The following list includes recognition and awards
received for historic preservation projects, as well as cultural and historic
preservation programs.
2006
Recognized by: National Park Service, U.S. Department of
the Interior
Project/program: Chateau-sur-Mer carriage house and
stables (1852-53 Seth Bradford)
Designation: National Historic Landmark
For: The carriage house and stables to the Chateau-sur-Mer
estate (now the Antone Academic Center) has been recognized as one of the most
important outbuildings of the period.
2003
Recognized by: Newport Historical Society
Project/program: Vinland hennery (1882-1884
Peabody and Stearns)
Designation: Historic Preservation Award
For: The exterior restoration of the Vinland hennery (now Stonor and Drexel
Halls), home to the University's Office of Admissions.
2002
Recognized by: Newport Historical Society
Project/program: Vinland gardener’s cottage (1882-1884 Peabody and Stearns)
Designation: Historic Preservation Award
For: The exterior restoration of the Vinland gardener's cottage (now Tobin
Hall), home to the University's Department of Safety and Security.
2000
Recognized by: White House Millennium Council and
National Trust for Historic Preservation's Save America's Treasures program
Project/program: Wakehurst estate (1884-1887
Charles Eamer Kempe and Dudley Newton)
Designation: Official Project of Save America's Treasures
For: The Wakehurst restoration project (exterior and interior) and the
University's efforts to preserve an important historic and cultural American
legacy.
Recognized by: Rhode Island Historical Preservation &
Heritage Commission
Project/program: Salve Regina's restoration efforts and academic program
Designation: Preservation Award for Stewardship
For: The University's preservation and sensitive adaptation of five late 19th
century "summer cottages," including Ochre Court, Wakehurst, the Fairholme
carriage house (now Wallace Hall), Fairlawn (now the Young Building) and the William
Watts Sherman House.
Recognized by: White House Millennium Council and
National Trust for Historic Preservation's Save America's Treasures Program
Project/program: Ochre Court (1888-1892
Richard Morris Hunt)
Designation: Official Project of Save America's Treasures
For: The Ochre Court restoration project (exterior) and the University's
efforts to preserve an important historic and cultural American legacy.
(In addition to the above designation, a matching
grant was received from the U.S. Department of the Interior to help fund
renovations and restorations to Ochre Court.)
1999
Recognized by: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Project/program: Salve Regina's restoration efforts and academic program
Designation: National Preservation Honor Award
For: The University's preservation and adaptive reuse of several of Newport's
19th century "summer cottages," and for the accredited historic preservation
educational program, known as the Department of Cultural and Historic
Preservation.
Recognized by: Newport Historical Society
Project/program: Fairlawn estate (1852-1853
Seth Bradford)
Designation: Historic Preservation Award
For: The restoration of Fairlawn, rededicated as the Anita O'Keeffe and Robert
R. Young Building, home to the University's Pell Center for International
Relations and Public Policy.
1997
Recognized by: The Preservation Society of Newport County
Project/program: Salve Regina's conservation and preservation efforts
Designation: The Antiquarian Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of
Historic Preservation (the Preservation Society's highest accolade)
For: The University's overall heritage conservation efforts.
Recognized
by: The Victorian Society in America
Project/program: Salve Regina's restoration efforts and academic program
Designation: Resolution of Appreciation
For: The University's efforts to preserve the historically significant
buildings that make up the Newport campus.