The Western Reserve Award is given, when merited, to recognize significant achievements and outstanding contributions to the architectural history of Ohio and the Western Reserve in particular.  Some years, as a memorial to Edmund H. Chapman, Professor of Art History, Case Western Reserve University, a topical book is presented to a local library.  On occasion, WRAH trustees may present an award of achievement.
WESTERN RESERVE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS

CLEVELAND, OHIO

A Chapter of the SOCIETY of ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS

AWARDS:
RECIPIENTS OF THE WESTERN RESERVE AWARD

1992:  Walter C. Leedy, Jr
          Cleveland Builds an Art Museum:
          Patronage, Politics, and Architecture, 1844 - 1916
1993:  Jan Cigliano   Showplace of America:
          Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, 1850 - 1910
1996:  Susan P. McKiernan & Joann King
          Building a Firm Foundation:
          Medina County Architecture, 1811 - 1900
1997:  Foster Armstrong, Richard Klein, & Cara Armstrong
          A Guide to Cleveland's Sacred Landmarks
1998:  Eleven Authors in Search of a Building
          Edited by Cynthia C. Davidson
1999:  Elwin C. Robison
          First Kirtland Temple: Design,
          Construction, and Historic Context
2000:  Eric Johanneson (Awarded Posthumously)
          A Cleveland Legacy: the Architecture
          of Walker and Weeks
2001:  Ann Marie Wieland , Cleveland State University
          A Century of Planning in Cleveland
2008:  Bratenahl Historical Society
          A Place Apart: The History of Bratenahl, Ohio
         
Dianna Tittle, author, Color photos by Jennie Jones
2009:  Timothy Barrett,  for Research and Advocacy
          towards Preservation of Significant Sacred Structures.
2012:  Walter Leedy, (Awarded Posthumously)
          Eric Mendelson's Park Synagogue
          Edited by Sara Jane Pearman
2014:  Nina Freedlander Gibbons and James D. Gibans
          Cleveland Goes Modern: Design for the Home, 1930-1970
2018:  Laura DeMarco
          Lost Cleveland
2021:  Jeannine deNobel Love
            Cleveland Architecture, 1890-1930
          Building the City Beautiful