ACORN is accepting nominations for this year’s Golden Hammer Awards. If you know of an outstanding (I-can’t-believe-they-fixed-that-wreck) renovation project with a completion date of Sept.1, 2007 and Aug.15, 2008, let ACORN know by sending in a nomination form before Sept.1 (and, yes, you can nominate your own project!).
ACORN‘s 5th Annual Susan Carter Williams Memorial Seminar, Researching the History of Your House, this morning at the Library of Virginia included the presentations Architectural Eras, Styles and House Types by Kim Chen , Your Historic Property: Detective Work at the Library of Virginia by Vince Brooks, Resources available at your Main Public Library by Harriet Henderson, Property Record Evidence at the John Marshall Courthouse by Michael Dodson, and Uncovering Clues at the Valentine Richmond History Center by Meg Glass.
ACORN, in partnership with the Library of Virginia, will present Uncovering the History of Your House, a Seminar in Researching the History of Homes on Saturday January 26th, from 9AM to 12:30PM at the Library of Virginia (800 E. Broad Street).
The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods (A.C.O.R.N.) paid tribute to the individuals that are “in the trenches” renovating and revitalizing Richmond’s historic neighborhoods at its annual Golden Hammer Awards last night. The winners were announced in the categories of Best Residential Renovation, Best Commercial Renovation and Best Infill Construction, with the award for Best Infill Construction going to Allen Townsend (Whippoorwill River, LLC) for his work at 610 Idlewood Avenue (Allen Townsend, designer; Victorian Homebuilders, LLC, contractor).