Beautiful House Awards

We started off the summer with two new Beautiful House award winners. The first, suggested by APL Trustee Hester Woods, was the Norma and Carlos Santiago house at 603 Washington Street. The Santiagos moved here a couple of years ago from Oklahoma and fell in love with the spacious house, which is just off Treadaway Blvd. After much renovation, the house has a great feel inside and out. Pictured at right are Hester Woods, Norma Santiago and APL President Diane Keeble.

The July Beautiful House is owned by Misty and Hank Lawson, and is at 1518 North 17th St. The Lawsons moved from the Elmwood area about a year ago and renovated the home, which is filled with their collection of antiques. Janet Payne, chair of APL's Community Development Committee, nominated the Lawsons' House. Look for more Beautiful Houses coming up. The award will be given each month of the year, and in the spring, we'll ask the public to select their favorite one of the 12 nominees.

The Beautiful House award is intended to recognize homeowners who have done a great job of maintaining, improving and otherwise preserving an older home.