Tradition Bank Plaza, the adaptive reuse of the former Plaza Hotel

Old Sixth Ward Neighborhood Association for its efforts in getting the Old Sixth Ward named the city's first protected historic district

Bartlett Lofts, the restoration of the Texas Staple Company warehouse

1701 Kipling Street, the restoration of a former Montrose-area duplex

Houston Mod for "Hugo V. Neuhaus, Residential Architecture, 1948-1966"

5306 Institute Lane, the restoration of a contemporary home in the Rice University area

13 Celsius, the restoration and adaptive reuse of the former Jennings Cleaning building in Midtown

West University Elementary School, the restoration and expansion of an historic school building

St. Anne Catholic Church for the restoration of its 1929 parish hall

1405 South Blvd., the restoration of a home in Broadacres

Alexander Love Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: Stewart Title Award

Four Allen Center: AIA 25 Year Award

Ezekiel W. Cullen Building: AIA 50 Year Award
  

Architect Maurice J. Sullivan designed the St. Anne Catholic Church parish hall as the first building on the church’s campus at the corner of Westheimer Road and Shepherd Drive. After its completion in 1929, parishioners used the hall as a temporary sanctuary for 10 years while funds were raised to build a larger church. Decades later, when the proposed expansion of St. Anne School called for demolition of the building, the parish insisted that the old parish hall be preserved, citing its history as a place of worship. Bailey Architects designed the project, which restored the building’s exterior and created new classroom and office space inside. The renovation removed a drop ceiling to reveal the original wooden trusses that are now the signature feature of the new Shea Center for Administration and Fine Arts. Even the builder shared this sense of tradition: Fretz Construction, the general contractor for this project, also built St. Anne School in 1934 and the present church in 1939.

Next winner: 1405 South Boulevard

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