Portsmouth Historical Society Presents The Portsmouth Advocates Awards 2020

Portsmouth NH

16 December, 2020

2:40 AM

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Press release from the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: December 15, 2020 Portsmouth Advocates Awards The Portsmouth Advocates bestow awards of excellence to owners, designers and contractors whose exceptional work enhances the city's unique historic character. The winners demonstrate a commitment to historic preservation and make Portsmouth a better place to live and work. Since 1989, Portsmouth Advocates have bestowed awards of excellence to owners, designers and contractors whose exceptional work enhances the city's unique historic character. The winners demonstrate a commitment to historic preservation and make Portsmouth a better place to live and work. While we typically gather together for an evening of celebration and camaraderie, we have moved our 2020 awards online. This year, we honor projects that restore the integrity of a resource, adaptively re-use a historic building through rehabilitation, celebrate property owners who consistently maintain their historic properties, and provide special recognition to an organization working to preserve a historic tree. We also commend two special individuals who have directly contributed to Portsmouth's preservation story. Please join us in congratulating this year's worthy class of award winners! Please click the links to see more photos and read the full story on each of these wonderful award-winners, or visit our website. Restoring the Integrity of a Resource Rockingham Condominium Association's Restoration of the Rockingham Lions at 401 State Street The iconic gilded lions which guard entry into the Library Restaurant and the Rockingham Condominiums have been artfully restored. Believed to have been in place since the 1870s, after years... Read more! Players' Ring Theater for Portsmouth Marine Railway Building The Players' Ring Theatre is a two and a half story gabled roof masonry building. Built in 1833 as the office and machine room for the Portsmouth Marine Railroad in a once active waterfront, the building... Read more! Sensitive Maintenance of a Historic Property Carolyn Everest for 176 Cabot Street Many often remark that the care of historic buildings is a labor of love, but it takes much more than that. It takes paint, and repointing, and a vigilant person to notice signs of deterioration... Read more! Maarten & Johanna de Ruiter for 32 Miller Avenue This handsome early 20th century suburban home facing Miller Avenue was begun in the summer of 1917 for John P. H. Chandler on a large lot of land he acquired from the estate of... Read more! Historic New England for the Rundlet-May House Rising up on its lush, green, terraced site for more than 214 years, the Rundlet-May House is arguably among the finest grand historic homes in Portsmouth. Built by textile merchant... Read more! Rehabilitation of a Historic Property GoodWork & Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests for Creek Farm Creek Farm, threatened by demolition in 2019, is a true preservation success story. Eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, the Arthur Astor Carey summer house or "Creek Farm" was... Read more! Special Recognition Northeast Shade Tree Landscape features, as well as man-made structures, are a crucial part of historic sites throughout the Seacoast area. Although gardens receive a lot of attention, significant trees are also... Read more! Arthur J. Gerrier Memorial Award John Wastrom Portsmouth Advocates' Arthur J. Gerrier Award honors an individual of long demonstrated commitment to preserving and enhancing the unique historical character of this city. This year's honoree… Read more! John Grossman Memorial Award Pat Meyers Patricia Meyers is a New Hampshire native whose work and reach has positively affected not only Portsmouth but communities all across the state of New Hampshire. Ms. Meyers has… Read more! History. Arts. Culture. Like Us? Your generosity keeps us going. Support our work with your membership, donation and Museum Shop purchase. Our Mission: championing the history, arts, and culture of the Portsmouth region through acquisitions, preservation, museum exhibitions, programs, and publications. This press release was produced by the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth. The views expressed are the author's own.