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29th ANNUAL PRESERVATION AWARDS

Rose Towers in Long Beach, a 2007 Preservation Award recipient.
Photo by Corey Shaw.

Presented each May during National Preservation Month, the Los Angeles Conservancy's Preservation Awards recognize outstanding achievement in the field of historic preservation.

Nominations for our 29th Annual Preservation Awards were due on February 1, 2010 and are now being processed. Award recipients are typically announced in early March, and the awards will be presented at a luncheon on Thursday, May 13. Check back for luncheon details and tickets.

Recipients are selected by an independent jury of leading experts in architecture, historic preservation, and community development.

Valley Municipal Building in Van Nuys, a 2006 award recipient. Photo by Erich Koyama Architectural Photography.

Preservation Award winners range widely, from sensitive restoration, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse projects, to groundbreaking advocacy and education efforts by individuals and groups. Submissions are from throughout Los Angeles County and illustrate the value and power of historic preservation.

Past recipients include the Eastern Columbia Building, City of Huntington Park Historic Preservation Ordinance, Oaklawn Bridge and Waiting Station, Griffith Observatory, The Poster Neutra, Pann’s Coffee Shop, and Point Fermin Lighthouse, among many others.

"History of Transportation" Mural in Inglewood, a 2008 award recipient. Photo courtesy Sculpture Conservation Studio.

To be eligible, projects must have been completed by December 31, 2009 and be located in L.A. County. Construction projects may be commercial, residential, or institutional. Historic landscape projects, as well as contributions to preservation education or program development, are also encouraged.

Download 2010 Application (MS Word)

Past Preservation Award Recipients

2009 Winners
2008 Winners
2007 Winners
2006 Winners

 
LA Conservancy
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(former) St. Vibiana's Cathedral
114 E. Second St., Downtown

Built in 1876, the former Cathedral of St. Vibiana is one of Los Angeles' few remaining 19th-century structures. Its Baroque-inspired Italian faηade contrasted with the handsome 83-foot bell tower at the rear of the property. The cathedral was the subject of a major preservation battle in the mid-1990s, when the Archdiocese of Los Angeles began to illegally demolish the building, starting with the bell tower. The Conservancy pursued two successful lawsuits to stop the demolition, ultimately finding a buyer for the property when the Archdiocese abandoned it to build a new cathedral nearby. Developer Tom Gilmore bought the property and has carefully adapted it for use as a vibrant performance and event venue.

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #17

Photo by Julius Shulman. Copyright J. Paul Getty Trust/Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at The Getty Research Institute.


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