Tonight: Historic Ithaca's Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards
Historic Ithaca will recognize seven projects and individuals in Tompkins County with preservation awards at the organization's annual meeting today, Tuesday May 19. The event will be held at the Unitarian Church of Ithaca from 5pm to 7pm, and is open to the public. Each year Historic Ithaca presents awards for sensitive restoration and preservation projects within Tompkins County. This year's winners are: . Justine Kalka, for the sensitive rehabilitation of the front porch of her Second-Empire style home in Brooktondale . The Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, for the outstanding rehabilitation of the former residence at 612 West State Street in Ithaca . Avi Smith and Debby Halpern, for the complete rehabilitation and continued retail use of the circa-1880 Brookton's Market building in Brooktondale . Mary Kane Trochim and Bill Trochim, for the interior rehabilitation of office space in the circa-1890 Renvyle Building at 136 East State Street in Ithaca . Sigrid Kulkowitz and Shaul Hendel, for the creative use of salvaged materials in the renovation of the kitchen of their home in Ithaca . Mary Raddant Tomlan, in recognition of her extraordinary efforts and accomplishments in historic preservation over many years of service to the greater Ithaca community . The Ithaca Downtown Partnership, for the listing in 2005 of the Ithaca Downtown Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places and for the continuing support of the preservation of Ithaca's historic downtown commercial structures For more information, visit www.historicithaca.org or call (607) 273-6633 ABOUT HISTORIC ITHACA: Historic Ithaca is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and sustaining the legacy of the built environment in Tompkins County and the Finger Lakes region. Through education, advocacy, and action, Historic Ithaca helps to protect the significant buildings, landscapes, and communities in the local region. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
