The Newark Preservation & Landmarks Committee

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL RECOGNITION AWARDS

 

NPLC's first Recognition Award in 1975 went to Sydenham House, oldest private home in Newark.  From left are Don Dust, NPLC founder; D.J. and Betty Henderson, owners of the house; Sam Miller, Liz DelTufo, and Charles Cummings, all then trustees of NPLC.  Dust, Cummings, and the Hendersons, are deceased.

 

1975 -- DJ and Betty Henderson

           Donald W. Geyer

1976 -- Newark Construction Trades Training Center

           Douglas Eldridge

1977 -- Samuel C. Miller

1978 -- Newark Symphony Hall Corporation

           Elizabeth Del Tufo

1979 -- William Clark Mansion (North Ward Center)

           Charles Cummings

1980 -- Lincoln Park Association

1981 -- Mirabella family (710 King Blvd.)

           Emilio Serio (30 Houston St.)

           Jack Sheehan and Richard Rozewski (12  Taylor St.)

1982 -- Rutgers University (Newhouse Center, 15 Washington St.)

1983 -- Essex Plaza Associates (1060 Broad St. et al.)

1984 -- Dr. Samuel Berg; 

           Donald T. Dust; 

           National State Bank (810 Broad St.)

1985 -- Professor Troy West

1986 -- New Community Corporation (St. Joseph Plaza, 221 West Market St.)  

1987 -- New Jersey Transit (Broad Street and Penn Stations)
           Frederick Byrd 

           Barbara Kukla

1988 -- Newark Public Library (Centennial Hall, 5 Washington St.)

1989 -- N.J. Bell Telephone Co. (540 Broad St.)

           Stephen Pellegrino

1990 -- Sacred Heart Cathedral Basilica

           Robert Van Fossan (posthumous)

1991 -- William Chappel; 

           10 Park Place (Firemen's Insurance Building)

1992 -- St. Vincent Academy; 

            Newark Abbey (520 King Blvd.)

1993 -- Robert Morgan and William Doherty (214 Ballantine Parkway)

1994 -- St. Rocco's Roman Catholic Church

           Richard Grossklaus

1995 -- The Newark Museum (Ballantine House, 43 Washington St.)

1996 -- Former Assemblywoman Maureen Ogden

           Mount Pleasant Cemetery

1997 -- James Lecky

           St. James Community Development Corp. (136-148 Broad St.)

1998 -- Save the Park at Riverbank (SPARK)

           Veterans Administration (Washington Place)

           Donald Karp

           Dr.  E. Alma Flagg (special)

1999 -- New Jersey Historical Society (52 Park Place)

           Michael Immerso

           Jean-Rae  Turner

2000 -- St. Casimir's R. C. Church

           Victoria J. Snoy  

 

 

NPLC's 2000 Recognition Awards are given by Rose Spears, former president, to the pastor of St. Casimir's R.C. Church and Victoria Snoy, another former President

 

 

 

 

 

2001 -- Cogswell Realty Group (National Newark Building, 744 Broad St.)

           Weequahic Park Association

2002 -- St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church; 

           William Gordon 

 

St. James A.M.E. Church

 

2003 -- Integrity Inc.; Assemblywoman Connie Myers

2004 - Port Authority (1935 Newark Airportd terminal); Glenn Geisheimer ("oldnewark.com" web site)

2005 -- Essex County Courthouse; St. Benedict's Prep School

2006 - N.J. Institute of Technology (Eberhardt Hall Alumni Center)

2007 - Francis Crespo / Lance Dronkers (Sydenham House; John T Cunningham (Charles Cummings Award= CA)

 

 

2008 - Crawford Street Partners (59 Lincoln Park); Dr. Clement A. Price (CA)

2009 - Broadway House; Philip Roth (CA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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