PRESERVATION AWARDS 2000

“The Hill” c. 1903 PATRICIA STRASSBERG, PHOTOGRAPHER

Annette C. and Edward G. Carr have been awarded the Society’s annual preservation award for saving and restoring “The Hill,” their Tudor Revival country house on Eaton’s Neck in Asharoken, built in 1903 as the home of its architect, Harry E. Donnell. The National Register landmark on Locust Lane was purchased by the Carrs in 1997, whose bid was accepted over those of developers who planned to demolish the house and subdivide the property.

The Society’s coveted Howard C. Sherwood award presented annually to individuals for achievement in publishing or historic preservation on Long Island was presented to Barbara F. Van Liew, who is the first person to receive it for the second time. Mrs. VanLiew first honored in 1981 for her long-standing preservation advocacy efforts and role in completing New York State’s Inventory of Historic Resources for many Long Island communities, was recognized this year for her work on behalf of Suffolk County. When engaged in charter revision in 1970, Mrs. Van Liew made sure that the County included a conservation bill of rights which called for the creation of a Suffolk County Council on Environmental Quality and Historic Trust. She became the first chairperson of the Historic Trust Committee, writing the Manual for the Trust in 1972 and continues to serve as the chair of the committee. The Trust has under its auspices over 155 historic structures.