The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota is recognizing restoration efforts at the nearly 100-year-old Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, including ceiling repairs in the narthex. (Submitted photo: Preservation Alliance of Minnesota)
A project that restored aging and damaged stone interiors at the nearly 100-year-old Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis is getting high marks from local preservationists.
The project, completed in 2012, is among the 10 winners of the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota?s 2013 Minnesota Preservation Awards announced Monday. The awards recognize projects for their ?significant contribution to Minnesota?s preservation accomplishments.?
?From our perspective it was a great project,? said Will O?Keefe, communications and programs coordinator for the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota. ?The energy they put into it was really impressive.?
Thirty projects were nominated. A 10-member jury of preservation experts picked out the winning projects, ranging from the basilica and the newly renovated St. Paul Union Depot to a flower shop and ?historic roadside properties? in Minnesota.
Winners will be recognized at the Sept. 27 Minnesota Preservation Gala at Christ Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.
A $243 million project restored downtown St. Paul?s Union Depot into a multimodal transportation hub. (File photo: Bill Klotz)
Designed by French architect Emmanuel Masqueray, the Basilica of St. Mary was completed in 1915.
In 2011, via a Facebook contest, basilica advocates won a $110,000 ?Partners in Preservation? grant to complete the repairs to the narthex and sacristy.
Roof leaks and decades of candle smoke have ?taken their toll on the decorative interiors of this space,? according to the website of the Basilica Landmark, a nonprofit group dedicated to preserving and restoring the basilica and its campus.
Drawing on detailed research and onsite analysis, crews returned limestone walls to their original patina, repaired stone, and restored ceiling paint and decorative gold leafing.
The project was part of a ?larger effort for future restoration of the basilica?s entire interior,? the website said.
The award ?recognizes The Basilica Landmark?s commitment to preserve and protect our beautiful Building of Hope?s heritage and historic character,? the nonprofit group said in a statement.
The project team included New Berlin, Wis.-based Conrad Schmitt Studios, Minneapolis-based Crawford Merz Anderson Construction Co., New York-based Evergreene Architectural Arts, Minneapolis-based Miller Dunwiddie Architecture, Minneapolis-based Schuler Shook, and St. Louis-based St. Louis Antique Lighting Co.
The Weitz Center for Creativity at Carleton College in Northfield involved converting a defunct multi-era middle school into an arts education facility. (File photo: Bill Klotz)
?We all love how the two rooms turned out,? said Kelly Mastin, an architect with Miller Dunwiddie Architecture. ?They are amazing and more beautiful than anyone had anticipated.?
The other winning projects and project teams are:
C&E Lofts
Location: 2410 University Ave. W.,?St Paul
Project description: Conversion of the 96-year-old, 137,000-square-foot Chittenden & Eastman Building into 104 open-plan loft-style design apartments.
Project team: American Masonry Restoration; BKV Group; Exeter Realty; Frana Cos.; MacRostie Historic Advisors; National Window Associates; and RLK Inc.
Weitz Center for Creativity
Location: Carleton College, Northfield
Project description:?Conversion of a defunct multiera middle school into an arts education facility for Carleton and an arts destination for the community.
Project team: Carleton College; Doody Mechanical; Elert & Associates; Gallina Design LLC; Hunt Electric Corp.; James R. Larson; McGough Construction; Meyer, Borgman and Johnson; Oslund and Associates; Roof Spec Inc.; Schuler Shook; Sunde Engineering; The Talaske Group; and The Weidt Group.
Carver Country Flowers & Gifts
Location: 109 Third St. E.,?Carver
Project description:?Rehab of a 144-year-old commercial building purchased out of foreclosure in 2012.
Project team: B&K Electric; Carver Heritage Preservation Commission; city of Carver; CR Custom Painting; Glenson Contracting; Al & Annette Hentz; and ProMotion Graphics.
Cedar Square West
Location: 1600 Sixth St. S., Minneapolis
Project description:Major renovation of a 40-year-old property that was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
Project team: AEGON USA Realty Advisors; AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust; Blumentals/Architecture Inc.; Hess, Roise and Co.; Knutson Construction; and Sherman Associates.
Minnesota Great River Road Historic Roadside Properties
Location: Various locations
Project description: Restoration of aging roadside structures and sites, some of which were built by Works Progress Administration crews in the 1930s.
Project team: BNM Construction; Building Restoration Inc.; Close Landscape Architecture; Construction Results; Environmental Associates Inc.; MacDonald & Mack Architects; MacPherson Towne; Minnesota Mississippi River Parkway Commission; and the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Red Wing Shoe Co.
Location: Red Wing
Project description:Red Wing Shoe Co., which owns five historic properties in downtown Red Wing, was honored for ?stewardship of its historic structures and their place in the landscape of downtown Red Wing.?
Project team: Carrie Becker; City of Red Wing Planning; Curly?s Welding; Goodhue County; Goodhue County History Center; Indigo Properties; Intereum; Oregon Lumber Co.; Pineapple Grove Designs; Port Authority; Red Wing Construction; RSP Architects; Red Wing Shoe Co.; SALA Architects; and Shanker Industries.
Todd County Courthouse
Location: 221 First Ave. S. Long Prairie, Minn.
Project description:Renovation of the 130-year-old courthouse, which was once in danger of demolition.
Project team: Collaborative Design Group; Contegrity Group; Gausman & Moore; Pierce Pini & Associates; Todd County Board of Commissioners; and the Todd County Historical Society.
Union Depot
Location: 214 E. Fourth St., St Paul
Project description:A $243 million project restored the Union Depot into a multimodal transportation hub.
Project team: CCRG; Close Landscape Architecture; Eidahl Environmental Design; HGA; Lerch Bates; Luken Architecture; Mortenson Construction; Rafferty, Rafferty, Toleffson, Lindeke Architects; Ramsey County Regional Rail Road Authority; Summit Consulting; TKDA; and URS Corp.
The alliance also honored the Willmar Design Center, a nonprofit group dedicated to revitalizing downtown Willmar, and David Kelliher, director of public policy for the Minnesota Historical Society. Kelliher won the alliance?s Weiming Lu Award for ?visionary leadership.?
The alliance said it has presented Minnesota Preservation Awards to more than 300 projects since 1985.
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