2007

By Erin Ryan - The Idaho Statesman
Edition Date: 10/19/07

BOISE - Richard Nickel once said, "Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water and stupid men."

Nickel was an accidental martyr for preservation. In the 1960s, he discovered the work of legendary architect Louis Sullivan and began photographing it before progress could demolish the best of Chicago's built legacy. Photographs soon turned to salvage missions, and Nickel's home became a graveyard for historical fragments.

Hays Street Historic District

Orchids

Excellence in Historic Preservation

Awarded to projects that have demonstrated outstanding adherence to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards in preservation, restoration, renovation, or adaptive reuse (residential or commercial).