SAH Member Tom Butt, FAIA, received the 2024 Louise du Pont Crowninshield Award at the National Trust for Historic Preservation PastForward annual conference in New Orleans, October 28, 2024.

From the National Trust's website: For over 50 years, Tom Butt, the founding principal and president of Interactive Resources, has made a significant national impact on historic preservation through his work as a legislator, mayor, architect, author, volunteer, developer, and activist. His pioneering success in lighthouse preservation became the basis for a new nationwide Coast Guard policy. For his role in founding Rosie the Riveter Trust, the nonprofit partner of Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Park, Butt brought national recognition to American WWII workers, significantly including women and minorities. He transformed Richmond from a town in decline with no preservation agenda, to a recognized national leader in preservation that has revitalized the city.

The Louise du Pont Crowninshield Award is the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s highest national recognition. The award is made with the greatest care and only when there is indisputable evidence of superlative achievement over time in the preservation and interpretation of our cultural, architectural or maritime heritage, including buildings, architecture, districts, archeology, cultural landscapes, and objects of significance in the history and culture of the United States.

View a video highlight of Butt and his award-winning work