By Emily Sutton
PBN Staff Writer
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society will present honor individuals, organizations and eight local projects tomorrow night during its 50th Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation.
The group’s 2007 Preservation Awards – honoring individuals, organizations and businesses that have had a positive impact on the architectural heritage of Providence through preservation projects and new design – will go to eight projects the PPS said reflect the diverse range of projects ongoing in the city. This year’s awards and their winners are:
• 225 Carpenter St., honored for residential rehabilitation and neighborhood revitalization.
• 1455 Westminister St., Loie Fuller Restaurant, honored for commercial rehabilitation and neighborhood revitalization.
• AS220, at the Dreyfus Hotel, honored for adaptive reuse, neighborhood revitalization and institutional resoration.
• The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 791 Potters Ave., honored for institutional resoration, community involvement and stewardship.
• The Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 179 Academy Ave., honored for institutional resoration and stewardship.
• Eno Fine Wines, 225 Westminster St., honored for new design and neighborhood revitalization.
• The Parkis/North Elmwood Homeowner’s Group, Phase I, on Parkis Avenue, honored for residential rehabilitation and neighborhood revitalization.
• The Plant, at 60 Valley St. in Olneyville, honored for adaptive reuse and neighborhood restoration.
A Special Award in Preservation will honor the Renaissance Providence Hotel for its contribution to the rehabilitation of the former Masonic Temple, at Five Avenue of the Arts, which the PPS described as “inarguably the most important preservation project of a severely threatened historic building in Providence.”
The winners of the nonprofit’s Volunteer of the Year and President’s Award, both recognizing PPS volunteers who have made significant contributions to the society through their efforts, also will be honored at the ceremony.
The event – slated to begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at the historic Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway – is free and open to the public.
Speakers are to include David Dixon, principal of Goody Clancy in Boston and head of the firm’s planning and urban development division, who will discuss density and the urban context; and Jack Gould, the former executive director who left PPS last month to accept a job in San Francisco.
The Providence Preservation Society, founded in 1956, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the improvement of the quality of life in the city of Providence through historic preservation and the enhancement of the built environment. Additional information about the Providence Preservation Society and its programs is available at www.ppsri.org.
