As a Fort Worth visionary, businessman, collector of art and leader of the Fort Worth Art Association, (now the Modern Art Museum), Samuel Benton Cantey III (1914-1973) understood that great architecture is irreplaceable. In the 1950’s Mr. Cantey invited Bror Utter (1913-1993) to paint architecturally significant buildings in downtown Fort Worth as they were being prepared for demolition. Mr. Utter, a talented studio artist and teacher, was a member of the Fort Worth Circle, the legendary group of artists who traveled abroad and painted together. His paintings document both demolished and standing downtown buildings and are part of the permanent collection of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The annual Cantey Lecture is paired with HFW’s preservation awards.
HFW Members Attend for Free | Non-Member Admission $50
Each year, Historic Fort Worth recognizes and honors the preservation efforts of others in our community with our annual Presentation Awards ceremony in conjunction with the Cantey Lecture series.
Thank you for your entries!
Awards will be presented on October 19, 2023 at 5:30 pm at the Everly Plaza Gallery located at 1801 8th Avenue.
2022 HFW Preservation Award Winners:
Residential Rehabilitation Award
is presented to
Jennifer & James Campbell
For the restoration of their endangered 1916 home at
2260 6th Avenue
October 20, 2022
Preservation Project Award
is presented to
Gail Landreth’s WW1 Project
For the transformation of the 1917,
former WW1 hospital building at
4370 Pershing Avenue
October 20, 2022
Preservation Project Award
is presented to
League Real Estate
For the adaptation of the 1893
Arthur Albert Messer House at
5220 Locke Avenue
into offices for their company.
October 20, 2022
Preservation Achievement Award
is presented to
Justin Newhart
Fort Worth’s City Preservation Officer
who persisted with a department
that was short-staffed and
underfunded, and still
made preservation progress.
October 20, 2022
Preservation Project Award
is presented to
City of Fort Worth
For the restoration and new lighting
of the 1934-36 Pioneer Tower at
3301 West Lancaster Avenue
October 20, 2022
Preservation Project Award
is presented to
Saigebrook Development’s Cielo Place
For their creativity that adapted the former
Riverside Baptist Church (1924) at
3111 Race Street
into affordable housing.
October 20, 2022
Preservation Project Award
is presented to
Sinclair Autograph Collection
Farukh Aslam, project manager, led the adaptation of the
1930 Sinclair Building at
512 Main Street
into a Sinclair Autograph Collection Hotel
October 20, 2022
Preservation Project Award
is presented to
Jeffrey Smith and Debbie Garrett-Smith
For their rehabilitation of the 1936 New Isis Theater at
2401 North Main Street
October 20, 2022
Preservation Achievement Award
is presented to
Heather Todd
The leader and energy behind the establishment of the
Wedgwood Historical Association
Preservation Achievement Award
is presented to
Caroline Wright
The Texas Historical Commission’s
lead tax credit staff who has
assisted numerous developers
of local historic buildings in
Fort Worth and throughout the state.
October 20, 2022
All nominations were evaluated based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. (See nps.gov/history/standards.htm for details.) Criteria include, but are not limited to: sensitivity to the historic integrity of the property, historic features, and craftsmanship. Award nominees and winners were notified prior to the public presentation of the Preservation Awards, held last year on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 5:30 pm at the Everly Plaza Apartments Gallery located at 1801 8th Avenue.
2023 Winners will be announced at a ceremony on October 19. Watch for details to come.
Some of the guests enjoying the festivities
