2025 SHPO Awards Announced

Opportunity Township Hall

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!

LINK to FULL AWARD LIST