City of Las Vegas issued the following announcement on May 26.
The annual Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards were presented on May 26 by the Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission.
This year’s winners include nine individuals:
Kamran Fouladbakhsh – for the renovation of the former automobile garage located at 1327 S. Main St. into the Nevada Brew Works and HUDL Brewing Company.
David Schwartz – for educating students at UNLV, as well as the general public, about the history of gaming in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada.
Tina Balint, Mitch Cohen & Amy Raymer – for their roles as a Nevada Preservation Foundation volunteers in supporting and promoting educational programs and projects that focus on preserving the history of Las Vegas.
Elizabeth von Till Warren – for more than three decades worth of tireless efforts to advocate for the preservation of historic places in Las Vegas, including the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort, the Las Vegas Springs archaeological site, the Historic Fifth Street School, the Las Vegas High School and the Huntridge Theater. (This will be awarded posthumously to her family.)
Claude Nelson Warren – for more than three decades of archaeological research efforts, documenting and preserving historic places in Las Vegas, including the Old Mormon Fort, the Helen Stewart Cemetery and the Las Vegas Springs.
Claytee D. White – for her decades of dedicated work to preserve the history of Las Vegas by collecting, documenting, and preserving oral histories from the diverse communities who call Las Vegas home. She also has served as an advocate and advisor on numerous committees and boards.
Dennis McBride – for his decades of dedicated work to preserve the historic resources of Las Vegas and Southern Nevada, including the curation of the J. Florian Mitchell photographic collection, his nine years as director of the Nevada State Museum in Las Vegas and his many publications on Las Vegas history.
Original source can be found here.
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