2001 Award Recipients

2001 RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS FOUNDATION PRESERVATION AWARD RECIPIENTS

Read about our 2001 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award Recipients below. You can see all years of award recipients here.

The Coronado Theatre, Rockford

Preservation Project of the Year

This $18.5 million renovation and expansion project transformed a crumbling 1927 movie palace into a modern performing arts center. Designed by architect Frederic Klein, this “entertainment Baroque”-styled theater originally was built for $1.5 million.

Preservation and Conservation Association of Champaign County

Exceptional Advocacy Effort to Preserve Historic Resources

This project serves as the epitome of a community-based effort, one that combined the skills and dedication of many people over several years. The Preservation and Conservation Association (PACA) purchased the Nathan Ricker House in 1996, after it was threatened with demolition for a new apartment building.

Moses Montefiore Temple, Bloomington

Outstanding Adaptive Re-Use

Recipients Carol Ketchum and Peter Warshaw received the award for the reuse of Moses Montefiore Temple. Built in 1889 by local architect George Miller, this was the first Jewish Temple in central Illinois. However, by the time Peter Warshaw purchased the property in 1993, the Romanesque-style building was in need of serious repair.

447 West Main Street, Decatur

Outstanding Rehabilitation

Recipients John and Rhonda Glidewell received the award for the rehabilitation of one of the oldest homes in Decatur. Located at 447 W. Main St., the home was not listed as one of the city’s most historic structures, due to the many modifications that had been made to it over the years.

Wabash Avenue YMCA, Chicago

Outstanding Private Leadership

Wabash YMCA and Weese Langley Weese Architects Ltd. received the award. This YMCA building is part of the Black Metropolis District, a local and nationally designated historic district in the South Side neighborhood of Bronzeville.

Fisher Building, Chicago

Outstanding Adaptive Re-Use

The recipient of this award was 343 South Dearborn II, L.L.C. In 1896, the newly completed Fisher Building was lauded by the Chicago Journal for its aesthetic excellence and its mechanical system innovations. Standing at an amazing 21 stories tall, it had been designed by D. H. Burnham & Co. in a French Gothic style.

Chatterton Place, Springfield

Outstanding Rehabilitation

The recipient of this award was Gerber Management Services. This five-building commercial complex has made an amazing transformation in the past five years—going from Landmarks Illinois’ Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois in 1996 to a Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award in 2001.

Gray – Watkins Mill, Montgomery

Outstanding Adaptive Re-Use

The award recipient was Old Mill Group L.L.C. Gray’s Mill is one of the best examples of 1850s gristmill construction in the United States. Built with three-foot thick limestone walls and hand-cut white oak timbers, the entire structure is held in placed with wooden pegs.

Class L Property Tax Incentive, Chicago

Leadership in Resource Protection Planning

The Office of the Cook County Assessor and the Chicago Department of Planning and Development were honored for this impactful new incentive. In 1997, the Cook County Assessor’s office adopted an innovative new economic incentive for the preservation and rehabilitation of the county’s landmark commercial and industrial properties.

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