Elm Award Ceremony - May 26, 2011

Sea Loft at Waypoint Event Center

Fairfield Inn and Suites

In 1997 the Society established the Elm Award to recognize those individuals or organizations who have done an outstanding job in either the ongoing maintenance, preservation, restoration or adaptive reuse of their historic property. As May is National Preservation Month, this is a fitting tribute to those who have accomplished much in preserving the heritage of the city for the future.

Elm Awards:

1. Baker-Robinson Whale Oil Refinery to Richard LaFrance, Waterfront Hospitality2. 82-86 Front Street to Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Dawson3. 42-44 North Water Street to Mr. Philip Dwane4. 114 Front Street to Buzzards Bay Center, Inc.5. 220-222 Hawthorn Street to Mr. Robert P. Horta6. 411 County Street to Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Saunders7. 603 County Street to Mr. David Silva, Sr.8. 695 County Street to Ellen Eichorn and Howard Munoz-Bennett9. 33 Madison Street to Marilyn Camille and Boaventura Barros

11. 71 Hawthorn Street to Yuji and Alda M. Watanabe10. 109 Hawthorn Street to Mr. George A. Avila12. 18 Arnold Street to Mr. George Telheiro13. 46 Campbell Street to Mr. George Telheiro14. 140 Cottage Street to Franklyn and Priscilla Bill15. 51 State Street to Darin Bond and Aaron Stallings16. 1558 Purchase Street to Mr. Doug Mills17. 46-48 Fielding Street to Mr. and Mrs. David B. Pepin18. 163 River Road to Dr. Victor H. Mailey19. 169 River Road to Mr. and Mrs. David P. Teneyck20. Victoria Riverside Townhouse Lofts to Mr. Steve Ricciardi

Lifetime Achievement Award: to Bruce and Kathleen Barnes for their many years of significant contribution to the preservation community in New Bedford.

Baker-Robinson Oil Refineryc. 1845

Waypoint Event Center at the Fairfield Inn and Suites, 185 MacArthur Drive

82-86 Front Streetc. 1765 – Seth Russell

42 – 44 North Water Streetc. 1825 - Frederick Bryant/Lysander Washburn

114 Front Street1832 – Coggeshall Counting House

220 – 222 Hawthorn Street1925 - Harry Wantman

411 County Street1853 – Benjamin Cummings

603 County Street1873 – Michael McCullough

695 County Street1850 – Sarah Willis Read

33 Madison Street1839 – Tilson B. Denham

71 Hawthorn Street1887 – William Watkins

109 Hawthorn Street1905 – Joseph Nicklas

18 Arnold Street1909 – Thomas B. Tripp Carriage House

46 Campbell Street1842- Paul Howland, Sr.

140 Cottage Street1897 – Edward B. Whiting

51 State Street1873 – Alice S. Lewis

1558 Purchase Streetc. 1851 - 1871 – Fire Station

46-48 Fielding Street1923 – Edeas Audette

163 River Roadc. 1800 - 1830

169 River Road1904 – Emma & Charles Horton

Ten Manomet Street1896 – built by William Whitman

Lifetime Achievement Awardto Bruce & Kathleen Barnes

presented by Mark P. Fuller, Society President, and Louise Wheeler, Vice President

Historic Marker Program

Since 1976 the Preservation Society has been awarding historic plaques through its Historic Marker Program. New Bedford homeowners may apply to the Society to receive a plaque. This past year, recognizing the diversity of the city’s neighborhoods, the society has developed a more inclusive, multi-tier marker program that reinforces the collective memory of many diverse people, past and present, who share a common heritage and which builds understanding and neighborhood pride. The Marker Program now consists of three distinct marker types: Level 1 and 2 markers that denote style, based on the following values of architectural significance, and a third marker (Level 3) that denotes a significant person or event having been associated with the property.

• Age of property, minimum of fifty years.• Architectural Style. Property must be clearly representative of its style or a combination of styles. Altered properties would not necessarily be excluded, but the property must retain definite elements of its contributing styles. A change in exterior wall fabric (for example, replacing clapboards with wood shingles) would not automatically disqualify a property unless the change included wholesale destruction of architectural details.• Property must be well-maintained and appropriately restored with a paint color scheme suitable to the style and period of the property.

The fee for a plaque covers the historical research done to date the building and to establish who was responsible for its construction, the completion and filing of the Historic Building Survey Form B with the Massachusetts Historic Commission and for the manufacture of the plaque. Historic Marker applications are available on the society website at www.nbpreservationsociety.org.

Preservation Society Summer Events

Thursday, June 9 ~ AHA! Night of Tours ~ free! gather at the front porch of the

Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museumat 6 p.m. for an architectural walking tour

led by Bruce Barnes

Summer Saturday Walking Tours ~ July and AugustStarting July 9 (1 to 3 p.m.)

led by Bruce Barneshighlighting the city’s 19th Century Neighborhoods

Call society office 508.997.6425 for Schedule and reservations ($7/person)

July 28 & August 4“City Celebrates!” ~ Summer Thursdays

6 p.m. - free!Historic Mill Trolley Tours:

North End (7/28) and South End (8/4)Trolley will depart from the William Street side of Custom House Square. New Bedford was one of the most important centers of textile

production in the world at its peak in the early 1900s. The industry began in the city in 1846 and lasted until the 1980s. The legacy of this long and eventful history continues to affect the city today in profound ways. Please join the Society to learn more about the buildings, people and events that shaped the development of New Bedford during this important era in the city’s history. The tour will last approximately one hour

and will be led by Society member Bruce Barnes. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis, non-handicap accessible.

Plan to take a leisurely stroll this summer and discover the city’s 19 th Century neighborhoods with the Society’s self-guided Architectural Walking Tour Brochures. Observe the city’s architectural gems and learn about the history of over 300 historic homes documented in these

brochures, which are freely distributed at the New Bedford Waterfront Visitor Center, the National Park Visitor Center at 33 William Street, and through the Society office at 388 County Street.

For more information on society events and programs, please callthe society office at 508.997.6425 or visit www.nbpreservationsociety.org