10 winners of Rhody Awards for Historic Preservation named

Chris Bergenheim

10/01/2018

THE FRIENDS OF POMHAM Rocks Lighthouse were among 10 recipients of the Rhody Awards for Historic Preservation. / COURTESY PRESERVE RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission and Preserve Rhode Island announced the 10 winners of the 2018 Rhody Awards for Historic Preservation Monday.

A ninth annual event recognizing the honorees will be held at Belcourt of Newport from 4-6:30 p.m. on Oct. 21.

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The 10 awardees are:

Robert E. Gilpin, who has preserved the historic North Light on Block Island for nearly 30 years, has received the Antoinette F. Downing Volunteer Service Award.
Lucie G. Searle was awarded the Frederick C. Williamson Professional Leadership Award for her work with historic properties in downtown Providence.
Curt Genga was awarded the Frederick C. Williamson Professional Leadership Award for work preserving and maintaining the Preservation Society of Newport’s properties for 20 years.
Philip Cryan Marshall was awarded the Frederick C. Williamson Professional Leadership Award for his work as a professor and as the director of the Historic Preservation Program at Roger Williams University.
The Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse has been awarded the Historic Preservation Award for a multiyear rehabilitation of the Pomham Ricks Lighthouse in East Providence.
The University of Rhode Island was awarded the Historic Preservation Award for the exterior restoration of Eleanor Roosevelt Hall.
CV Properties was awarded the Project Award for its rehabilitation of South Street Station in a collaboration with URI, Rhode Island College and Brown University.
The Historic Preservation Project Award was given to Elementary LLC (comprised of Providence Revolving Fund and B.J. Dupre). For converting the Almy Street School into apartments in Providence.
Case Mead Associates LLC was awarded the Historic Preservation Project Award for its reuse and restoration of the Case Mead Building into apartments in Downtown Providence.
Carolyn Rafaelian, founder and owner of Alex & Ani LLC, for her multiyear restoration of Belcourt of Newport.