2025 Preservation Awards
Presenting the recipients of the
2025 Preservation Awards
Each year Historic Columbia celebrates Preservation Month through an awards program recognizing notable examples of preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration projects that have maintained or added to Columbia and Richland County’s historical, architectural, and cultural heritage. When merited, persons or entities whose contributions have advanced local preservation efforts are championed through the distinguished Preservation Leadership Award.
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Preservation Leadership Preservation, Rehabilitation, or Restoration (commercial, institutional, rental, or municipal) Revitalization (any ownership or use) Preservation, Rehabilitation, or Restoration (residential/single family) Sponsors Award Ceremony Photo Gallery
Preservation Leadership
Nominations in this category recognize an individual, corporation, governmental agency, community, or neighborhood association that has significantly contributed to the advancement of historic preservation in the community.
Preservation, Rehabilitation, or Restoration
(commercial, institutional, rental, or municipal)
This award celebrates commercial, institutional, rental, or municipal projects that follow the National Park Service's definitions of preservation, rehabilitation, or restoration.
Barton House | 1500 Calhoun Street
2025 Winner | Preservation, Rehabilitation, or Restoration (commercial)
Goings Law Firm — Property Owner
Asheley St. John, 1x1 Design — Architect
Chris Kirk, Kirk Commercial Construction — Contractor
1225 & 1229 Lincoln Street
2025 Winner | Preservation, Rehabilitation, or Restoration (commercial)
Jerry and Ben's, LLC — Property Owner
Georgia Coundoussias, MCA Architecture — Architect
Boyer Commercial Construction, Inc. — Contractor
Isaac Scheer, Avid Pursuit, LLC — Preservation Consultant
Taylor House | 1501 Senate Street
2025 Winner | Preservation, Rehabilitation, or Restoration (institutional)
University of South Carolina — Property Owner
Karen Quinn, BOUDREAUX — Architect
Greg Tyler, Tyler Construction — Contractor
The Laundry | 2046 Talley Street
2025 Winner | Preservation, Rehabilitation, or Restoration (commercial)
Avant Laundry Bull Street QOZB, LLC — Property Owner
Tripp Riley, Studio 2LR — Architect
James Weathers, Weathers Contracting — Contractor
Revitalization
(any ownership or use)
Recipients of the award Revitalization (any ownership or use) may include renovations to historic properties that are not academically correct, or new construction in a historic district that is of exceptional quality or sparks new investment. This award also includes projects or work that make special contributions to the community and/or a pioneering investment in historic districts in need of revitalization.
1429 Hagood Avenue
2025 Winner | Revitalization
Martha Fowler — Property Owner
Don Blackstone, Blackstone Construction — Contractor
Rachel L. Walling — Preservation Consultant
1700 Huger Street
2025 Winner | Revitalization
Columbia Presbyterian Church — Property Owner
Brandon Rogers, Catalyst Architects — Architect
Ray Hill, Hill Construction Company — Contractor
1324 Richland Street
2025 Winner | Revitalization
William Akel — Property Owner
Cleve Walker and Wendy Bergmann, Saluda Mallard Architecture + Design — Architects
Michael Grande, Hillman Design Build — Contractor
Amy Moore and Rachel L. Walling, City of Columbia Preservation Planning Office — Preservation Consultants
Preservation, Rehabilitation, or Restoration
(residential/single family)
Historic Columbia’s Preservation, Rehabilitation, or Restoration (residential/single family) award recognizes projects that follow the same, previously listed definitions, but applied to single-family homes.
DePass House | 920 Gregg Street
2025 Winner | Preservation, Rehabilitation, or Restoration (residential/single family)
Archie and Sarah Parnell — Property Owners
Buck Monroe — Architect
Betsy Kleinfelder — Preservation Consultant
John C. Heslep House | 303 Saluda Avenue
2025 Winner | Preservation, Rehabilitation, or Restoration (residential/single family)
Don Tomlin — Property Owner
J. Timothy Hance, Architect, P. A. — Architect
Will Kaliher — Contractor
Rachel L. Walling — Preservation Consultant
Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors
Award Ceremony Photo Gallery
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Executive Director Suzanne Brooks
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Director of Preservation John Sherrer
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Preservation Awards Committee Chair Dale Marshall
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Preservation Committee Chair Julie Tuttle
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Fred Delk receiving the Preservation Leadership Award
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Barton House
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1225 & 1229 Lincoln Street
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Taylor House
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The Laundry
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1429 Hagood Avenue
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1700 Huger Street
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1324 Richland Street
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DePass House
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John C. Heslep House
Past Winners
Past Preservation Award Winners
Historic Columbia's annual Preservation Awards Ceremony celebrates historic preservation efforts in the Capital City. The awards recognize local projects that have maintained or added to the historical, architectural and cultural heritage throughout Columbia and Richland County. In addition, we often gives a Preservation Leadership Award to individuals who contribute to...