Tom Butt elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows, and recognized, for his architectural and community activist work in historic preservation.
AIA awards Tom Butt Fellowship status
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East Brother Light Station Restoration and Rehabilitation
Built in 1873 as an aid to mariners in the San Pablo/San Francisco Bays, the East Brother Light station is the oldest lighthouse still operating in its original configuration. When the beacon and fog signal were automated in 1969, the buildings, listed on the National...
Baltic Development Associates Formed
Baltic Development Associates was formed for Point Richmond Real Estate Development.
Purchased and rehabilitated Hotel Mac
The Hotel Mac, originally the Colonial Hotel, was constructed in 1911 by entrepreneur Kate Riordan, an Irish immigrant, who had been running the St. James Hotel on Cottage Avenue after fleeing San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake. Richmond was in a growth spurt...
East Brother Light Station Rehabilitation Project Started
Founded the non-profit corporation, East Brother Light Station, Inc; researched and wrote a successful grant application for rehabilitation; was pro bono architect for the rehabilitation, and led 500 volunteers in implementing it.
Establishment of Pt. Richmond Historic District
Formed and led a committee that successfully nominated the Pt. Richmond Historic District (330 contributing structures) to the National Register of Historic Places.
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