2026 Preservation Awards Honorees!

Annually Greater Portland Landmarks presents Preservation Awards to people, projects, policies, and programs that exemplify the array of benefits of historic preservation and connecting with the history of Portland.

From storytellers to tradespeople, contextual new construction to caring restoration, innovative educational tools to insightful research, we welcome awards nominations for any initiative that furthers our goals of protecting place, sharing full histories, and proactively advocating for greater Portland’s historic character.

This year we are delighted by the diverse representation of the ways historic preservation can serve our community. From depicting a community-altering fire through song to traditional construction to creating housing to visually representing what makes Portland special, historic preservation in its many forms continues to show the ways it benefits greater Portland.

Continue to watch this page as we announce our Preservation Awards event details in the coming weeks. This special fall evening will provide an opportunity to come together in celebration of these winners and their enormous impacts.

2026 Award Honorees

Click each image to learn more about the project or person being honored!

Rob Wiener, Historic Preservation Program, City of Portland

Project Team:
Architecture & Design: Woodhull
Construction Management: Woodhull
Construction: Woodhull
Structural Engineering: Intelligent Design
Mechanical & Plumbing Engineering: Ripcord Engineering
Civil Engineering: Terradyn Consultants
Historic Consultant: Margaret Gaertner
Client / Owner: Edith Armstrong

Project Team:
Board President/Singer: Ann Elderkin
Composer: Travis Ramsey
ChoralArt Singers Music Director: Robert Russell
Historic Research: Kathleen Neuman Maine State Historian
Historic Research: Earle Shettleworth
Historic Research: Herb Adams
Walking Tours: Alessa Wylie
Historic Fire Bell: Michael Daicey
ChoralArt Administrative Director: Lauren Yokabaskas Prepared High School Singers Directors: Jeff Mosher

Project Team:
Gallery Owners/ Directors: Kelley Lehr and John Danos
Gallery Manager: Roy Germon
Gallery Founder: Peggy Greenhut Golden
Gallery Staff: Dean McCrillis
Gallery Staff: Chris Beneman
Gallery Staff: Holden Willard

Executive Director & Project Administrator: Tim Brosnihan, Victoria Mansion
Paintings Conservator: Gianfranco Pocobene Studio
Author, Decorative Arts Scholar & Researcher: Arlene Palmer Schwind

Civil Engineer: Woodard & Curran
Mechanical/Fire Protection/Electrical Engineer: RFS Engineering
Preservation Consultant: Hanson Historic Consulting
Exterior Lighting Designer: Lam Partners
Fire & Life Safety Code Consultant: Arup
Subcontractor: M.R. Brewer
Shareholder Attorney: Bernstein Shur
Lender: Eric Doyon
Partner & Associate Broker: Malone Commercial Brokers
Executive Producer + Photographer: Hitched Willie

Project Team:
Communications: Longfellow Communications
Development/Construction/Property Management: East Brown Cow/ Fesnel LLC
Architecture: Simons Architects
Construction: Consigli Construction
Brand Creative Strategist: Rough & Tumble
Facilities Manager: Bangor Savings Bank
General Manager: The Docent's Collection
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti