KNOX HERITAGE ANNOUNCES THE 2007 AWARDS IN PRESERVATION
“Fantastic Fifteen” Honored With Other Distinguished Winners

Knox Heritage held its Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards on Thursday, November 15 at the Knoxville Museum of Art. The meeting, led by Knox Heritage Board President Dorothy Stair, featured a presentation on historic preservation in southern cities by Philip Morris and the bestowing of the 2007 “Fantastic Fifteen” and other awards, including the Preservationist of the Year. Over 150 Knox Heritage members, award honorees, and special guests gathered to celebrate the successful year of the non-profit historic preservation organization and to recognize the best in preservation within Knox County.

The 2007 award winners are as follows:

Fantastic Fifteen

Compatible New Construction
1.         Smee + Busby Architects – 237 & 229 Deaderick Avenue, 1416 Hannah Avenue

Restoration
2.        Cherokee Lofts, Cherokee Development LLC – 400 Church Avenue
3.        Happy Hollow Restorations/Virginia Douglas – 123 & 129 Baxter Avenue
4.        1015 Luttrell Street – Bob & Melynda Whetsel
5.        805 Eleanor Street – John & Sherry Wampler
6.        311 West Glenwood Avenue – Daniel Schuh and Glenn & Elise Young
7.        119 Jennings Avenue – John & Jacquelyn McGilvray and Preston & Cindy Farabow
8.        821 Chickamauga Avenue – Carmel Tanguay
9.        1000 Clay Street – J. Mark & Florence Turner
10.    4217 Kingston Pike – James Killeffer and Susan Morton
11.     1927 Dandridge Avenue - Beck Cultural Center
12.     2003 Washington Avenue – Robert Sylar and John & Cynthia Stancil

Continuing Maintenance
13.     417 Little Switzerland Road – Nancy Tanner
14.    2822 Asbury Road – Asbury United Methodist Church
15.     509 West Hills Road – Robert Wilson & Annette Anderson

Civic Achievement Award
a.      Old Concord Residents’ Association
b.      Halls Crossroads Women’s League

Media Award
a. Amy McRary, Knoxville News Sentinel
b.  WBIR “Style”

The Greystone Award
First United Methodist Church, Bill Tapp and the Parish House Committee

Knox County Mayor’s Award
Captain James B. Newman House, Larry and Charlotte Dorsey

City of Knoxville Mayor’s Award - James Park House
a. Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc.
b. Brewer Ingram Fuller Architects Inc.

The Ronald E. Childress Award for Preservationist of the Year
Linda Claussen

Volunteer of the Year
Jim Peterson