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Cream of the Cream City Award Winners 1993 - 2000
2000 Historic Layton Boulevard Association (Patricia Lovejoy) – prevention of widening of Layton Blvd. Lorie Morrison (Fred Pabst, Jr. House) Prof. Paul Sprague – UWM Art History Department & preservation education Prof. Douglas Ryhn – UWM School of Architecture & Urban Planning/preservation education Christopher Adams – Restoration of 2118 E. Kenilworth Place 1999 No award program 1998 Y.W. Housing, Inc. – Housman-Schweer Project St. Benedict the Moor Community Alumni Association Wisconsin Electric Power Company – restoration of the Public Service Building at 231 W. Michigan St. Restoration of the Milwaukee River Flushing Tunnel Station, 1701 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr. Historic Third Ward Association McWilliams Burgener Architecture – moving and restoration /renovation of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Morris Michelstetter House 1997 Paul Martinka – preservation of Kehr’s Candy Kitchen, 3533 W. Lisbon Ave. Eleanor Bell – pioneer preservationist in Milwaukee Mr. & Mrs. David Arena – restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s System Built House on Burnham St. Prof. Frederick Olson – decades of preservation activity Mary Tooley – service to Milwaukee Landmarks Commission & Historic Preservation Commission 1996 Bradley Foundation – restoration of the Lion House at 1241 North Franklin Pl. John Angelos & Marilyn Johnson – Lyle Oberwise slide collection 1995 Dawn & George Schuman – lifelong dedication to preservation James Roever – continued interest in preservation Geoffrey Grohowski – spearheading designation on Sherman Blvd. Barbara Elsner – Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin Heritage Program Lake Park Centennial Committee – commemorating Lake Park James Piechura – preserving Diehnelt House at 4504 W. Fond du Lac Ave. Richard Oulahan – Esperanza Unida’s restoration of the Kroeger Building 1994 Julilly Kohler – revitalization of Brady St. Gregory & James Pogerelc – restoration of Abel Decker Doublehouse Sandy Ackerman – Historic Milwaukee, Inc. Rev. Michael Rozewicz – restoration of St. Josaphat’s Basilica 1993 Keith Schultz – Calvary Cemetery Chapel Philip Proctor – revitalization of Pabst Theater James Fetzer – rehabilitation of 2036 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Stuart Dempsey – restoration of F. Koening House, 1731 North 32nd St. Steve Bialk – revitalization of Brewer’s Hill Charles Trainer – rehabilitation of Curry-Pierce Building George L.N. Meyer, Jr. – Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation Terrance Coffman – adaptive reuse of the MIAD Building Stuart W. Johnson – revitalization of Modjeska Theater Thomas Wamser – renovation of 311 East Chicago St. (Beck Carton)