Constructed in 1913 for a plumbing supply business, the McCormick Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Owned by CityWide Development Corporation, the building was scheduled for demolition in 2004 if a suitable future use could not be identified.
Lorenz Williams, an architectural firm, transformed the 32,000-square-foot structure into a mix of office space and 10 loft-style apartment units. Lorenz Williams occupies four floors of the building.
Other honors went to:
• The Barberton Historical Society and the Barberton City Schools for engaging students in learning about the community’s local history and significant historic places.
• Michael Chesler and the Chesler Group for more than 20 years as an advocate for preserving Cleveland’s historic buildings.
• The Finch Group, Ted Sande, AIA and Marous Brothers Construction for rehabilitating the 1923 Park Lane Villa Hotel at 10510 Park Lane in Cleveland.
• The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Office of Environmental Services, Division of Technology and Office of Structural Engineering in Columbus for creating the Buckeye Assets Web site: www.buckeyeassets.org.
• Campus Apartments, city of Columbus, and Powers & Company for rehabilitating the 1917 Seneca Hotel at 361 E. Broad St. in Columbus.
• The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Theatre Association, Hardlines Design Company, city of Columbus, Franklin County Commissioners and The Quandel Group for rehabilitating the 1928 Lincoln Theatre at 769 E. Long St.
• Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company, Powers & Company, Wachtel & McAnally Architects/Planners, and the city of Columbus for rehabilitating the 1926 Buckeye Building at 36 E. Gay St. in Columbus as the Residence Inn by Marriott.
• Broad Street United Methodist Church, Rogers Krajnak Architects, Shelley Metz Baumann Hawk, structural engineers and H. K. Phillips Restoration for rehabilitating the exterior masonry of Broad Street United Methodist Church at 501 E. Broad St. in Columbus.
• City of Lakewood, the Lakewood Historical Society, the Lakewood Heritage Advisory Board and Lakewood Alive for their collective efforts for Lakewood’s historic resources.
• Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati and the Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati Foundation for rehabilitating the 1924 Resthaven Barn at 6980 Cambridge Ave.
The Ohio Historic Preservation Office Awards have been presented annually since 1983.