Paul & Niki Tsongas Award
The Tsongas Award is Preservation Massachusetts' highest honor, honoring people and projects that have displayed the highest level of commitment to historic preservation in the Commonwealth. Named for the award's first recipient, Senator Paul Tsongas, it was expanded in 2016 to include the contributions of Congresswoman Niki Tsongas to preservation efforts across all of Massachusetts.
Congratulations to the 2026 Tsongas Award recipients!
The Corinthian | Waltham
Project Team
Darwin Associates; Dedham Savings Bank; East End Ventures, Inc.; Hall Street Partners;
Law Office of Joseph M. Connors Jr.; Conant Design Group
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Fens Gatehouse | Boston, MA
Project Team
Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc.; DCAMM; Department of Conservation & Recreation; EFI Global; Finegold Alexander Architects; Howard Stein Hudson; Kalin Associates; Preservation Technology; RSE Associates; RW Sullivan Engineering; Samiotes Consultants, Inc.; STV Construction, Inc.; The Green Engineer; BC Construction
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Greenwood Memorial UMC Restoration | Boston, MA
Project Team
Cirrus Structural Engineering; CVC Installations; Finch & Rose;
Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church; Spencer Preservation Group, Inc.
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Adams House Renewal, Harvard University | Cambridge, MA
Project Team
Bard, Rao + Athanas; Beyer Blinder Belle; CVM; Harvard University; Jensen Hughes; Lee Kennedy; Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.; Shawmut Design and Construction; Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB)
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Lowell Historic Board Sun Sign Restoration| Lowell
Project Team
City of Lowell; Lowell Historic Board; Signs Now NH
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MACRIS (Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System) | Boston
Project Team
Massachusetts Historical Commission, Preservation Planning Division
Phillips Academy Andover Graves Hall Renovation | Andover
Project Team
AHA Consulting Engineers; Annum Architects; BW Kennedy Co.; JS Consulting Engineers;
Kalin Associates Inc.; LeMessurier; Phillips Academy Andover; Samiotes Consultants, Inc.;
Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting; Stimson; WSP; A.M. Fogarty & Associates, Inc.
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The Residences on Appleton | Holyoke
Project Team
BlueHub Capital; City of Holyoke – Office of Community Development; Commonwealth Electrical Technologies;
Holyoke Gas & Electric (HG&E); Holyoke Redevelopment Authority; Keith Construction, Inc.;
Lightship Engineering, LLC; MassHousing; OneHolyoke CDC; Public Archaeology Laboratory (PAL);
R.W. Sullivan Engineering, Inc.; Robinson+Cole LLP; Rockland Trust Bank; The Architectural Team, Inc.;
VHB, Inc.; WinnDevelopment (WinnCompanies); WinnResidential; Bank of America
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St. Luke’s Chapel Restoration and Renovation | Roxbury
Project Team
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts; Folan Waterproofing and Masonry; Gerard O’Doherty Construction;
Hancock Engineers; Historic Boston, Inc.; Jim Anderson Stained Glass; LAM Partners;
MacLeod Consulting Engineers; Serpentino Stained Glass; Spencer Preservation Group, Inc.; WK Conservation;
Wozny Barbar & Associates; Congregation of St. John, St. James Church
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