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Owners of 6 Reading properties recognized for outstanding preservation
The owners of six Reading properties have been recognized for their outstanding work in preserving the city's architectural heritage.
The city's annual preservation awards are given by City Council and the city's Historical Architectural Review Board to acknowledge excellence in historic preservation.
City Preservation Specialist Amy Woldt Johnson and Suzanne Cody, chair of the board's outreach and education committee made the presentation Monday at council's regular meeting.
The WCR Center for the Arts at 140 N. Fifth St. is a winner of the annual historic preservation awards given by Reading City Council. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
'We would like to thank council members and the mayor for this opportunity to present several projects that are representative of our collective interest in promoting the preservation of historic resources in our city,' Cody said. 'The HARB recognizes projects that have successfully preserved, rehabilitated, restored or reconstructed those portions and features of the property which are significant to its historic, architectural and cultural values.'
The following property owners were acknowledged:
• Berks County investments LLC for work at 135 N. Sixth St.
• WCR, Center for the Arts for work at 140 N. Fifth St.
• Thomas C. Ryan and Henry M. Pruski for work at 439 N. Fifth St.
• Finest Property Corporation for work at 534 and 536, Elm St.
• Yahya Abdur Rahman, Mary Jean Flannery and Cecil Palmer III for work at 453 Douglass St.
'The recipients of the awards are to be commended for their sensitive treatment of character defining materials and unique architectural elements,' Cody said, 'both for its immediate improvement on the quality of our urban environment and for the architectural heritage that it upholds for the enrichment and enjoyment for future generations.'
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The WCR Center for the Arts at 140 N. Fifth St. is a winner of the annual historic preservation awards given by Reading City Council. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
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The properties at 534 and 536 Elm St. are winners of the annual historic preservation awards given by Reading City Council. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
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The Community Medical Campus at 145 N. Sixth St. is a winner of the annual historic preservation awards given by Reading City Council. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
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The home at 453 Douglass St. is a winner of the annual historic preservation awards given by Reading City Council. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
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The home at 439 N. Fifith St. is a winner of the annual historic preservation awards given by Reading City Council. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
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The WCR Center for the Arts at 140 N. Fifth St. is a winner of the annual historic preservation awards given by Reading City Council. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
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