Bulfinch Awards

The 2024 Bulfinch Awards ceremony will be held November 9, 2024 at the Harvard Club in Boston, MA.

The New England Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art is pleased to announce its Thirteenth Bulfinch Awards. Named for Boston architect Charles Bulfinch (1763-1844), America’s first native-born architect and the designer of the Massachusetts State House, the awards recognize the best work of individuals and firms to preserve and advance the classical tradition in New England.

The Bulfinch Awards are hosted by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art New England Chapter (ICAA New England) and recognize practitioners from across the nation who are committed to promoting excellence in the classical tradition and allied arts within New England. All eligible projects work toward building upon the legacy of Boston's early Federal architect, Charles Bulfinch. Initiated in 2010 and modeled on the ICAA’s Arthur Ross Awards, the New England Bulfinch Awards program is an annual competition.

Image: 2016 Bulfinch Award winner Ferguson & Shamamian Architects “A New Residence - West Tisbury”

Thank you to the generous 2023 Bulfinch Award Sponsors

Platinum
Foster Reeve & Associates Inc. Architectural & Ornamental Plaster
R. P. Marzilli & Company Parker Construction | Pauli & Uribe Architects
CNW-Capital Partners | Sea-Dar Construction

Gold
Westbury and South Shore Painting

Silver
Carter & Company | Patrick Ahearn Architect | Pella Corporation
Catherine Truman Architects Carpenter & MacNeille | Historical Arts & Casting
Bartlett Tree Experts | Hutker Architects | Perfection Fence

Media Sponsors
Boston Design Guide | Northshore Home | Builder+Architect New England Home
New Old House | Traditional Building | Boston Athenaeum

Award categories
Residential
Over 5,000 sf
Residential
Under 5,000 sf
Residential
Restoration / Renovation / Addition
Townhouses & Apartments
Commercial
Institutional
Civic
Ecclesiastic
Interior Design
Landscape Architecture
Craftsmanship / Artisanship
Historic Preservation
Sketch
Student Portfolio
Patron
Carpenter & MacNeille - "Gentleman's Farm"
Residential (Restoration, Renovation, or Addition)
Schafer Buccellato Architects - "A New Family Compound on Block Island"
Residential (New Construction) Over 5,000 SF
Schafer Buccellato Architects - A New Guest House in Seal Harbor"
Residential (New Construction) Under 5,000 SF
Gregory Lombardi Design - "Cramond Estate"
Landscape Architecture
The Cooper Group - "Pendleton-Chapman Farm"
Craftsmanship/Artisanship
Hendricks Churchill - "Ellsworth"
Interior Design
John Canning & Co. - "St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Interior Finishes Project”
Historic Preservation
Pauli & Uribe Architects - "Beacon Hill Books & Café"
Commercial
Ferguson & Shamamian Architects - "A Tennis Pavilion"
Small Project/Folly
David Pearson - "Santa Maria della Pace"
Sketch
Maeve M. Kelley - "A Long-Term Living and Care Community for People with Cognitive Disabilities”
Student Portfolio
Robert Orr & Associates
Residential (Restoration, Renovation, or Addition)
Robert Orr & Associates
Residential (New Construction) over 5,000 SF
Patrick Ahearn Architect
Residential (New Construction) Under 5,000 SF
Hoerr Schaudt Landcape Architects
Landscape Architecture
Adige Design.Cehvron Partners
Craftsmanship/Artisanship
Leblanc Design
Interior Design
Robert A.M. Stern
Historic Preservation
SLC Interiors
Townhouse & Apartments
Albert, Righter, & Tittman Architects
Commercial
Harrison Design
Ecclesiastic
Atkin Olshin Schade Architects
Institutional
Meyer & Meyer, Inc.
Small Project/Folly
Patrick Ahearn Architect - “Historic Myles Standish Hotel”
Residential (Restoration, Renovation Or Addition)
Robert A.M. Stern Architects - “House in New England”
Residential (New Construction) Over 5,000 Sf
Robert A.M. Stern Architects “Residence At West Chop”
Residential (New Construction) Under 5,000 Sf
Carol Orr - “Essex Garden”
Landscape Architecture
John Canning & Co. - “Saint Mary’s Catholic Church- Decorative Finishes And Artwork”
Craftsmanship/Artisanship
Lisa Tharp Design - “The Gallerist's Residence”
Interior Design
David Scott Parker Architects - “Mark Twain's Mahogany Suite”
Historic Preservation
Mellowes & Paladino Architects - “Louisburg Square Townhouse”
Townhouse & Apartments
Polhemus Savery Dasilva - “Talcott Lodge”
Commercial
Elkus Manfredi Architects - “Cathedral Of The Holy Cross”
Ecclesiastic
Sam Olshin, Faia - “Late Afternoon”
Sketch
Robert Orr & Associates - “Plaza Central Building” Las Catalinas, Costa Rica
International
Hamady Architects - “A Storied Back Bay Mansion”
Residential (Restoration, Renovation, or Addition)
Patrick Ahearn Architect - “New Concord Farmhouse”
Residential (New Construction)
Dan Gordon Landscape Architects - “Charles River Estate”
Landscape Architecture
Catherine Truman Architects - “Lotta Fountain Restoration”
Civic
Eric Inman Daum, Architect - “Private Chapel”
Ecclesiastic
Foster Reeve - “Boch Dome”
Craftsmanship/Artisanship
Lisa Tharp, Inc. - “Governor’s House”
Interior Design
Dell Mitchell Architects - “Beaux-Arts Portal”
Historic Preservation
David Pearson - “Forum Romanum”
Sketch
Rachel Staud - “A New Country Estate”
Student Portfolio
Arnold B. Chace, Jr.
Patron
Dell Mitchell Architects - “Brick House”
Residential (Restoration, Renovation or Addition)
Carpenter & MacNeille - “Oakledge”
Residential (New Construction) Over 5,000 sf
Campbell/Smith Architects - “Norton St Home”
Residential (New Construction) Under 5,000 sf
Robert A.M. Stern Architects - “Benjamin Franklin College and Pauli Murray College, Yale University”
Institutional
LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects, Inc. - “John L. Gardner Estate”
Landscape Architecture
Carpenter & MacNeille Woodworking - “Nantucket Bunk Room”
Craftsmanship/Artisanship
G. P. Schafer Architect (Gil Schafer III) - “Alterations to a House by the Sea”
Interior Design
Ronald Lee Fleming
Patron
Frank Shirley Architects - “Queen Anne Victorian”
Residential - Restoration / Renovation / Addition
Peter Pennoyer Architects - “Federal House”
Residential Over 5,000 sf
John Canning Co. Ltd. - “Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church”
Historic Preservation
Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP - “Flinn Hall, Edelman Hall, and Redlich Hall”
Institutional
LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects - “Ivy Court”
Landscape Architecture
Telescopes of Vermont - “Resurrection of the Porter Garden Telescope”
Craftsmanship / Artisanship
Meyer & Meyer, Inc. Architecture and Interiors - “9 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston”
Townhouses & Apartments
FFKR Architects - “Hartford Connecticut Temple”
Ecclesiastic
Carter and Company - “Brookline Private Residence”
Interior Design
Leslie-jon Vickory, Hamady Architects - “Bibliotheque Sainte Genevieve #2”
Sketch
Sheldon Kostelecky – Past New England Chapter President
Patron
Patrick Ahearn Architect LLC - “Morse Street Compound”
Residential - Restoration / Renovation / Addition
Ferguson & Shamamian Architects - “A New Residence - West Tisbury”
Residential Over 5,000 sf
Patrick Ahearn Architect LLC - “Dream Home”
Residential Under 5,000 sf
Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP - “Fitness and Aquatics Center”
Commercial / Institutional
Gregory Lombardi Design - “Country Gentleman’s Estate”
Landscape Architecture
Hyde Park Mouldings - “Ornamental Plaster, Edward M. Kennedy Institute”
Craftsmanship / Artisanship
Leslie-jon Vickory, Hamady Architects - “Ames Mansion - Watercolor Study”
Sketch
Jonathan Nelson
Patron
Meyer & Meyer, Inc. - “Admiral’s House”
Residential - Restoration / Renovation / Addition
Patrick Ahearn Architect - “Coastal New England Harbor House”
Residential Over 5,000 sf
Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders - “House at Surfside”
Residential Under 5,000 sf
Rafe Churchill - “Sherborn Shingle Style”
Interior Design
Sullivan Buckingham Architects with The S/L/A/M Collaborative - “Ruane Center for the Humanities”
Commercial / Institutional
Frank Shirley Architects - “Christ Church Cambridge”
Civic / Ecclesiastic
Dan K. Gordon Associates - “Earl Major Estate”
Landscape Architecture
Hammersmith Studios - “Balcony Railing for Harvard Lampoon”
Craftsmanship / Artisanship
Rafe Churchill - “Sharon Farmhouse”
Interior Design, Merit
Gregory Lombardi Design - “New England Historic Genealogical Society”
Landscape Architecture, Merit
Carpenter & MacNeille Architects and Builders, Inc. - “The Cove”
Residential Over 5,000 sf
John Lawrence Upton, Architecture & Design - “Fox Hill Farm”
Residential Under 5,000 sf
Catalano Architects - “South Bay Residence”
Residential Over 5,000 sf
Gerald Pomeroy Design Group - “Beacon Hill Residence”
Interior Design
Tsoi/Kobus & Associates - “Boston College, Stokes Hall”
Commercial / Civic / Institutional / Ecclesiastic
Catalano Architects - “Nantucket Dreamland Theatre”
Commercial / Civic / Institutional / Ecclesiastic
John Canning Studios - “Cathedral of St. Patrick’s”
Craftsmanship / Artisanship
Adriance Furnituremakers - “Federal Demi Lune Hall Table”
Craftsmanship / Artisanship
Frank Shirley Architects - “Shingle Style Carriage House”
Residential Under 5,000 sf
Judge, Skelton & Smith, Architects - “Cambridge Residence”
Residential Over 5,000 sf
Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects - “Rocksyde”
Residential Under 5,000 sf
LDa Architecture and Interiors - “Newton Shingle Style”
Residential Under 5,000 sf
Patrick Ahearn Architect Interior Design - “Plantingfield Way”
Residential Over 5,000 sf
Gregory Van Boven Interior Design Landscape Architecture - “Beacon Hill Residence”
Residential Over 5,000 sf
Gregory Lombardi Design - “Country Gentleman’s Farm"
Residential Over 5,000 sf
Dell Mitchell Architects, Inc. - “Back Bay Townhouse”
Best Urban Residence
Gregory Lombardi Design - “Georgian Country Estate”
Landscape
Jan Gleysteen Architects, Inc. - “Greek Revival Residence”
Best Suburban Residence
Carter and Company Interior Design, Inc. - “Chestnut Hill Residence”
Interior Design
DeCarlo & Doll, Inc. - “Restoration of Waterbury City Hall”
Grand Prize, Civic
Ivan Bereznicki Associates - “Pavilion in the Park”
New Construction, Classical Under 5,000 sf
Dell Mitchell Architects - “Greek Revival Residence”
New Construction, Classical Over 5,000 sf
Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders - “Champlain’s Bluff”
New Construction, Traditional
Philip C. Lowe - “Reproduction Sheraton Arm Chairs”
Artisanship
Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders - “The Moorings”
Residential Restoration, Renovation, Sympathetic Addition
The S/L/A/M Collaborative, Inc. - “Church of the Sacred Heart”
Civic / Institutional / Ecclesiastical
Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders - “Pro Shop”
Commercial
Keith LeBlanc Landscape Architecture, Inc. - “Lowder Brook Residence”
Landscape
SLC Interiors, Inc. - “Georgian Style Country Estate”
Residential Interior Design, New Construction
Wilson Kelsey Design - “Prides Crossing”
Residential Interior Design, Interior Renovation

Residential (Restoration, Renovation, or Addition) Carpenter & MacNeille - "Gentleman's Farm" (Photo Credit: Greg Premru)

Residential (New Construction) Over 5,000 SF Schafer Buccellato Architects - “A New Family Compound on Block Island” (Photo Credit: Eric Piasecki)

Residential (New Construction) Under 5,000 SF Schafer Buccellato Architects - “A New Guest House in Seal Harbor” (Photo Credit: Eric Piasecki)

Landscape Architecture Gregory Lombardi - "Cramond Estate" (Photo Credit: Neil Landino Photography)

Craftsmanship/Artisanship The Cooper Group - "Pendleton-Chapman Estate" (Photo Credit: Aaron Usher III Photography)

Interior Design Hendricks Churchill - "Ellsoworth" (Photo Credit: Chris Mottalini)

Historic Preservation John Canning & Co. - “St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Interior Finishes Project” (Photo Credit: Robert Benson Photography)

Commercial Pauli & Uribe Architects - “Beacon Hill Books & Café” (Photo Credit: Sarah Winchester)

Small Project/Folly Ferguson & Shamamian Architects - “A Tennis Pavilion” (Photo Credit: Lisa Romerein)

Sketch David Pearson - "Santa Maria della Pace"

Student Portfolio Maeve M. Kelley - “A Long-Term Living and Care Community for People with Cognitive Disabilities”

RESIDENTIAL (RESTORATION, RENOVATION OR ADDITION) Robert Orr & Associates for “Connecticut River House” Photo Credit: Peter Aaron/OTTO

RESIDENTIAL (NEW CONSTRUCTION) OVER 5,000 SF Catalano Architects for “Nonquitt” Photo Credit: Warren Patterson

RESIDENTIAL (NEW CONSTRUCTION) UNDER 5,000 SF Patrick Ahearn Architect for “West Chop Homestead” Photo Credit: Taylor Ahearn

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects for “New England Farm” Photo Credit: Scott Shigley

CRAFTSMANSHIP/ARTISANSHIP Adige Design/Chevron Partners for “10W” Photo Credit: Dario Breg

INTERIOR DESIGN Leblanc Design for “Victorian Grande Dame” Photo Credit: Photography: Michael J. Lee, Photoshoot Styling: Karin Lidbeck Brent

HISTORIC PRESERVATION Robert A.M. Stern Architects for “Schwarzman Center” Photo Credit: Francis Dzikowski

TOWNHOUSE & APARTMENTS SLC Interiors for “Searston Charter House Renovation” Photo Credit: Tria Giovan Photography

COMMERCIAL Albert, Righter, & Tittmann Architects for “BRIO Condo” Photo Credit: ART Architects Inc.

ECCLESIASTIC Harrison Design for “Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel” Photo Credit: Robert Benson Photography

INSTITUTIONAL Atkin Olshin Schade Architects for “Scanlan Campus Center, Loomis Chaffee School” Photo Credit: Jane Messinger

SMALL PROJECT/FOLLY Meyer & Meyer, Inc. Architecture and Interiors for “The Hunnewell Mansion” Photo Credit: Warren Patterson

Residential (Restoration, Renovation Or Addition) Patrick Ahearn Architect - “Historic Myles Standish Hotel” (Photo Credit: Taylor Ahearn)

Residential (New Construction) Over 5,000 Sf Robert A.M. Stern Architects - “House In New England” (Photo Credit: Peter Aaron / Otto for Robert A.M. Stern Architects)

Residential (New Construction) Under 5,000 Sf Robert A.M. Stern Architects “Residence At West Chop” (Photo Credit: Peter Aaron / Otto for Robert A.M. Stern Architects)

Landscape Architecture Carol Orr - “Essex Garden” (Photo Credit: Peter Aaron / Otto)

Craftsmanship/Artisanship John Canning & Co. - “Saint Mary’s Catholic Church- Decorative Finishes And Artwork” (Photo Credit: Aaron Joseph)

Interior Design Lisa Tharp Design - “The Gallerist's Residence” (Photo Credit: Read Mckendree)

Historic Preservation David Scott Parker Architects - “Mark Twain's Mahogany Suite” (Photo Credit: Robert Benson Photography)

Townhouse & Apartments Mellowes & Paladino Architects - “Louisburg Square Townhouse” (Photo Credit: Trent Bell Photography)

Commercial Polhemus Savery Dasilva - “Talcott Lodge” (Photo Credit: Brian Vanden Brink)

Ecclesiastic Elkus Manfredi Architects - “Cathedral Of The Holy Cross” (Photo Credit: Robert Benson Photography)

Sketch Sam Olshin, Faia - “Late Afternoon”

Hamady Architects - “A Storied Back Bay Mansion” Residential (Restoration, Renovation, or Addition) (Photo Credit: David Matthews)

Patrick Ahearn Architect - “New Concord Farmhouse” Residential (New Construction) (Photo Credit: Greg Premru)

Dan Gordon Landscape Architects - “Charles River Estate” Landscape Architecture (Photo Credit: Neil Landino Jr.)

Catherine Truman Architects - “Lotta Fountain Restoration” Civic

Eric Inman Daum, Architect - “Private Chapel” Ecclesiastic (Photo Credit: Warren Patterson)

Foster Reeve - “Boch Dome” Craftsmanship/Artisanship

Lisa Tharp, Inc. - “Governor’s House” Interior Design (Photo Credit: Michael J. Lee)

Dell Mitchell Architects - “Beaux-Arts Portal” Historic Preservation

David Pearson - “Forum Romanum” Sketch

Rachel Staud - “A New Country Estate” Student Portfolio

Arnold B. Chace, Jr. Patron

Dell Mitchell Architects - “Brick House” Residential (Restoration, Renovation or Addition) (Image Credit: Jeffrey Heyne)

Carpenter & MacNeille - “Oakledge” Residential (New Construction) Over 5,000 sf (Image Credit: Richard Mandelkorn)

Campbell/Smith Architects - “Norton St Home” Residential (New Construction) Under 5,000 sf (Image Credit: J Michael Sullivan)

Robert A.M. Stern Architects - “Benjamin Franklin College and Pauli Murray College, Yale University” Institutional (Image Credit: Peter Aaron - OTTO)

LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects, Inc. - “John L. Gardner Estate” Landscape Architecture (Image Credit: Millicent Harvey)

Carpenter & MacNeille Woodworking - “Nantucket Bunk Room” Craftsmanship/Artisanship (Image Credit: Michael J. Lee)

G. P. Schafer Architect (Gil Schafer III) - “Alterations to a House by the Sea” Interior Design (Image Credit: Eric Piaseki)

Ronald Lee Fleming, Patron

Frank Shirley Architects - “Queen Anne Victorian” Residential - Restoration / Renovation / Addition

Peter Pennoyer Architects - “Federal House” Residential Over 5,000 sf

John Canning Co. Ltd. - “Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church” Historic Preservation

Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP - “Flinn Hall, Edelman Hall, and Redlich Hall” Institutional

LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects - “Ivy Court” Landscape Architecture

Telescopes of Vermont - “Resurrection of the Porter Garden Telescope” Craftsmanship / Artisanship

Meyer & Meyer, Inc. Architecture and Interiors - “9 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston” Townhouses & Apartments

FFKR Architects - “Hartford Connecticut Temple” Ecclesiastic

Carter and Company - “Brookline Private Residence” Interior Design

Leslie-jon Vickory, Hamady Architects - “Bibliotheque Sainte Genevieve #2” Sketch

Patrick Ahearn Architect LLC - “Morse Street Compound” Residential - Restoration / Renovation / Addition

Ferguson & Shamamian Architects - “A New Residence - West Tisbury” Residential Over 5,000 sf

Patrick Ahearn Architect LLC - “Dream Home” Residential Under 5,000 sf

Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP - “Fitness and Aquatics Center” Commercial / Institutional

Gregory Lombardi Design - “Country Gentleman’s Estate” Landscape Architecture

Hyde Park Mouldings - “Ornamental Plaster, Edward M. Kennedy Institute” Craftsmanship / Artisanship

Leslie-jon Vickory, Hamady Architects - “Ames Mansion - Watercolor Study” Sketch

Meyer & Meyer, Inc. - “Admiral’s House” Residential - Restoration / Renovation / Addition

Patrick Ahearn Architect - “Coastal New England Harbor House” Residential Over 5,000 sf

Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders - “House at Surfside” Residential Under 5,000 sf

Rafe Churchill - “Sherborn Shingle Style” Interior Design

Sullivan Buckingham Architects with The S/L/A/M Collaborative - “Ruane Center for the Humanities” Commercial / Institutional

Frank Shirley Architects - “Christ Church Cambridge” Civic / Ecclesiastic

Dan K. Gordon Associates - “Earl Major Estate” Landscape Architecture

Hammersmith Studios - “Balcony Railing for Harvard Lampoon” Craftsmanship / Artisanship

Rafe Churchill - “Sharon Farmhouse” Interior Design, Merit

Gregory Lombardi Design - “New England Historic Genealogical Society” Landscape Architecture, Merit

Carpenter & MacNeille Architects and Builders, Inc. - “The Cove” Residential Over 5,000 sf

John Lawrence Upton, Architecture & Design - “Fox Hill Farm” Residential Under 5,000 sf

Catalano Architects - “South Bay Residence” Residential Over 5,000 sf

Gerald Pomeroy Design Group - “Beacon Hill Residence” Interior Design

Tsoi/Kobus & Associates - “Boston College, Stokes Hall” Commercial / Civic / Institutional / Ecclesiastic

Catalano Architects - “Nantucket Dreamland Theatre” Commercial / Civic / Institutional / Ecclesiastic

John Canning Studios - “Cathedral of St. Patrick’s” Craftsmanship / Artisanship

Adriance Furnituremakers - “Federal Demi Lune Hall Table” Craftsmanship / Artisanship

Frank Shirley Architects - “Shingle Style Carriage House” Residential Under 5,000 sf

Judge, Skelton & Smith, Architects - “Cambridge Residence” Residential Over 5,000 sf

Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects - “Rocksyde” Residential Under 5,000 sf

LDa Architecture and Interiors - “Newton Shingle Style” Residential Under 5,000 sf

Patrick Ahearn Architect Interior Design - “Plantingfield Way” Residential Over 5,000 sf

Gregory Van Boven Interior Design Landscape Architecture - “Beacon Hill Residence” Residential Over 5,000 sf

Gregory Lombardi Design - “Country Gentleman’s Farm" Residential Over 5,000 sf

Dell Mitchell Architects, Inc. - “Back Bay Townhouse” Best Urban Residence

Gregory Lombardi Design - “Georgian Country Estate” Landscape

Jan Gleysteen Architects, Inc. - “Greek Revival Residence” Best Suburban Residence

Carter and Company Interior Design, Inc. - “Chestnut Hill Residence” Interior Design

DeCarlo & Doll, Inc. - “Restoration of Waterbury City Hall” Grand Prize, Civic

Ivan Bereznicki Associates - “Pavilion in the Park” New Construction, Classical Under 5,000 sf

Dell Mitchell Architects - “Greek Revival Residence” New Construction, Classical Over 5,000 sf

Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders - “Champlain’s Bluff” New Construction, Traditional

Philip C. Lowe - “Reproduction Sheraton Arm Chairs” Artisanship

Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders - “The Moorings” Residential Restoration, Renovation, Sympathetic Addition

The S/L/A/M Collaborative, Inc. - “Church of the Sacred Heart” Civic / Institutional / Ecclesiastical

Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders - “Pro Shop” Commercial

Keith LeBlanc Landscape Architecture, Inc. - “Lowder Brook Residence” Landscape

SLC Interiors, Inc. - “Georgian Style Country Estate” Residential Interior Design, New Construction

Wilson Kelsey Design - “Prides Crossing” Residential Interior Design, Interior Renovation