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The
Good Brick Awards are presented by Greater Houston Preservation
Alliance in recognition of leadership and excellence in historic
preservation, including project planning, publications,
renovation, restoration, and adaptive reuse of commercial
and residential structures, historic
monuments, parks and landscapes.
Past
Good Brick Award Winners
1979
| 1981 | 1982 | 1984
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992
| 1993 | 1994 | 1996
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999
| 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006
1979
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•
Antioch Baptist Church restoration
• Frank Glass
for restoration of the Hogg Building
• John Hannah
for restoration of the Old Cotton Exchange building
• Thomas Thompson
for restoration and adaptive use of the Kirby mansion |
1981
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Witch's
Hat House restoration
• Henke
Building restoration
• Kiam
Building restoration |
1982
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State
National Bank Building restoration |
1984
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• County Commissioner Tom Bass for his efforts in saving
the Pillot Building
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1987
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• University
of Houston-Downtown for restoration and adaptive use
of the M&M Building
• Houston
Community College for restoration of the Temple Beth
Israel-Heinen Theater building
• Texas
Commerce Bank for restoration of the Gulf Building
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1988
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• Wortham
& Van Liew for restoration of the Federal Land
Bank Building
• Charles
Hansen for restoration and adaptive use of the Central
Church of Christ building
• Houston
Committee for Private Sector Initiatives for the "Home
Repair Program"
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1989
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• City
Aviation Department for preservation of the Municipal
Airport Terminal at the William P. Hobby Airport
• Eleanor
Tinsley for her efforts in creating the Houston Archaeological
and Historical Commission
• U.S.
Congressman Mike Andrews for his efforts in preserving
the U.S.S. Manassas
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1990
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• Javier
Luna for restoration of his home on Lubbock Street
in the Old Sixth Ward
• Houston
Heights Association for leadership in historic preservation
• Franklin
M. Denson, president of Excursion Trains Inc., for
development of the Texas Limited
• The
Trustees of Hermann Hospital for restoration of the
main hospital building
• Wyndham
Hotels and Resorts Inc. for restoration of the Warwick
Hotel
• State
Rep. Debra Danburg for her efforts in the Legislature
on behalf of historic preservation
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1991
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• City
Councilman Jim Greenwood, who sponsored the work of
the Ad Hoc Task Force on Planning and Zoning
• Constance
Houston Thompson for preservation of The Houston Place,
her family's 1911 home in the Fifth Ward
• Gary
Warwick for renovation of the old Ritz Theater building
• Christ
Church Cathedral for its commitment to its historic
location in downtown Houston
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1992
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• The
Hospice at the Texas Medical Center for restoration
of the 1927 Oscar Holcombe House
• The
Houston Heights Association for its 1991 Centennial
Projects
• Evergreen
Friends for the reclamation of the historic Evergeen
Cemetery
• Carol
and Hill Adams for renovation of the Adams House at
221 E. 12th St.
• METRO
for development of the first Historic Resources Database
for the City of Houston
• Greater
Heights Area Chamber of Commerce for the Houston Heights
Texas Urban Main Street Project
• City
Partnership Ltd. for continued leadership and dedicated
involvement in the Main Street/Market Square Historic
District, including the reconstruction of the Pillot
Building |
1993
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• Mrs.
Thelma Scott Bryant for preserving the social history
of Houston's African-American community by publishing
Pioneer Families of Houston (early 1900s)
• Annunciation
Catholic Church for preservation and restoration of
the 1869 Annunciation Catholic Church
• Swig
Weiler and Dinner Development Company, First Interstate
Bank of Texas, and Gensler for the Niels and Mellie
Esperson Buildings
• Trudy
Herolz and Robert A. Herolz Jr. for preservation and
restoration of Isabella Court Apartments
• Sharon
and Gus Kopriva, Robert Morris, Architect and J.V.
Dougherty Construction:
the 1926 Heights Theater
• Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department for Phase I restoration
of the 1914 U.S.S. Texas
• The
Park People Inc. for The Harris County Tree Registry
• Rice
Design Alliance for the 1992 Heart of the Park Competition
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1994
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• Wheatley
High School and "Keep Five Alive" for Evergreen
Negro Cemetery Project
• Museum
of Fine Arts, Houston for restoration and rehabilitation
of Bayou Bend
• St.
Andrew's Episcopal Church for restoration of the historic
house at 1811 Heights Boulevard
• Rice
University for preservation and stabilization of Lovett
Hall
• Doreen
and Earl James for rehabilitation of 604 Bayland Avenue
in Woodland Heights
• Trinity
Episcopal Church for preservation, restoration and
expansion of its campus
• Metropolitan
Community Church of the Resurrection for rehabilitation
& adaptive use of the McEvine House
• FKM
Partnership Ltd. and Carter & Cooley Co. Deli
for rehabilitation and adaptive use of the Brashear
Building
• Randall
Davis for his pioneering efforts in adaptive reuse
of historic buildings in downtown Houston and Galveston
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Buffalo Bayou Partnership and East End Chamber of
Commerce for "Houston's Heritage
Corridor: Buffalo
Bayou East Sector Redevelopment Plan"
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1996
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• St.
Joseph Parish and the Catholic Diocese of Galveston/Houston
for restoration of St. Joseph Catholic Church
• Moriarty
and Associates for adaptive use of 1150 Bissonnet
• Gary
Warwick for facade restoration of The Larendon Building
at 309 Travis Street
• Gensler
and Associates and Harris County Heritage Society
for restoration of the Jack Yates House
• Louise
and Rob Jamail for renovation of 2218 Troon Road
• Foley
Building LLC for interior adaptive use of The Foley
Building at 214 Travis Street
• Barry
Moore for the Louis and Anne Friedman Clock Tower,
appropriate new construction within a historic context
• Silver
Street Properties for restoration of four buildings
in the 700 block of Silver Street
• Tim
Baily, a blacksmith, craftsperson of the year
• The
Municipal Art Commission and Artie Lee Hinds for the
restoration of the Sam Houston Monument
• President's
Award:
Mayor Bob Lanier for his vision in using preservation
as a tool for urban revitalization |
1997
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• Christ
Church Cathedral Restoration
• Sisters
of Charity of the Incarnate Word for restoration of
Villa de Matel
• Houston
Fire Museum and Mesa Southwest Construction Corp.
for restoration of the Houston Fire Museum
• Trinity
Episcopal Church Restoration
• Houston
City Hall Restoration
• Catherine
M. Roberts for restoration of the Rutherford Yates
House in Freedman's Town Historic District
• Linda
and Charles Piserelle for restoration of their house
at 2218 Caroline Street
• Andrew
Malveaux for renovation of historic row houses in
the Third Ward and the creation of Project Row House
• Mr.
and Mrs. Alan M. Galicki for new construction of their
home at 2929 Swift Boulevard
• The
Mirador Group for new construction of the Winlow Westheimer
District
• Mr.
Matthew Cox for restoration of his home at 1910 Decatur
Street in the Old Sixth Ward Historic District
• Mr.
A.V. Emmott, a bookbinder, craftsperson of the year
• The
Downtown Historic District for their Facade Grant
Program
• Steven
M. Baron for the "Houston Electric" Book
• Hill
Swift for the Freedman's Town Master Plan
• Houston
Heights Association for restoration of the Heights
Fire Station and construction of the Heights Playground
in Donavan Park
• Vivian
Hubbard Seals for leadership in historic preservation
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1998
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• Hermann
Memorial Healthcare System and Willis Bricker &
Cannady, Architects for renovation of the Hermann
Professional Building
• Houston
Area Community Development Corporation for adaptive
use of the building at 1414 Congress
• Patricia
and John Laurent with Patton W. Brooks, AIA and Windham
Builders for renovation of
3237 Inwood Drive
• Sterling
Victorian Homes for adaptive use of the former church
building at 1402 Harvard Street
• Walter
E. Strickland for restoration of the Groovy Grill
Mansion at 2619 Calumet Street
• Preservation
Program Award:
The Angels of Glenwood Cemetery
• Preservation
Program Award:
Houston Municipal Art Conservation Program
• Preservation
Leadership Award in Honor of Jesse H. Jones:
Stephen Fox
• Stewart
Title Good Brick Award:
204 Travis Venture, L.P., Doug Crosson with Gensler
for the Hermann Lofts |
1999
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• 912
Prairie Avenue LLC for facade restoration of the Scholibo/Shoemarket
Building
• Pentasafe
Inc. for restoration of 530 Lovett Boulevard and their
corporate commitment to preservation
• Tripoli
Development Ltd. and Mirador Group for facade restoration
of 306 Main
• Kyle
D. Smith for restoration of the Macattee House and
his commitment to the Binz Subdivision neighborhood
• Houston
Area Urban League Inc. for their commitment to the
1921 Federal Reserve Bank at 1301 Texas Avenue
• Oslind
Thomas Inc. for compatible new infill construction
of three homes in the Heights
• Preservation
Program Award:
Texas Trailblazers Preservation Association and Patricia
Smith Prather
• Preservation
Program Award:
the residents of the 1500 Block of Michigan Street
in Cherryhurst for their efforts in preserving their
historic landscape and for improving the quality of
new development
• Stewart
Title Good Brick Award:
Brett Zamore for restoration 4739 Buck Street
• President's
Award:
John Tweed Hannah for his commitment to historic preservation |
2000
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• Addie
M. Barrett Dixon for research and publication of the
book East of the River, which preserves the history
of her family and Barrett Station, the settlement
founded by former slaves in 1875
• Outstanding Leadership in Historic Preservation: Bart Truxillo,
who has actively championed historic preservation
in Houston for three decades
• Patrick
Van Pelt/The Mid Continent Companies, Ltd. for the
restoration and adaptive reuse of the 1920 Benjamin
Apartment Building at 1218 Webster Street, Alfred
Finn, Architect
• Proctor
Plaza Neighborhood Assoc. for the designation of Norhill
Historic District, the city's largest district
• Avenue
Community Development Corporation for the Move Home
Program, founded in 1996, which has
saved 16 houses earmarked for demolition
• Dr.
Norman Kirk Speck for the restoration of the Dr. Penn
B. Thornton House at 327 W. 16th Street
• Harry
and Diane Gendel for the restoration and adaptive
reuse of the 1890 Philip M. Helfrich House
• American
Institute of Architects, Houston Chapter 25 Year Award:
Miller Outdoor Theater and the City of Houston Department
of Parks and Recreation
• Stewart
Title Award:
Charlotte Kelly Bryant and the Blue Triangle Multi-Cultural
Association, Inc. for the preservation of the YWCA
Building at 3005 McGowan that includes a mural by
the late John Biggers
• President's
Award:
Drayton McLane of the Houston Astros and The Founding
Board of the Harris County/Houston Sports Authority
(Jack Rains, Founding Chairman) for the renovation
of Union Station
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2001
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• Tony
Abyad & Phyllis Childress,
Franci &
Jim Crane, Michele
& Brent Friedman, Cathy & Frank Hevrdejs, Catherine & Andrew Kaldis, and Sharon
& Gary Leach for the restoration of
917 Franklin, the Commercial National Bank Building in the Main Street/Market Square Historic
District
• T.J.
Bath and Dan Hawkins for the restoration and addition
to 1406 Welch in Hyde Park
• Friends of
Hermann Park and The City of Houston Parks & Recreation
Department for the restoration and renovation of McGovern
Lake in Hermann Park
• Jack Butcher
and John Hathcote for the restoration and new addition
to 609 Harold in Audubon Place
• Housing Corporation
of Greater Houston for the adaptive reuse of The DeGeorge
at Union Station
• Jon Deal,
Eric Furler, Todd Johnson and Scott Sullivan for the
restoration of the Almeda Court Apartments
• Betty Trapp
Chapman for leadership in historic preservation
• Deborah Keyser
& James Stafford, Catherine & Bill Coulter,
and Martha McKenzie for the restoration and adaptive
reuse of The Parador (Third Church of Christ, Scientist)
• AIA,
Houston Chapter, 25 Year Award:
Pennzoil Place
• Stewart
Title Award:
Uplift
Fourth Ward C.D.C. for the restoration of 1111 Saulnier, Rose of Sharon Manor in the Fourth Ward
• President's
Awards:
Dr. John P. McGovern and Jane Blaffer Owen
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2003 [project descriptions and photo gallery]
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• Steven
Courtade, Sherry Hill and the Alidade Group for
the renovation of, and a historically sensitive
addition to, 2010 Kane St., an 1890s "Folk
Victorian" shotgun house in the Old Sixth Ward
• Courtney
and Fred Steves and Glassman Shoemake Maldonado
Architects for the renovation of 2337 Bluebonnet,
a 1937 International-style residence
• Bill
Caudell and Randy Powers for the restoration and
renovation of 2421 Brentwood, a Katharine Mott-designed
residence in River Oaks
• Frank
Garvey and Jackson Hicks for the restoration and
adaptive reuse of the historic lobby of the First
National Bank Building, 201 Main St., as The Corinthian,
a special events venue, with special mention to
Frank Garvey for the renovation of the remainder
of the building as the Franklin Lofts
• Spire Realty
Group for its commitment to historic preservation
in downtown Houston, as exemplified by the renovation
and adaptive reuse of the Sam Houston Hotel, Bayou
Lofts, the Topek Building, the McCrory Building,
509 Main St. and 708 Main St.
• Hugo's restaurant
and Colby Design with Kaldis Development Interests
for the renovation and adaptive reuse of the Imperial
Plumbing Supply building, 1600 Westheimer Rd., a
1926 Joseph Finger design
• Gingrich Associates
Architects for the renovation of 3843 North Braeswood
Blvd., a 1960 modern office building
• Ray
+ Hollington Architects for the renovation and adaptive
reuse of the Weldon Cafeteria building at 4916 Main
St., a 1949 MacKie & Kamrath design
• Rice
University and FKP Architects for the renovation
and restoration of Howard Keck Hall (the Chemistry
Building) at Rice University, a 1925 William Ward
Watkin design
• AIA
25 Year Award: The Cullinan
and Brown pavilions, Mies van der Rohe's additions
to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Stewart Title Award:
Girl Scouts Troop 12357
of the San Jacinto Council for their historical
research and assistance to GHPA in a walking tour
of Houston's historic Glenwood Cemetery
• President's
Award: John L. Nau III
for his work as chairman of the Texas Historical
Commission and as chairman of the federal Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation
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2004 [project descriptions and photo gallery]
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• Housing Horizons LLC, Leddy Ventures LP and SpawGlass Construction Corp. for a restoration and adaptive reuse of The Humble Building
• Bill Lipscomb of Blumenthal Sheet Metal for 1200-1206 Nance, a preserved Victorian streetscape in the Warehouse District
• Kathleen English, Charlotte Rothwell, Walter L. Visinsky Sr. and WIlliam C. Visinsky for the restoration and adaptation of 1919 Decatur St., the former Tabernacle Baptist Church
• Joe Meppelink and Marisa Janusz for 2012 Kane St., a restored and enlarged 1890s Folk Victorian cottage in the Old Sixth Ward
• Nancy Grogan for restoring 4610 Oak Ridge St., a 1930s bungalow in Norhill
• Mike and Mary Jane Gallagher for the restoration of 2508 Pelham Drive, a Charles Oliver-designed house in River Oaks
• The Rev. William Miller and the members of Trinity Episcopal Church for the stewardship and restoration of Trinity Episcopal Church
• HHN Homes LP for Villa Serena, an adaptive reuse of the former DePelchin Faith Home
• Father Michael Barrett for Holy Cross Chapel, a 1926 Alfred C. Finn-designed building at 905 Main St.
• Steve Holtze Hotels for The Magnolia, an adaptive reuse of the Post-Dispatch Building
• Al Davis for leadership in preservation in Harris County
• George Strake for his commitment to preservation and GHPA
• AIA 25 Year Award: American General Building
• Stewart Title Award: Harris County District Clerk Charles Bacarisse and his staff for the Historic Documents Preservation Project
• Preservation Partner in Print Award: Houston Chronicle and its president and publisher, Jack Sweeney
• President's Award: JPMorgan Chase for its stewardship of the JPMorgan Chase Building |
2005 [project descriptions and photo gallery]
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• Maloney, Martin & Mitchell, LLP, W.L.S. Interests, Inc., and Southcorp Realty Advisors, Inc., for the renovation and adaptive reuse of 3401 Allen Parkway, the former Rein Co. Building
• Heights Industrial Center for the adaptive reuse of the 22nd Street Lofts, a former Heights textile factory
• Carl and Carrie Corson for 308 Cordell Street, a 1910 bungalow in the Brooke Smith Addition
• Bill England and Minnette Boesel for "Rosecroft," a 1916 Craftsman-style home in Eastwood
• Geoffrey and Karlene Poll for 1605 Heights Blvd., a 1918 Alfred C. Finn-designed home
• University of Houston-Downtown for the restoration and adaptive reuse of the Willow Street Pump Station
• 220 Venture Partners, LP and Benchmark Hospitality for the Hotel Icon, a restoration and adaptive reuse of the 1911 Union National Bank Building
• Avenue CDC and Anthony Colca for the Summer Street Project, the restoration of nine historic First Ward cottages
• Texas Medical Center for the John P. McGovern Campus, the adaptive reuse of the former Nabisco Houston Bakery
• Roger Wood and James Fraher for Down in Houston, a history of the blues in Houston
• AIA 25 Year Award: Galleria I
• AIA 50 Year Award: Foley's Main Street store
• Stewart Title Award: The Menil Foundation for the restoration of the Menil House
• Preservation Partner in Print Award: Houston House & Home magazine
• President's Award: Minnette Boesel for leadership in local preservation |
2006 [project descriptions and photo gallery]
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• Fretz 420 Main Ltd. for the restoration and conversion of the former Byrd's Department Store
• Harris County, Jerry Patchen and Avi Ron for the restoration of 1417 Congress Ave., the former Palace Hotel
• Avenue Community Development Corp. and Artspace Projects Inc. for the adaptive reuse of the Jefferson Davis Hospital
• Club Quarters-Houston for the restoration of 720 Fannin St., the Texas State Hotel
• Lawndale Art Center for the restoration of 4912 Main St., its 1931 Joseph Finger-designed gallery space
• Kaldis Development Interests for 807 Taft St., the restoration of the former Antone's Famous Po' Boys & Deli building
• Peggy and Ken Lindow for 3317 Morrison St., a 1910 home in Woodland Heights
• Rice University for the renovation of 2 Sunset Blvd.
• Rice Design Alliance and Houston Mod for "Modern Mode: Houston Architecture at Mid-Century"
• St. Thomas High School for the restoration of the rotunda in its 1940 main building
• Carol Eckels Adams for the advancement of preservation in Katy
• Beverly and Major Stevenson for the creation of E.R. and Ann Taylor Park
• AIA 25 Year Award: Prudential Insurance Co. Building
• AIA 50 Year Award: Rice Stadium
• Stewart Title Award: Hermann Park Conservancy for the Heart of the Park
• Preservation Partner in Print Award: Story Sloane III
• President's Award: Mayor Bill White
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