PAWV
  • Give to PAWV
    • Give Online
    • Ways to Give to PAWV
    • Volunteer
  • Resources
    • Funding Resources >
      • Saving Historical Places Grant
    • Consultants and Contractors
    • Preservation Techniques >
      • Historic Building Assessment
      • How to Recycle Asbestos
      • Mothballing Property
      • Window Rehabilitation
    • Educational Resources >
      • Frances Benjamin Johnston >
        • Essay - Frances Benjamin Johnston: A West Virginia Icon
        • Selected Photos
        • Behind the Lens Activity
      • Webinar Archive
  • Programs
    • Advocacy >
      • Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits
    • Annual Awards >
      • 2020 Historic Preservation Awards
    • West Virginia Endangered Properties >
      • West Virginia Endangered Properties List
      • Saved Sites
      • Archived Sites
    • West Virginia Historic Preservation Conference
    • Historic Preservation Loan Fund
    • Webinars
    • West Virginia Historic Theatre Trail >
      • Movie Theatres of West Virginia
    • WV New Deal Trail
  • AmeriCorps
    • About Preserve WV
    • Preserve WV Stories
    • Preserve WV Members
    • Join AmeriCorps >
      • Open AmeriCorps Opportunities
      • Apply for AmeriCorps
    • Sponsor a Member
    • Preserve WV Alumni
  • About Us
    • Contact PAWV
    • Our Team
    • Our Story
    • News and Notes

HERITAGE TOURISM AWARD, 2015 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

10/9/2015

 
The 2015 Heritage Tourism Award was presented to Dr. David Trowbridge, Associate Professor of History at Marshall University, for his development of the Clio.

Cultural heritage tourism is a buzz phrase very familiar to many people.  People are constantly on the look-out for new ways to market and promote historic properties for local and out-of-state visitors.  For the 2015 Heritage Tourism Award, PAWV is celebrating an exciting educational website and mobile application that presents endless possibilities for linking the ways we connect our heritage and travel.
Picture
The Clio as it is called guides the public to thousands of historical and cultural sites throughout the United States. Built by scholars for public benefit, each entry includes a concise summary and useful information about a historical site, museum, monument, landmark, or other site of cultural or historical significance. In addition, “time capsule” entries allow users to learn about historical events that occurred around them. Each entry offers turn-by-turn directions as well as links to relevant books, articles, videos, primary sources, and credible websites.

GRANT AWARD WINNERS, 2015 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

10/8/2015

 
In 2015, Preservation Alliance of WV presented the first-ever historic preservation grant awards to individual projects.  These grant awards were provided through a generous donation courtesy of an anonymous donor.  The following award recipients were all selected because of their deep dedication to preserving historic resources in the state.  We believe there are many preservation projects state-wide that with some added attention and money, can succeed.  The three recognized projects each received a cash grant award and a watering can. The watering can symbolizes watering the seed of preservation thus nurturing the plant from which their projects are growing.

The Preservation Persistence Award involves the preservation of the Old White House in Nicholas County a 2015 WV Endangered Property.  Mr. Holt Barnitz and his parents are committed to preserving the family homestead.  The Barnitzs accepted this award for their dedication in preserving rural farm life in Nicholas County.
Picture
Picture
The Stewardship Award was presented to a project known for utilizing best practices in historic preservation and archaeology.  Since this project’s inception, the utmost care has been taken in the stewardship of this property.  The Cockayne Farmstead Preservation Project in Glen Dale, WV is the recipient of the first-ever Stewardship Award.  Present to accept the award was the newest staff person for the Farmstead, Caitlin Hucik.

COMMUNITY PRESERVATION AWARD, 2015 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

10/8/2015

 
In October 2012, a group of young, energetic, preservation-minded individuals came together to form what was originally called the Ohio Valley Young Preservationists. As of January 2015, the name has been changed to Wheeling Young Preservationists to better reflect the group’s focus and composition.

The 2015 Community Preservation Award was presented to the Wheeling Young Preservationists Steering Committee Members: Bekah Karelis, Liz Paulhus, Stephanie Wright and Brian Wilson

Members share a deep love of Wheeling and the common goal of preserving the history, culture, and buildings of this city. Events include regular happy hours, which provide members with a space to meet other like-minded young people and brainstorm new side projects, and preservation workdays at the “Blue Church” – a 2010 WV Endangered Property that is located in East Wheeling. WYP is perhaps best known for its lovescaping efforts each year during Valentine’s Day. Significant buildings in downtown Wheeling are decorated with hearts to draw attention to them and to encourage people to appreciate the incredible built environment in which we live.
Picture
This award was presented to 4 of the 6 steering committee members of the Wheeling Young Preservationists: Liz Paulhus, Bekah Karelis, Stephanie Wright, and Brian Wilson
Picture
WYP is currently in the process of incorporating as a nonprofit in West Virginia and pursuing 501(c)(3) status. Currently, a six-person steering committee serves as the point persons for different initiatives happening or in the works: the Blue Church, cemeteries, organizational structure, marketing and social media, workshops, and lovescaping.

DOWNTOWN PRESERVATION AWARD, 2015 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

10/7/2015

 
The 2015 Downtown Preservation Award recipient is the International Mother’s Day Shrine for their work to preserve multiple buildings re-use projects in Grafton.
​
Marvin Gelhausen accepted the Downtown Preservation Award as President of the International Mother’s Day Shrine. Presenting the award were Lynn Stasick, Dr. Emory Kemp, Nikki Bowman (New South Media), Logan Smith.

The group owns the International Mother’s Day Shrine, the Manos Theater, the Joliffe Building and M&M Building. It is becoming more and more in common in WV for heritage-based nonprofit groups to inherit and purchase historic properties in their communities and turn them into community landmarks once again.

In Grafton, there is a tremendous show of local support demonstrating that this place matters.  Volunteers comprise the International Mother’s Day board.  They are truly committed to preserving their heritage.

Thank you for your work and for preserving historic Grafton!
Congratulations!
Picture
Picture
Marvin Gelhausen accepted the Downtown Preservation Award as President of the International Mother’s Day Shrine. Presenting the award were Lynn Stasick, Dr. Emory Kemp, Nikki Bowman (New South Media), Logan Smith.

ARCHAEOLOGY AWARD, 2015 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

10/6/2015

 
The recipient of the 2015 Archaeology Award was Jamie Vosvick.

Jamie Vosvick is the lead archaeologist for the Wheeling office of Archaeological Consultants of the Midwest, which is headquartered in Indianapolis.  He is counted among the earliest supporters of the Cockayne Farmstead Preservation Project, and his support continues to this day.

Early on, Jamie recognized that the Farmstead’s resources were modest and its needs substantial.  He donated his knowledge and time to assist volunteers in cataloging more than 2,000 artifacts that comprise the Farmstead’s collection.   Since then, Jamie and his staff have also provided archaeological and technical services to the Cockayne Farmstead on a pro-bono basis, including authentication of the Cockayne Mound (2005), and archaeological digs on the sites of the Cockayne midden and privies on West Virginia Day each year since 2009.  His support enabled Ohio-based paleoethnobotanist Karen Leone to conduct an analysis of soil samples taken in 2010 from the ca. 1880-1940 privy.  Ms. Leone’s scholarly research provided invaluable insight into the nutrition of the Cockayne family.  Most recently, Jamie was also central in the design, creation and installation of interpretive signage at the sites of the Cockayne Privy and the Cockayne Mound.

Thank you, Jamie and Congratulations!
Picture
Picture

PRESERVATION ACHIEVEMENT, 2015 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

10/5/2015

 
The 2015 Preservation Achievement Award was presented to Susan Adkins. During her ten-year tenure as Executive Director of Lewisburg’s Carnegie Hall, this year’s Preservation Achievement honoree has shown a tenacious commitment to the preservation of the site.

​This Greenbrier County native undertook an extensive exterior restoration project including a multi-year re-pointing project, painting and repair of damaged woodwork, construction of a well-designed and compatible entry way for physically challenged visitors, repairs to the deteriorated chimney, removal of trees that were causing damage to the hall, and landscaping.

Picture
​Her interior work includes installation of a new stage floor, installation of interior storm windows and other energy efficiency projects, updating the heating and cooling system, replacement of carpeting, remodeling of the toilets, major developments to the sound and lighting systems, and constant painting.  Perhaps most importantly, she will leave a legacy of a maintenance plan and careful documentation of all the work that was done under her leadership, as well as beneficial working relationships with the West Virginia Department of Culture and History, numerous foundations, the Greenbrier County Commission, and the Lewisburg City Council.

Congratulations, Susan!  Thank you for your hard work!
Picture

PRESERVATION ACHIEVEMENT FOR A BUILDING PROJECT, 2015 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

10/2/2015

 
The 2015 Preservation Achievement Award for a Building Project goes to Adaland Mansion under the directorship of Dr. Ann Serafin.

Each year the Preservation Alliance recognizes a building project completing a preservation achievement and person known for spear-heading a preservation project.  This year’s building project is located on Route 250 in Phillipi.  This stately brick home is set against the rolling hills of Barbour County and was built circa 1870.  The mansion has been restored with great attention to authenticity and features homemade brick and walnut woodwork throughout.  The barn was built circa 1850 and has been restored.  The site’s most recent project was the restoration of historic masonry completed by Keystone Waterproofing Inc.  The mansion is used for educational purposes and is a popular stop for bus tours.  It is so lovely that weddings and parties are often held there.
Congratulations to Dr. Ann Serafin!
Picture
Picture

WV MEDIA AWARD, 2015 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

9/30/2015

 
The 2015 WV Media Award was presented to the Liberty High School Fine Arts program for the Helen Apartment Building Restoration video.  Jeremy Rodriguez and his students Brian Jarrell and Tyler Carden were the producers of the video.

​During planning for a mothballing and clean-up project in Helen, WV, it was realized that minimal film/video existed to help explain, and inform the elaborate process of architectural mothballing.  This was a historic preservation educational void with an opportunity to be filled.  Jeremy Rodriguez and students of the Liberty High School Fine Arts Department rose to this challenge.
Picture
The students worked to document the process of cleaning and mothballing the historic apartment building in Helen, West Virginia. They donated their time and efforts to put together a documentary that has a future as a teaching tool as well as a way to spread awareness of historic preservation efforts in the state of West Virginia.  Three high definition video cameras were deployed during the project, including the creative use of time lapsed photography to help illustrate the pulse and dynamics of the project.  They eagerly incorporated drone photographs and video taken of the project area to add a cutting edge technology feature to the filming, as well as archival footage of the Helen community.  Various leaders in the project and volunteers were interviewed to add perspective and depth to the film production.​
Abandoned and dilapidated buildings have become a large problem for the state during the decline of the coal industry over the last 40 or more years, but some historic structures from the coal boom still remain intact and are worthy of adaptive reuse across Southern West Virginia. With the effort put forth by Liberty High School’s Fine Arts Department, the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia now has another means of spreading awareness of historic preservation and its best practices. On April 10th and 11th  Rodriguez and students captured on film the clean- up work of 33 volunteers from throughout the state who had come together. Volunteers cleared out 6.31 tons of debris from inside the apartment house. Vegetation and trash were collected from around the outside of the building to improve its outer appearance as well. The first floor windows were covered with plywood panels as part of the mothballing process. They were designed and built by The Preservation Alliance’s full-time employee Lynn Stasick and AmeriCorps member Nicole Morocco.
The apartment building is owned by the Winding Gulf Restoration Organization, Inc. (WeGROw) a 501 (c) 3 based out of Helen, WV. The clean-up was organized by Preserve WV AmeriCorps Member, Tiffany Rakotz and former West Virginia State University Extension Agent, David Rotenizer.
Picture

LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AWARD, 2015 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

9/29/2015

 
Picture
The 2015 Landscape Restoration Award went to the City of Beckley for the Alfred Beckley Mill Project. Beckley City Council member and Raleigh County Historic Society President, Tom Sopher and Gary Morefield, President of the Raleigh County Cycle Club and active volunteer in building the trail system around the mill site and Piney Creek watershed accepted the award.

In 2013, National Park Service cultural resource agent, David Fuerst, produced an archaeological study of a mill site along Piney Creek in Raleigh County.  His report found a connection between the mill site and Alfred Beckley the founder of Beckley, WV, his homestead, Wildwood House, as well as Greenwood Cemetery.  Fuerst explained that there is an entire network of cultural resources and a history of Beckley that hasn’t been told yet. It is also a history of how people lived and how all of these sites are connected. Although, Fuerst published the report, he gives ownership of the idea to the late Beckley Historian, Jim Wood.

Adopting a true historic preservation ethos, The City of Beckley and the Beckley Historic Landmarks  Commission jumped on the chance to learn more about the site and preserve it.  They have adopted plans to place the mill in the National register of Historic Places and turn the mill area surrounding the Piney Creek Watershed into a public park.  A road is being paved to the park and volunteers have been building trails around the grounds.
Research on the site continues.  A core group of local historians including Tom Lemke, a Friends of Piney Creek member; Detlef Ulfers, Piney Creek Watershed member; and Tom Sopher, city councilman and member of the historical society, has continued to research the site to assist in its preservation.

Congratulations to all involved!
Picture

2015 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS ANNOUNCED

9/23/2015

 
​The Preservation Alliance of WV, the statewide non-profit organization dedicated to historic preservation honored preservationists from across the state during the 7th Annual Historic Preservation Awards Banquet in downtown Grafton on September 19.  “Each year, the statewide banquet is held in a different historic venue in West Virginia, and Grafton was selected after a tremendous show of support for the location during a social media contest in 2014,” explained Danielle LaPresta Parker, executive director for the Alliance. This year’s banquet and dinner were held at the International Mother’s Day Shrine followed by a banquet dinner catered by Gibson Gourmet with keynote speaker, Nikki Bowman, of New South Media, Inc.

During the event, the Preservation Alliance Board of Directors President, Sandra Scaffidi, presented fourteen historic preservation awards along with three grant awards to preservation projects across the state.

See photos from the event at the online album HERE.

The 2015 Historic Preservation Award Winners are:

Archaeology Award – Jamie Vosvick for his commitment in volunteering to the preservation of the Cockayne Farmstead in Glen Dale.

Most Significant Save of an Endangered Site – Friends of Happy Retreat for the acquisition of Happy Retreat in Charles Town. It was listed as an Endangered Site in 2010.

Heritage Tourism Award – Dr. David Trowbride, professor at Marshall University, for the Clio, a smart phone application that connects people to historic places while traveling.

Best Use of Historic Tax Credits – GJR Enterprises for the advantageous use of Historic Tax Credits in the adaptive re-use of the Riley Law Building and the development of the Kaley Center in Wheeling.

Media Award – Liberty School Fine Arts program for the Helen Apartment Building Restoration video.

Landscape Preservation Award – City of Beckley for the Alfred Beckley Mill Project and preserving the landscape for future projects including a National Register Nomination and the development of a city park.

Downtown Preservation Award – International Mother’s Day Shrine for multiple preservation and adaptive re-use projects in downtown Grafton, including the Manos Theater and International Mother’s Day Shrine.

Community Preservation Award – Wheeling Young Preservationists for their role in preserving downtown Wheeling preservation projects including the annual lovescaping awareness campaign held in February, their efforts in preserving the Blue Church and Mt. Wood Cemetery, and preservation trades educational workshops presented to students of all ages.

Preservation Achievement (Person) – Susan Adkins, Executive Director of Carnegie Hall, for her commitment to developing cultural heritage tourism and preserving the historic theater in downtown Lewisburg.

Preservation Achievement (Building) – Adaland Mansion restoration project under the directorship of Dr. Ann Serafin.

Dr. Emory Kemp Lifetime Achievement Award – JoAnn Lough of Fairmont for her dedication to preserving Marion County history and presenting it through different educational forms to the public.

This year, the Alliance added two new award categories which also included cash awards to be used toward preservation projects. The cash awards were made possible because of an anonymous donor with strong beliefs in the value of historic preservation.

Preservation Persistence Award – Ella Belling, Elkins Coal and Coke Building in Masontown (2010 Endangered Properties List)

Preservation Persistence Award – Holt Barnitz, White House in Nicholas County (2015 Endangered Properties List)

Stewardship Award – Cockayne Farmstead in Glen Dale

Congratulations to this year’s historic preservation award winners.  Stay tuned for inside looks at each of these projects and learn more about why they received their awards.
<<Previous
Forward>>

    News and Notes

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    About
    Advocacy
    Awards
    Conferences
    Endangered Properties
    Excuse For An Excursion
    Federal Historic Tax Credit
    For Sale
    Heritage Areas
    Heritage Tourism
    Historic Architecture
    Historic Preservation Funding
    Historic Preservation Programs
    Miscellaneous
    Newsletter
    Preservation Legislation
    Preserve WV AmeriCorps
    State Historic Tax Credit
    Training

    Archives

    February 2021
    January 2021
    May 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    July 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012


    Subscribe to our mailing list to receive e-news updates on historic preservation news and events in West Virginia.
    Subscribe

Get Involved

  • Give Online
  • ​Volunteer
  • Join AmeriCorps 
  • ​Subscribe 
  • Kroger Community Rewards
  • Shop with Amazon Smile
  • Contact Us

Programs

  • Our Latest E-News
  • Saving Historical Places Grant
  • Preserve WV AmeriCorps
  • Advocacy
  • ​Preservation Awards
  • Endangered Properties List
  • Conferences
  • Historic Preservation Loan Fund
  • WV Historic Theatre Trail
  • WV Historic New Deal Trail


Contact Us

Preservation Alliance of West Virginia
​421 Davis Avenue, #4  |  Elkins, WV 26241
​Email: info@pawv.org
Phone: 304-345-6005
Donate with Crypto

PAWV Logo
Picture
Picture
Picture
© COPYRIGHT 2021 - PRESERVATION ALLIANCE OF WEST VIRGINIA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Give to PAWV
    • Give Online
    • Ways to Give to PAWV
    • Volunteer
  • Resources
    • Funding Resources >
      • Saving Historical Places Grant
    • Consultants and Contractors
    • Preservation Techniques >
      • Historic Building Assessment
      • How to Recycle Asbestos
      • Mothballing Property
      • Window Rehabilitation
    • Educational Resources >
      • Frances Benjamin Johnston >
        • Essay - Frances Benjamin Johnston: A West Virginia Icon
        • Selected Photos
        • Behind the Lens Activity
      • Webinar Archive
  • Programs
    • Advocacy >
      • Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits
    • Annual Awards >
      • 2020 Historic Preservation Awards
    • West Virginia Endangered Properties >
      • West Virginia Endangered Properties List
      • Saved Sites
      • Archived Sites
    • West Virginia Historic Preservation Conference
    • Historic Preservation Loan Fund
    • Webinars
    • West Virginia Historic Theatre Trail >
      • Movie Theatres of West Virginia
    • WV New Deal Trail
  • AmeriCorps
    • About Preserve WV
    • Preserve WV Stories
    • Preserve WV Members
    • Join AmeriCorps >
      • Open AmeriCorps Opportunities
      • Apply for AmeriCorps
    • Sponsor a Member
    • Preserve WV Alumni
  • About Us
    • Contact PAWV
    • Our Team
    • Our Story
    • News and Notes