LHS Narducci Award
Lambertville Historical Society established the Alice Narducci Preservation Awards in 1996 in honor of founding society president Alice Narducci. The award, a bronze plaque, recognizes the historical preservation of a structure’s exterior, restoration of a building to its original architectural integrity or a combination. Both residences and businesses in the city of Lambertville are eligible to receive awards.
At the LHS Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 22 the Alice Narducci Preservation Award was presented to Dina and Marc Fanelli, owners of 119-121 North Union Street. The grand 150 year-old Tuscan Revival stone house was built by William Cowin, owner of the local iron foundry.
During the second half of the 20th century it served as a church, an art gallery, and an interior design studio before returning to a private residence in 2005. Unfortunately, it was unoccupied for several years and fell into disrepair with roof leaks damaging both the interior and exterior. The current owners set about to restore the home to its former glory with roof repairs, undoing related harm to the porch and replacing most flashing.
Past Narducci Award winners have been:
1996
- 67 Clinton Street, James Mastrich & Kathryn Hall
- 68 Delaware Avenue, Fran & Marv Silverstein
- 18 Jefferson Street, Bernice Farlee Snyder
- 11 Bridge Street, The Lambertville Station, Mike Dougherty, Skip DiMarco, Rose DiMarco, Tony DiMarco and Dan Whitaker
1997
- 32 Bridge Street, The Lambertville House, Jan & George Michael
- 137-139 North Union Street, Helen & Gene Dennision
- 27 Jefferson Street, Paulette & Muncie Russell
- 42 Coryell Street, Lou Toboz & Ron Walker
1998
- 8 Coryell Street, The Porkyard, Jim Hamilton
- 21 Coryell Street, Mary Rittenhouse Smith and Patricia & Bruce Hamilton
- 151-153 North Union Street, Arnett Manor
- 44 Coryell Street, Denise Kortunik & Gary Duda
1999
- 43 South Main Street, Swan Hotel, Jim Bulger
- 20 Church Street, Beth Beitel
2000
- 50 Perry Street, Ray & Mary Jane Aklonis
- 201 South Main Street (Route 29), River Walk, Eugene Albert
- 39 North Main Street, Steven Gray
2001
- 21 Bridge Street, The Masonic Building
- 43 York Street, Mickey Byer
- 72 York Street, Murray Gottfried & Merle Citron
2002
- 120 North Union Street, Jim & Kate Breuning
- 42 Delaware Avenue, Bonnie & Ronnie Gendaszek
- 39 York Street, Kalmia Club
2003
- 55 Bridge Street, New Jersey Countryside Magazine
- 144 North Union Street, John & Melanie McManus
2004
- 148 North Union Street, Betsy & Stewart Palilonis
- 81 North Union Street, Tom & Sherry Sevick
2005
- 38 Jefferson Street, Sandy Kersey
- 41 Clinton Street, Joan & Herb Spiegel
- 49 Bridge Street, commercial property, Woodrose Properties
2006
- 25 Ferry Street, Joanne Beauchamp & Sylvain Robitaille
- 9 and 11 York Street, Deanne & Frank Fortunato and David DelVecchio and Karen Kominsky
2007
- 41 York Street, Mike Maturro & Heather Martin
- 60 Bridge Street, James Wilson Marshall House
2008
- 45 York Street, Patricia Firth & Edward Cohen
- 42 York Street, York Street House B&B, Mark & Laurie Weinstein
2009
- 79 and 81 Clinton Street, Jeff McVey & Larry Simms and Susan Roop
2010
- 47 Coryell Street, Edward & Dolores Dragan
2011
- 45 North Main Street, The Grand, Don Hart
2012
- 50 Bridge Street, St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church
2013
- 72 Delaware Avenue, William & Irene Taylor
- 32 North Union Street, George Evans
2014
- 57 Bridge Street, Lambertville Hall, LLC
2015
- 12 Buttonwood Street, Helen Petitt
2016
- 90 Clinton Street – Irene Rudolph
- 37 North Union Street, Woodrose Properties, LLC
2018
- 75 North Union Street, Cathie & Ed Giambalvo
2020
- 28-30 Delevan Street – 28 Delevan- Pat & Gary Warford (current owners – Danielle & Alex Tavlan) 30 – Russell Ferri
- 18 North Union. Street – North Union Street Holdings LLC, Joseph Caprio