Eddie A. Perez

Mayor

 

HARTFORD SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE

WINS PRESERVATION ALLIANCE AWARD

 

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(May 11, 2007)--- Mayor Eddie A. Perez congratulates the Hartford School Building Committee and all the winners of this year’s Hartford Preservation Alliance Awards.  Mayor Perez says, “Preserving our proud past helps pave the way to a brighter future.  Hartford has exquisite architecture.  We need to preserve it for future generations to enjoy.”

 

The Hartford School Building Committee won its award for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School on Cone Street in Hartford’s West End, parts of it date as far back as 1900.  Renovations include a complete replacement, repair, and upgrade of items like plumbing, electrical, and fire protection systems, plus making the buildings completely handicapped accessible, and improving the playground, parking, and bus drop-off.  The $36.9 million project provided Hartford residents with 102 jobs, more than 52,000 working hours, and more than $1.3 million dollars in earnings.

 

Other 2007 Award Winners:

  1. CT Historical Society for the “History is All Around Us” exhibit at the Old State House
  2. Braun Investments, LLC, for the Brick Hollow rehabilitation on Zion Street
  3. John S. Rogers for renovating property on Broad Street
  4. The Community Builders, Inc., the Coalition to Strengthen the Sheldon/Charter Oak Neighborhood, and the Hartford Housing Authority for work on the former Dutch Point housing project
  5. Trumbull on the Park, LLC, and Herbert S. Newman and Partners P.C. for the rehab of 25-27 and 31-33 Lewis Street in Downtown Hartford
  6. Christian and Kate Winkley for exterior home renovations on Oxford Street
  7. Atera Enterprises, LLC, for rehabbing property on Babcock Street
  8. Mutual Housing Assoc. of Greater Hartford for the Zion Street Mutual Housing development
  9. Ruth Shapleigh-Brown for cemetery revitalization and educational initiatives
  10. Colt Gateway, LLC, for the renovation/adaptive reuse of the Colt Factory South Armory
  11. Helder Mira, Tara Parrish, and NINA for the repair and historic repainting of a porch on Ashley Street in the Asylum Hill neighborhood
  12. John P. Duffy and Michael Mc Eveney for the adaptive reuse of the Society for Savings building
  13. Carolyn West for the creation of the Kenyon Street website

 

The City of Hartford is proud to have played a vital role in 9 of the 14 award winning projects.  Mayor Perez says, “As one of America’s oldest cities, Hartford’s architecture plays a unique role in making us a choice destination for families and visitors to live, work, and play.”