On Tuesday, May 20, the Capital City Preservation Trust, along with the Mayor and City Councilmembers, honored six projects in the City of Sacramento which are outstanding examples of preservation.
This is the second year for these Historic Preservation Awards of Merit which carry $500 stipends from the Trust. Each Councilmember was invited to name a project in his or her district. with the Mayor able to choose from projects citywide. At the start of the Tuesday evening City Council meeting the following six projects were recognized:
District 1 Councilmember Ray Tretheway chose the Elks Building,owned by Steve Ayers, for the interior restoration.
District 3 Councilmember Cohn named the Victorian at 2213 N Street which had been gutted by a fire and left to the elements for several years but has been carefully restored. Larry Fox and Rick Castro are the owners who restored the house.
District 4 Councilmember Robert King Fong recognized the restoration of the William Land Memorial Monument in Land Park by the Land Park Community Association whose member, Roxanne Miller led the effort.
District 5 Councilmember Lauren Hammond namied the restoration of another seriously fire-damaged building. This one is in Oak Park at 3434 3rd Ave. and was restored by the owners, the Abdullah family.
District 6 Councilmember Kevin McCarty chose the transformation of an old library in his district to a sleek residence at 4001 60th Street. This project was done by Don Button.
Mayor Fargo’s choice was the Historic Rose Garden in the Old Sacramento Cemetery where historic roses have been saved and nurtured. Barbara Oliva acceptedthe award for the Committee.
The Month of May is Heritage Month when the Trust takes the opportunity to highlight the outstanding work that many organizations and individuals are doing to preserve Sacramento’s visually tangible history.