At the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) continued its month-long celebration of preservation with its annual Preservation Awards Luncheon. The local nonprofit organization presented awards to individuals and organizations whose contributions demonstrate excellence in preservation throughout Savannah and Chatham County.

During the luncheon, generously sponsored by K Machine Industrial Services, LLC, and KEIM Mineral Coatings of America, Inc., the organization recognized the following nineteen projects:

245 Bull St.

Hansen Architects

Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St.

Hansen Architects

521 East Bolton St.

Stephen & Elizabeth Mears

Factors’ Walk, 115 East River St.

Savannah Construction and Preservation

Owens-Thomas House, 124 Abercorn St.

Telfair Museums

4744 Fairfax Dr.

Hallett and Co.

Curry-Miller-Byrd Boarding House, Izlar Ave. on Tybee Island

Heath & Elizabeth Shelton 

Beach Institute Double Cottage

Heath & Elizabeth Shelton 

Fort Screven Commissary, Van Horne Ave. on Tybee Island

Dave & Martha Makel

110/112 West 32nd St.

Carroll Construction

111 West Gordon St.

Carroll Construction

223 East Jones St.

Sottile and Sottile

Armstrong-Kessler Mansion, 447 Bull St.

Sottile and Sottile

602 East Montgomery St.

Amy Lee Copeland & Christopher Rouse

Savannah Spirits Chop House, 120 Whitaker St.

JTVS Builders

La Scala Ristorante, 119 East 37th St.

Jeffery Downey & Donald Lubowicki

105 East 29th St.

Bloomquist Construction

121 East Gwinnett St.

Alchemy Restoration

20 West Jones St.

Homeline Architecture

“Our organization is honored to present these deserving individuals, properties, and businesses with preservation awards commending their dedication to preserving our community. They truly embody HSF’s mission of saving buildings, places, and stories that define Savannah’s past, present, and future,” said HSF President and CEO Daniel Carey. “Demonstrated by this year’s range of winners, three of whom received two awards each, HSF’s preservation efforts are not limited to downtown. HSF fulfills our mission throughout all of Chatham County, including Tybee Island and many different areas including the Victorian, Starland, Moon River, and Thomas Square Streetcar historic districts.”

Preservation Award nominations are judged on the following general criteria:

Quality and degree of difficulty of the nominee’s project

Degree to which the nominee’s project or effort is unusual or pioneering, or serves as an example that influences good preservation practices

Demonstrable or measurable impact of nominee’s project on the community