AARCH announces 2025 awards
KEESEVILLE — The Adirondack Architectural Heritage annual awards program recognizes exemplary historic preservation work throughout the Adirondack Region, including examples of sensitive restoration, rehabilitation, and demonstrated long-term stewardship. For the past 30 years, these awards have shone a light on the passions and extraordinary work of the people who make historic preservation such an important part of the region’s vitality.
AARCH this week announced their 2025 Preservation Award recipients:
– Robert and Electa Waddell House: Restoration & Rehabilitation
Johnsburg Historical Society, Johnsburg, Warren County
– Putnam Camp: Long-Term Stewardship
Putnam Camp Board of Directors, Keene Valley, Essex County
– Stowersville House: Restoration
Deborah Coffin, Lewis, Essex County
– Irish House: Restoration
Patricia and John Cogswell, Loon Lake, Franklin County
– Bateman Hotel: Rehabilitation
Gregg Firster, Lowville, Lewis County
– MacNaughton Cottage: Restoration
Open Space Institute, Newcomb, Essex County
– Strand Theatre: Restoration and Long-Term Stewardship
Robert Card and Helen Zyma, Old Forge, Herkimer County
– Northwood Cabins: Long-Term Stewardship
Brian and Renee Burns, Tupper Lake, Franklin County
– Trude Fitelson: Lifetime Achievement
Thousand Island Park, Jefferson County
AARCH’s Preservation Awards Ceremony will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19 at Frontier Town Gateway in North Hudson. Come celebrate our nine spectacular award winners’ accomplishments in historic preservation throughout the Adirondack region.
This event is open to the public; tickets are $45. You can read more about this year’s awardees and purchase tickets online at https://tinyurl.com/3dzuaxna or by calling 518-834-9328.