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Hotel on North & Architect Honored with Preservation Awards
04:02PM / Wednesday, May 04, 2016
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The hotel opened to fanfare in June 2015.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hotel on North and its architect, Karen T. Hunt, are each being recognized by statewide organizations this spring for the project's preservation efforts.

Hotel on North was the recipient of a 2016 Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award in the category of Adaptive Reuse for the yearlong rehabilitation and restoration of the Burns Block and New Burns Block. The Massachusetts Historical Commission awarded state historic tax credits to the hotel project in 2015. The hotel will be honored at an awards ceremony on May 19 at the Massachusetts Archives Building.

"Pittsfield has so many beautiful historic structures and stunning architecture, and David and I are thrilled to be able to breathe life back into this magnificent building," said co-owner Laurie Tierney. "We hope others will recognize that Pittsfield is a beautiful city with so much to offer, and will follow in the revitalization efforts."

Hunt, the Pittsfield-based architect of Hotel on North, was a recipient of a Preservation Massachusetts 2016 Paul and Niki Tsongas Award, presented on Wednesday. The theme of the 2016 Award is "Women in Preservation" and Hunt was being recognized for her contributions to preservation efforts in Massachusetts, which include the rehabilitation of the two historic buildings on North Street into Hotel on North.

"These awards are testimony to the difference a thoughtful, committed local team can make," Hunt said. She and the other award recipients were to be honored on Wednesday at the annual Preservation Awards Dinner at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston.

The $14 million rehabilitation project was completed by David J. Tierney Jr. Inc. Main Street Hospitality partnered with David and Laurie Tierney in the development of the 19th-century former Besse Clark Building at 273-297 North St. into 45 rooms, gathering space and the restaurant Eat on North. The high-end boutique hotel opened to acclaim almost a year ago. Earlier this year, Hotel on North was named one of the favorite new hotels of 2015 by Architectural Digest.

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