The Griffin Award winners for 2009







Residence - 11 Bearden Avenue
Category: Residential Rehabilitation Award

Mary Allyn and John Duncan - Owners








Residence - 19 Washington Road
Category: Residential Rehabilitation Award

Seven Summit, LTD - Owner
Chestnut Hill Construction Service, Inc. - Contractor







Residence - 32 Soco Street
Category: Exterior Rehabilitation Award

Mary Trauner - Owner
Jane Mathews, Mathews Architecture - Architect
Carolina Cornerstone Construction - Contractor









Residence - 2788 New Leicester Highway, Leicester
Category: Residential Rehabilitation Award

Joe and Sue Sheehan - Owners








Echo Mountain Recording Studio - 175 Patton Avenue
Category: Exterior Commercial Restoration Award

Steve Wilmans - Owner
Chris Rogers - Glazer Archtecture, Architect
Reid Carlson - Contractor






E.W. Grove Office - 324 Charlotte Street
Category: Commercial Restoration Award

City of Asheville - Owner
Carpenter Restorations - Contractor
Renaissance Roofing - Roof Restoration









Jenkins Building - 241 Broadway
Category: Commercial Rehabilitation Award

Thomas and Anna Wolfe - Owners
Tim Fierle - Architect
Thomas Wilson - Structural Engineer
Edward Maul - Window Restoration
Jody Beal - Keystone Builders, Contractor








Norwood Park Neighborhood Association
Category: Stewardship Award

For its 8 year effort to obtain National Historic Register District designation and to preserve this early example of suburban neighborhood.






Porter Carriage House - 167 Pearson Avenue
Category: Adaptive Reuse Award

Ben Porter - Owner
John Legerton - Architect
Jerry Snow - Landscape Design
Nathalie Gray, Vie de la Maison - Interior Design
Lou Stewart, Insightful Design Solutions - Interior Design
Gary MacPeek - Master Carpenter
Martin Tatarka - Master Carpenter






Swannanoa  Valley Museum - 273 West State Street, Black Mountain
Category: Exterior Commercial Restoration Award

Stephens Smith Farrell - Architect
Zeb Wells - Structural Engineer
Mike Roberts - Restoration Carpentry
Ewing & McConnaughy - Door & Window Restoration







Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church - 300 Cragmont Road, Black Mountain
Category: Stewardship & Commercial Rehabilitation Award

Bill Gilham - Preservation Contractor








Vetust Study Club, Inc.
Category: Leadership Award

For over 50 years of sponsoship of  the Asheville Antiques Fair as a fundraising venue to make grants for restoration and preservation of historic structures,  including the Smith McDowell house, Pack Place, Thomas Wolfe house, WCQS building and the E.W. Grove Office.

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