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Here’s a list of all the nominees from previous years.
2013
Orleans County |
Buffalo |
| St. John’s Episcopal | St. Paul’s Cathedral |
| Clarendon Old Stone Store | H.H. Richardson Complex |
| Mt. Albion Monument | St. Louis Church |
| Hillside Cemetery | Connecticut Street Armory |
| Pullman Church | |
| Medina Armory/YMCA |
Other |
| St. Mary’s Church | Belhurst Castle |
| Medina Railroad Station | St. Stephen’s Church |
| Medina City Hall | “Million Dollar Staircase” |
| Genesee County Jail | |
Rochester |
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| Charlotte Lighthouse | St. Bernard’s Seminary |
| Brockport Civil War Tower | Hamlin Beach Structures |
2014
Orleans County |
Buffalo |
| Albion Presbyterian Church | Buffalo Crematory |
| “Robin Hill” Smith home | Delaware-Asbury Church |
| St. Rocco’s in Hulberton | Olmsted traffic circles |
Other |
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| Sonnenberg Manor | St. Luke’s in Jamestown |
| St. Peter in Erie, Pa | Prendergast Library |
2015
Orleans County |
Buffalo |
| St. Mary’s R.C. in Holley | “Martin Manor” residence |
| St. Patrick’s Friary | |
Batavia |
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| Richmond Library |
2016
Other Western NY |
Buffalo |
| Christ Church in Rochester | Lafayette Lofts |
| St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Sanborn, NY |
First Presbyterian Church on Symphony Circle |
| St. Michael’s RC Church | |
Watertown |
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| Emma Flower Taylor Mansion |
2017
Western NY |
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| First Baptist Church in Batavia | St. Mary’s Church in Batavia |
| First Lutheran Church in Jamestown | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester – (All Souls Chapel, Gate Houses, Stone Wall) |
| First Methodist Church in Dunkirk |
2018
| Granchelli home in Medina NY (front porch) | St. Joseph’s cemetery chapel in Albion, NY |
| First Baptist Church in Holley, NY | “Whitehall” (private residence) in Brockport, NY (foundation only) |
| St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Olean NY | St. John’s Episcopal Church in Clifton Springs, NY |
| St. Mary’s in Canandaigua, NY | Olbiston Apartments in Utica NY (PROBABLY NOT MEDINA SANDSTONE) |
2019
| Eberhardt Mansion in Buffalo | Blessed Sacrament RC Church in Buffalo (Front facade only) |
| Trinity Episcopal Church in Buffalo | Sacred Heart R C Church Rectory in Niagara Falls |
| Old Stone Warehouse/ Skalny Bldg. In Rochester | St. Peter’s Episcopal in Geneva, NY |
| St. Peter’s RC Church in Rome, NY | Grace Episcopal Church in Utica, NY (NOT MEDINA SANDSTONE) |
| Watson-Curtze Mansion in Erie, PA | St. Ann Catholic Church in Erie, PA |
| St. Paul Catholic Church in Erie, PA | Soldiers & Sailors Monument in Cleveland, Ohio (Steps and Esplanade only) |
2020-21
| Residence 1140 Edgewood in Rochester | Craven House in Buffalo |
| Medina houses built by William Jackson |
2022
| Holy Family Parish- St. Joseph Church in Albion | Passenger Train Station – Medina Senior Citizens Center in Medina |
| Residence at4160 South Holley Rd. – old quarry office and “Cider Mill” | Boxwood Cemetery Chapel in Medina |
| World War II Memorial in Fancher | Erie Canal Culvert |
| Soldiers’ Memorial Tower in Brockport |
