2025 SHPO Awards Announced
WA State DAHP sent this bulletin at 09/26/2025 08:26 AM PDT
Dr. Allyson Brooks, Washington State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) has announced the 2025 award recipients for Outstanding Achievements in Historic Preservation. Each year, the Washington SHPO recognizes people, projects, and organizations throughout the state that have achieved distinction in the field of historic preservation. The 2025 awardees come from Franklin, Grays Harbor, King, Kittitas, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Whatcom and Whitman counties.
Special Achievement
Ken Calder - Ken Calder Construction - Whatcom County
Leland Lauffer - Statewide Forester - Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife
Outstanding Heritage Barn Rehabilitation
Kristine Leander - Hall-Leander Barn - Skagit County
Outstanding Stewardship
North Franklin Heritage Museum - C Street Vault - Franklin County
Spokane Valley Museum - Opportunity Township Hall - Spokane County
Valerie Sivinski Award for Outstanding Rehabilitation
7th Street Theatre, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County
Weyerhaeuser Office Building, Everett, Snohomish County
Interstate Telephone Exchange, Pullman, Whitman County
YWCA - Seattle, King County
Congratulations to the winners!



