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Posted: August 25, 2008
Restoration of 2 buildings earn Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award
Keeping with its mission to preserve architectural treasures, the New York Landmarks Conservancy recently bestowed upon the owners of the Scholastic, Inc. building and the Eldridge Street Synagogue two prestigious Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards for their respective restorations.
The ceremony was appropriately held at the Eldridge Street Synagogue, an historic marvel built in 1887 highlighted with a mélange of Moorish, Gothic and Romanesque architectural details. Joining 325 attendees at the 17th annual event, Peg Breen, president of the New York Landmarks Conservancy, presented awards to the owners of ten cherished buildings. Breen announced honorable mentions for project contributors including the Seaboard Weatherproofing & Restoration Company, which completed the exterior restoration of two projects on the direction of the building owner's architects and engineers.   Â
"I'm very proud of our teams... their dedication to the quality and integrity of these projects contributed to not just one, but two awards," said Michael Ahearn, president of Seaboard Weatherproofing and Restoration Company.
Recognizing preservation leaders, public officials, owners, architects, contractors, and artisans who collectively restore beauty and utility to New York's most distinctive architecture, the Lucy Awards are the New York Landmarks Conservancy's highest honors for excellence in historic preservation.
Ahearn explained that the accolades for the renovation on the Scholastic, Inc. building is shared with architect John Hoffman and his team at Hoffman Architects, Inc. of New York City.
Over the last twenty years, the ongoing revitalization project has received numerous Lucy Awards. Ahearn explained that the latest award includes contributions from specialty architects Jill Gotthelf and Walter Sedovic, principal and chief operating officer of Walter Sedovic Architects in Irvington, N.Y. who together with Seaboard restored the brick and terra cotta facade which highlights the building's unique exterior design.
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