Read about our 1998 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award Recipients below. You can see all years of award recipients here.
Submitted by Farr Associates Architecture and Urban design, the project served two important purposes: it revitalized a viable historic downtown property and did so without significantly altering the historic character of the building through additions or wholesale removal of architecturally significant features.
Restoration of the exterior, especially the notable restoration of the original windows. Commission initiated by Chicago Public Schools, the Public Building Commission and completed by Ross Barney & Jankowski Architects.
Despite a disastrous mid-project fire and funding challenges, this represents another example of the historic preservation work initiated by the Chicago Park District. A project of the architectural and engineering firm McClier.
The rehabilitation of the Hotel Baker on the banks of the Fox River in downtown St. Charles was initiated by co-owners Craig Frank and Neil Johnson with support of the City of St. Charles.
The rehabilitation and adaptive reuse for senior housing of the once vacant Aurora Hotel placed the preservation-minded developers Harold Rider and Brad Mathes in the role of community preservation activists and won the support of the City of Aurora.
The City of Lake Forest, through preservation advocacy, hired the services of Wiss, Janney, Elstner and Associates to restore this historic bridge located on the former McCormick Estate.
Composed of the Galena Rotary Club and the Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce, the foundation raised private funds and formed a volunteer corps to locate the site of the Black Hawk War-era fort, preserve the site through archeological investigation and reconstruct a replica fort.
Kane County used innovative and unparalleled county-wide rural resource planning that is represented in its 2020 Land Resource Management Plan. The plan serves as a model for managed growth and rural preservation.
Through his architectural firm, commission seat and board memberships, White has influenced the path of preservation in southern Illinois and the state.
This award if given to persons not meeting the standard categories but deserving of recognition.
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