Preservation Massachusetts recently announced the 2025 recipients of its highest honor, the Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, which celebrates people and projects that have displayed exceptional commitment to historic preservation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Mary Baker Eddy Historic House at 400 Beacon Street in Chestnut Hill is among this year’s honorees.
The award will be presented at a ceremony on June 6, 2025, to the restoration project team, which, in addition to Longyear Museum, includes DBVW Architects (Martha Werenfels, FAIA, senior principal; Pierson Booher, AIA, principal; Ben Lueck, AIA; Christian Caldwell; Heidi Gumula); Wolf Architects; Milford & Ford Associates; PCA 360; Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.; DGT Associates; Structures North Consulting; Landmark Facilities Group; Amaze Design; Kyle Zick Landscape Architecture; Lam Partners; Heritage Protection Group; Catherine Truman Architects; and Consigli Construction.
Named for its first recipient, Senator Paul Tsongas (MA), the award was broadened in 2016 to include the preservation efforts of Congresswoman Niki Tsongas. Preservation Massachusetts was established in 1985 as Historic Massachusetts, Inc., and partners with national, state, and local organizations and individuals to promote the preservation of historic buildings and landscapes across the Commonwealth.
Voting is also now open for the organization’s 2025 People’s Preservation Choice Award. Click here to meet the nominees and cast your vote. The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on June 6.