Martha Gleason Award

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The Martha Gleason Award was created to recognize the work of an individual or group engaged in an outstanding preservation effort. The first Martha Gleason Award was presented to Fred Schneider, Kristen Suokko, and the North Downtown neighbors of a proposed new house on 2nd Street NE that they successfully argued against, due to its incompatibility with the scale and pedestrian environment of the historic neighborhood.

 

Subsequent Martha Gleason Awards were presented to:

 

2009     

Jane Foster and the Oakhurt-Gildersleeve Neighborhood - the neighborhood was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places that year.

 

2010

Victoria Dunham, Woolen Mills neighborhood president, for her role in getting the Woolen Mills Village historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places that year.

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2011

Preston Coiner for his determination, enthusiasm, and heroic efforts in historic preservation in the local community. Preston passed unexpectedly the following year, in the midst of rehabilitating the Young Building at 1102 Carlton Avenue.

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2012

Robin Hanes for helping to preserve the Woolen Mills landscape.

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2013 

Cinder Stanton and the Central Virginia History Researchers for their work toward the preservation of the Sammons property and cemetery.

2014

Lynn Rainville for her recent book, Hidden History: African American Cemeteries in Central Virginia.

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2015

Southern Environmental Law Center for outstanding community preservation effort.

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2016

Preservers of the Daughters of Zion Cemetery (Bernadette Whitsett-Hammond and Edwina St. Rose) for restoring and preserving a historic African American cemetery in Charlottesville.

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2017

Bill Emory for being steadfast in his efforts to protect both the cultural and natural values of the Woolen Mills neighborhood, the Rivanna River and the tree canopy of the City of Charlottesville. In 2017 he successfully led the effort to get Woolen Mills Historic Conservation District designated.

 

2018

Jeremy Caplin, for his outstanding community service and commitment over the past 20+ years to preserve the 10th & Page/Venable neighborhoods by maintaining dozens of affordable homes and renting many to long-time community residents.

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2019

Roulhac Toledano, in recognition of her many contributions to Preservation Piedmont and her gift of a lifetime of knowledge of preservation that she brought to the Charlottesville Community. We also honor her vision for adapting the Pink Warehouse so that it became one of the first modern mixed use buildings in Downtown with offices, commercial, and residential spaces.

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2021

Jean Hiatt, in recognition of her outstanding preservation efforts and service to the community as a founding member of Preservation Piedmont, for service on the Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review, for contributions to oral histories and to the book Bridge Builders, and her active involvement with neighborhood associations and preservation advocacy

 

Other Awards

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The Awards program was expanded in 2010, when Preservation Piedmont awarded P.K. Kamuth for the Fry’s Spring Service Station rehabilitation.The early service garage was preserved and revitalized as an attractive and functional restaurant, incorporating what had been a gasoline pump canopy to cover an outdoor seating space.

 

Additional awards in various categories have been presented as follows:

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2012

Brian Wimer, coordinator for Project Gait-Way, for a grassroots design competition for the Belmont Bridge to create "an iconic, pedestrian-centric, bike & auto friendly gateway.”

​Kristin Rourke and to Mary Joy Scala and the City’s Historic Resources Committee for the Downtown Audio Tour.

Martin Chapman for his original plans to rehabilitate the Coca Cola Bottling Works at 722 Preston Avenue.

 

2014

Julie Coiner for completing renovation of the J.S. Young Company Building at 1102 Carlton Avenue.

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2015

Pleasant Grove House Museum in Fluvanna County

Riverbend Development for outstanding preservation effort on the Coca Cola Bottling Works at 722 Preston Avenue.

 

2016

King Lumber Rehabilitation at 608-612 Preston Avenue (Mark Green and Tom Hickman of King Lumber Partners LLC)

Archaeology at James Monroe’s Highland for unearthing the foundation of Madison’s original 1799 house and artifacts.

Repository of Missing Places - Paintings of Lost and Kept Charlottesville, Richard Crozier, Deborah McLeod, Justin Sarafin, and Laura Knott

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2017 

Ix Art Park (Ludwig Kuttner)

Locust Grove Tavern at Milton for rehabilitation of a historic residence.

Professor Lisa Goff, her students, local preservationists and others for their research and public exhibition entitled Gone but Not Forgotten, Exploring Charlottesville’s History at the Daughters of Zion Cemetery.

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2018

Common House for the renovation of the historic African American social club was cited for its exceptional commitment to preserving the building’s integrity and respect for its history, while transforming it into an innovative new space. 

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2019

Jackson P. Burley Varsity Club (Jimmy Hollins) in recognition of their outstanding efforts to commemorate the 1951 Burley School, and to honor its place in local history, by seeking a nomination to individually designate Burley School on the National Register of Historic Places and Virginia Landmarks Register.

St. John Family Life and Fitness Center, Inc. (Rebecca Kinney and Kevin Hawkins) in recognition of their efforts to rehabilitate the 1922 Rosenwald School, to honor its place in local history, and to repurpose St. John’s School as a community center.

B. F. Yancey Heritage and History Project (Charlotte Brody and Peggy Scott) in recognition of their outstanding efforts to commemorate the 1961 B.F. Yancey Elementary School, to honor its place in local history, and to repurpose Yancey School as a community center.

801 Park Street, Charlottesville (Kristin H Jensen and Daniel G Krasnegor) in recognition of the distinguished restoration of the 1893 Trevillian-Tennyson house at 801 Park Street.

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2020

BR Development (Brian Roy) in recognition of the redevelopment of the Woolen Mills factory.
Mapping C’ville (Jordy Yager) in recognition of its efforts to examine equity through history and in using a collaborative platform to reveal and map racial covenants, infrastructure, and more.
Cultivate Charlottesville in recognition of leadership responding to the Covid-19 crisis and continued dedication to working towards a more just and healthy food system for all.
Stony Point Development Group in recognition of their rehabilitation of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Stone’s Throw (Curry and Andre Uflacker) in recognition of the rehabilitation of Stone's Throw.
Dinsmore House (Ryan Hubbard) in recognition of sensitive rehabilitation of and reinvestment in Dinsmore House at 1211 West Main Street.
Albemarle County / Office of Equity and Inclusion in recognition of the inclusive and thoughtful process that resulted in the removal of a Confederate Monument from the County Courthouse grounds.

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2021

A Special Recognition Award to the University of Virginia, for thoughtful community engagement in the development of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers.

An Adaptive Reuse Award to Armand and Bernice Thieblot, owners of the Quarry Gardens at Schuyler, for their dedication to adaptive reuse of the Quarry Gardens, and for making it available to the public.

An adaptive Reuse Award to The Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel Foundation and Allen Hale, for their efforts to preserve and make publicly available one of the great engineering feats of the world, the Blue Ridge Railroad Tunnel.

A Community Preservation Award to Charlottesville Community Engagement, for excellent reporting on local land use and development issues.

A Preservation Award to owners Tim Mullins and Tara Crosson, and builder Craig Jacobs, for thoughtful rehabilitation of an important Albemarle County structure, Findowrie.

A Design Award to Charlottesville Quirk, LLC, for the Quirk Hotel's sensitive infill development on Charlottesville's West Main Street.

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2022

Lifetime Achievement Award, K. Edward Lay; in recognition of your Exceptional Decades-long Local Contributions to Historic Preservation through Teaching, Scholarship, Writing, Mentoring, and Public Service, for your Career-long track record as an exceptional Educator, Author, and Mentor

Preservation Award, Jody Lahendro; in recognition of your Generous Gift of Time, Knowledge, and Experience to Preserve African American Churches and Schools in Central Virginia

Community Preservation Award, Matthew Lawless; in recognition of your Tireless Efforts to share the Complete History of the Town of Scottsville 

Preservation Award, Tricia Johnson; in recognition of your collaboration with One Shared Story on behalf of the Fluvanna Historical Society, and your Constant Commitment to the Preservation of community historic narratives, records, and research in Fluvanna and beyond

Preservation Award, Andi Cumbo-Floyd; in recognition of your extraordinary efforts to research and make publicly available the history of African Americans in Central Virginia.

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Other Recognitions

 

2015

Satyendra Huja for steadfast support of historic resources, first as a professional planner and later during his service as Mayor and Councilor for the City of Charlottesville.

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2015

Dede Smith for support of historic resources during her service as Vice-Mayor and Councilor for the City of Charlottesville.

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2015

Clarence McClymonds for his service as Preservation Piedmont Treasurer and Board member.