The 2017 River Cities Preservation Awards were handed out this week. The event was hosted in Covington at the Hellmann Creative Center, the renovation of which earned the Center for Great Neighborhoods an honor on Wednesday.
Covington Winners
Project Excellence Award:Â Hotel Covington
Adaptive Reuse:Â The Center for Great Neighborhoods, The Hellmann Creative Center – which will also be honored next week with a state historic preservation award.
Adaptive Reuse:Â Orleans Development, The Boone Block
Rehabilitation Commercial:Â 530 Main Pro LLC, 530 Main Street, better known as Lisse, the new Dutch-inspired steakhouse in Mainstrasse Village
Stewardship Award:Â Tony Milburn, who has recently renovated multiple buildings along Fifth Street, years after restoring the Odd Fellows Hall
Newport Winners
Rehabilitation Residential:Â 611 E. 9th Street, Langley Properties
Rehabilitation Adaptive Reuse:Â 821 York Street, Studio821
Preservation Legacy:Â Weingartner Street, Neighborhood Foundations
Rehabilitation Commercial:Â 107 E. 9th Street, Carabello Coffee
Historic Rehabilitation:Â 736 Washington Ave, Mansion Hill Properties, which will be the new home of Katharina’s, a German-inspired cafe
Historic Restoration:Â Â 530 W. 9th Street, Newport Rolling Mill Building
Bellevue Winners
Exterior Rehabilitation:Â Taylor and Sasha Voss, 143 Lake Street
Preservation Hero:Â William Stolz
Window Restoration & Workshop:Â Marilyn Schleyer, 327 Fairfield Avenue
Ludlow Winners
Matt & Mary Williams, Folk School Coffee Parlor, 332 Elm Street
Jeff and Carey Warman, 49 Kenner StreetÂ
Jim/Betty Knipfer, 235 Lake Street
Mary Ann Benson, 233 Lake Street
Photos by RCN’s Brian Frey
