Aaron Woolf, Karin Demuro, and Dr. Robert Demuro, for their restoration and rehabilitation of this 1808 building (Town of Elizabethtown, Essex County)
• Valcour Brewing Company, Mary Theresa Pearl and the late Terry Schmaltz, for the restoration and rehabilitation of the 1838 Old Stone Barracks (Town of Plattsburgh, Clinton County)
• Friends of Stillwater Fire Tower, for their restoration of the 1919 Stillwater Fire Tower (Town of Webb, Herkimer County)
• Camp Turk, for their long-term stewardship of an historic Masonic youth camp (Town of Woodgate, Oneida County)
• Richard Longstreth, for his extraordinary work to create and publish A Guide to Architecture in the Adirondacks in 2016
• Michael Frenette, for his skilled and sensitive restoration work at Camp Santanoni over nearly twenty years

2016

• Essex Community Heritage Organization (ECHO) for their restoration of the 1826 Boquet Schoolhouse (Town of Essex, Essex County)
• Beers Bridge Way Neighbors, a private association, for their reconstruction of the National Register listed Beers Bridge over the Ausable River (Town of Keene, Essex County)
• David and Donna Terry for their preservation and stewardship of the Cabins in Hope, of a group of 1930’s roadside cabins (Town of Hope, Hamilton County)
• Ellen Phelan and Joel Shapiro for their restoration and stewardship of Kenjockety, a complex of historic buildings, with gardens designed by landscape architect Dan Kiley (Westport, Essex County)
• Lake George Historical Association and Town of Lake George for the renovation and adaptive reuse of the former Warren County Courthouse (Lake George, Warren County)
• Chris Cohan and Rita Wong for restoration of Lady Tree Lodge, an 1890’s rustic camp (Upper Saranac Lake, Franklin County)
• Nettle Meadow Farm, owners Sheila Flanaga and Lorraine Lambiase, for the restoration of the 1903 barn, for public and agricultural use (Town of Thurman, Warren County)
• Strand Center for the Arts for the restoration of the 1924 Strand Theatre (City of Plattsburgh, Clinton County)

2015

• The Whallonsburg Civic Association for their work to restore and rehabilitate the Whallonsburg Grange Hall into a year-round center of community life and activity (Town of Essex, Essex County)
• The Sembrich for their long-term stewardship of the historic Marcella Sembrich studio and its grounds (Bolton Landing, Warren County)
• Analise Rigan and Merritt Hulst for the restoration of an historic 1896 building into the Paradox House Retreat (Schroon Lake, Essex County)
• The State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry for their extraordinary work to restore and repurpose the Masten House and Huntington Lodge for educational and community functions (Town of Newcomb, Essex County)
• Reuben and Cynde Smith for their imaginative adaptive reuse of a former highway garage into a first-class boat shop and boat showroom for Tumblehome Boatshop (Town of Warrensburg, Warren County)
• Pam and Len Broiles for the restoration of the former Wells Baptist Church and its adaptive reuse as “The Revival,” a center for community music, art, discussion, and gathering (Town of Wells, Hamilton County)

2014

• Ike Wolgin for the sensitive restoration and adaptive reuse of the former Fanita Boat House, now the Lake George Kayak Company (Bolton Landing, Warren County)
• Eli Schwartzberg, for the sensitive restoration and adaptive reuse of the former Willsboro School, now the Champlain Valley Senior Community, (Town of Willsboro, Essex County)
• Historic Saranac Lake for the sensitive restoration of the Saranac Laboratory Museum (Village of Saranac Lake, Essex County)
• Indian Lake Theater, Inc. for long-term stewardship of the Indian Lake Theater (Town of Indian Lake, Hamilton County)
• Railroad Historical Society of Northern New York for long-term stewardship of the Croghan Depot (Town of Croghan, Lewis County)
• Adirondack Railway Preservation Society for the sensitive restoration and long-term stewardship of the Remsen to Lake Placid Rail Corridor and the Thendara Station (Thendara, Herkimer County)

2013

• The Intrabartola Family for sensitive restoration of the Inn at the Bridge (Northville, Fulton County)
• Barbara and Marty Davidson for sensitive restoration of the Kingsland Block (Keeseville, Essex County)
• Silver Bay YMCA for long-term stewardship of Silver Bay YMCA and Conference Center (Silver Bay, Warren County)
• Jim Major for sensitive restoration of the Huestis House (Ticonderoga, Essex County)
• North Country School and Camp Treetops for sensitive restoration of the Horse Barn (Town of North Elba, Essex County)
• The Bixby Family for long-term stewardship of Mohican Point (Bolton Landing, Warren County)

2012

• Larry Marnes for sensitive restoration of the Mooers Junction Train Station (Town of Mooers, Clinton County)
• R. Peter Clarke and the Community Association for sensitive restoration and adaptive reuse of the Paradox Community Center, the former Paradox Schoolhouse (Town of Schroon, Essex County)
• Town of Brighton for sensitive restoration of the Brighton Town Hall (Franklin County)
• Willsboro Heritage Society for adaptive reuse of the Willsboro Heritage Center, the former Champlain National Bank (Willsboro, Essex County)
• Save our Schoolhouse for sensitive restoration and adaptive reuse of the Adirondack Exhibit Center, the former Star Lake Schoolhouse (Star Lake, St. Lawrence County)
• Alexander Michael for sensitive restoration and adaptive reuse of the Lewis Missile Silo (Town of Lewis, Essex County)

2011

• Joanne and Rich Dwyer for their sensitive restoration of the Owl at Twilight (Town of Olmstedville, Essex County)
• Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society for their long-term stewardship and sensitive restoration of the Lake Placid Train Depot (Town of North Elba, Essex County)
• Mark “Willie” Wilcox for his sensitive restoration of the Walker Farm (Town of Essex, Essex County)
• Town of Webb Historical Association for its sensitive restoration of the Goodsell Museum (Old Forge, Herkimer County)
• Robert and Ursula Covino for their sensitive restoration of Blythewood (Town of Putnam, Washington County)
• Drew Canning for his family’s long-term stewardship and sensitive restoration of the Edmond Pickett House (Town of Saranac, Clinton County)

2010

• Howard and Ora Smith – For stewardship of Camp Carolina Lake Placid, Essex County
• James and Anne Schoff – For stewardship, Wenonah Lodge, Upper Saranac Lake, Franklin County
• Carlotta Prahl – For long-term stewardship of Mountain Meadows, Paradox, Essex County
• The Nichols Family – For long-term stewardship of the The N House, Pottersville, Warren County
• Dick and Helen Armstrong – For long-term stewardship, Bearhurst, Speculator, Hamilton County
• Phebe Thorne – For long-term stewardship of The Uplands, Keene Valley, Essex County

2009

• William Gates and Family – For long-term stewardship of the Gates Homestead, Bolton Landing
• Paul and Susan Provost – For long-term stewardship of Hemlock Hall, Blue Mountain Lake
• Sekon Association – For long-term stewardship of the historic properties once known as Fish Rock Camp and Camp Calumet, Upper Saranac Lake
• Thomas Finnigan III – For long-term stewardship of T.F. Finnigan Men’s Clothing Store, Saranac Lake
• The Atkinson Family – For long-term stewardship of the Atkinson House, Keene Valley
• Bruce and Beki Pushee – For long-term stewardship of the Old Mill Bed and Breakfast, Elizabethtown

2008

• Ann Miller – For the restoration of Common Ground Gallery, Northville
• Stewart and Susan Calkins – For the long-term stewardship of Knollwood, Town of Fine
• The Friends of Mountainside Library, Queensbury – For long-term stewardship
• The Lee Family – For restoration of the Big House, Westport
• Grace Memorial Chapel, Sabbath Day Point – For restoration
• Vince and Tracy Giuseffi – For the restoration of Warren Point Lodge, Tupper Lake

2007

• Willem and Margreet Monster – For the restoration of the Sacandaga Station Park
• Lauren Murphy – For several exemplary restoration projects in Essex
• Major and Diane Bowes – For long-term stewardship of Covewood Lodge, on Big Moose Lake
• Minerva Historical Society – For restoration of the Irishtown Schoolhouse in Olmstedville
• Town of Duane – For long-term stewardship of the Duane Methodist-Episcopal Church
• The Church of Saint Sacrement – For long-term stewardship of the Church of Saint Sacrement in Bolton Landing

2006

• Paul and Shirley Bubar – For an architecturally sensitive restoration of The Wells House in Pottersville
• Doug Waterbury and Bob Reiss – For long-term stewardship of Santa’s Workshop, North Pole, New York
• Bill Zullo – For long-term stewardship of the 1870 Bed & Breakfast in Indian Lake
• Todd Kemp, Brian Boyer, Tim Maloney, and Robert Mayket – For an architecturally sensitive restoration of Twin Pines Boathouse in Loon Lake
• Chris Covert, Fred Schneider, and Web Parker, Renaissance Development Group, LLC – For an architecturally sensitive restoration of the former Stark Hardware Building in Saranac Lake
• Gary Heurich – For restoration of the historic light at Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake Champlain in Essex

2005

• Essex County – For a sensitive restoration of Floral Hall at the Essex County Fairgrounds in Westport
• Bruce and Darcey Hale – For long-term stewardship of the Quarry Master’s Cottage at Scragwood in Willsboro
• Friends of Lyon Mountain, Inc. – For a sensitive restoration of Lyon Mountain Mining and Railroad Museum in Lyon Mountain
• Trustees of the Northampton United Methodist Church at Fish House – For long-term stewardship of the Northampton United Methodist Church at Fish House
• The Robbins Family – For Main Street revitalization through sensitive restorations of The Chester Inn and Main Street Ice Cream Parlor in Chestertown
• Paul and Rainy Littman – For a sensitive restoration of Camp Veery on Big Moose Lake
• Town of Webb Historical Association Historic Preservation Committee – For the rescue and sensitive restoration of Hemmer Cottage in Old Forge

2004

• The Trustees of St. William’s on Long Point, Inc. – For a sensitive restoration of the former church, St. William’s on Long Point in Raquette Lake
• Kristen Bronander – For a sensitive restoration of The Woodruff House in Elizabethtown
• The Session of the Northville Presbyterian Church – For long-term stewardship of the Batchellerville Presbyterian Church in Edinburg
• Bill and Nancy Cadwallader – For long-term stewardship of the Northwood Cabins in Tupper Lake
• The McClelland Family – For a sensitive restoration of the Rivermede Farm Store
• The Trustees of the Otter Lake Community Church – For long-term stewardship of the church in Otter Lake
• Joedda McClain and Jay Latterman – For a sensitive restoration of The Woods Inn in Inlet

2003

• Marion Evans, Gregory Jeffers, Christine Evans, and William Evans – For stewardship of an historic Main Street building, The Birch Store in Keene Valley
• Georgette and Seth David – For sensitive adaptive reuse of an historic farmstead, The Corner Hardware in Pottersville
• Bruce Jennings and family – For long-term stewardship of Custard’s Last Stand in Long Lake
• The Trustees of The First Presbyterian Church – For long-term stewardship of the historic church in Warrensburg
• Richard, Barbara, Bruce, and Holly Catlin – For stewardship of an early Adirondack resort, Timberlock, in Sabael
• The Trustees of the Wells Memorial Library – For an architecturally sensitive addition to the library in Jay

2002

• Alpine Adirondack Associates – For the restoration of the former Will Rogers Memorial Hospital in Saranac Lake
• Barbara and L. Clay Camp – For the restoration of Pinehurst on Lower Saranac Lake
• Fort Ticonderoga – For the restoration of the King’s Gardens
• Fourth Lake Property Owners Association – For the restoration of the Shoal Point Lighthouse on Fourth Lake
• The Trustees of the Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church – For long-term stewardship of the Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church
• The Town of Willsboro & The Willsboro Heritage Society – For the restoration of Adsit Cabin
• William “Woody” & Elise Widlund, Larry & Monica Hayden, Sarah Hayden Williams – For the restoration of the John Wade Building in North Creek

2001

• Linda and Randolf Stanley – For the restoration of Wellscroft in Upper Jay
• Paul and Mark Van Slyke – For the restoration of the Big Moose Station
• Warrensburgh Beautification – For more than fifteen years of work to preserve, beautify, and revitalize Warrensburg
• The Wanakena Footbridge Committee – For their work to preserve the Wanakena Footbridge
• James Bevilacqua – For the restoration of the Post Office Pharmacy facade in Saranac Lake
• Laura Jean Schwartau & Family – For their long stewardship of Northbrook Lodge, Paul Smiths

2000

• John Van Alstine & Holly Hallman – For the adaptive reuse of the former Adirondack Lumber Company complex in Wells
• Helen Weltman – For the restoration of Comfort Cottage on Big Moose Lake
• Rusper, Ltd. – For their stewardship of the Deer’s Head Inn in Elizabethtown
• Paul Smiths College – For the adaptive reuse of Baker Cottage
• Hadley Mountain Fire Tower Committee – For their work to restore the Hadley Mountain fire tower
• Town of Westport & Depot Theater – For the restoration of the Westport Depot

1999

• Gretna & Peter Jerdo – For stewardship of their family farm in Boquet
• Clinton County Historical Association – For their stewardship of the Valcour Island Lighthouse
• Save Our Bridge committee – For saving an historic iron bridge in Cranberry Lake
• Adirondack Life – For the adaptive reuse of the former Methodist Church in Jay
• Miss Port Henry Diner – For the restoration of this 20th century diner
• Riverside Station – For the restoration of this endangered depot in Riparius
• The Homecoming – For the restoration of this historic commercial in Old Forge
• Village of Saranac Lake/Historic Saranac Lake/ANCA – For the restoration of the Union Depot

1998

• St. Gabriel the Archangel Church – For their stewardship of this lovely church in Paul Smiths
• Darren Tracy – For his restoration of Hubbard Hall in Elizabethtown
• North Creek Railroad Depot Preservation Association – For the restoration of the North Creek Depot
• Town of Moriah – For their support of historic preservation in the community
• Big Moose Community Chapel – For their stewardship of this Earl Covet built building
• The Swire Family – For their stewardship of their Three Brother Islands camp near Bolton Landing
• Penfield Homestead Museum – For their work to restore and interpret this unique 19th century iron mining community
• SUNY College at Cortland – For their stewardship of Camp Pine Knot on Raquette Lake

1997

• Essex Community Heritage Organization – For their effective preservation and advocacy work
• Wiawaka Holiday House – For their stewardship of this wonderful place on Lake George
• Barbara McMartin – For her important book on the Adirondack tanning industry
• Richard Freeburg – For the restoration of his Gabriels farm house
• Daniel Hodlin – For the Willard Brothers Block restoration in Northville
• Sagamore – For their stewardship of this wonderful Raquette Lake Great Camp
• Reginald Clark – For his stewardship of the Palace Theater in Lake Placid
• College Auxiliary Services – For their restoration and stewardship of the Valcour Conference Center

1996

• Chris & Diane Leifheit – For the restoration of the Hunt Building in Gabriels
• PRIDE of Ticonderoga – For their effective preservation and advocacy work
• Levi White – For his amateur archeology work in Clintonville
• John & Miriam Klipper – For the restoration of the Noble Clemons House in Essex
• Girl Scout Council of Great Essex County – For their stewardship of Camp Eagle Island on Upper Saranac Lake
• Historic Saranac Lake – For their effective preservation and advocacy work
• The Martin Family – For their stewardship of The Waldheim on Big Moose Lake
• Robert Eddy – For his publication, “Queensbury Heritage”
• The Friends of Beth Joseph – For the restoration of the Beth Joseph Synagogue in Tupper Lake
• Bill Johnston – For his work over several decades to promote historic preservation, sound community planning, and economic development in Essex County