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The 2024 Design Awards Event
We’re celebrating 15 award winning projects, as well as the Trustee’s Awards for Excellence and the President’s Awards at the historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles, followed by a special social event with food and drinks in the stunning ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel. Tickets to the Awards Ceremony and the post-awards reception are $225 for members and $250 and available here (discounted to $175 if you’re attending our Annual Conference – combo packages available on our conference page)
Rubel Castle Preservation Plan
Lead Architect, Engineer, or Designer
John Lesak – Page & Turnbull
Client / Owner
Craig Woods – Glendora Historical Society
Consultant
Alan White – AQYER, LLC
Advisory Committee
Sandy Kraus – Ad Hoc Preservation Planning Committee
Advisory Committee
Kaitlin Drisko – Ad Hoc Preservation Planning Committee
Advisory Committee
Linda Granicy – Ad Hoc Preservation Planning Committee
Rubel Castle Preservation Plan
Rubel Castle Preservation Plan is one of fifteen winners honored with the 2024 Preservation Design Award. This project was a recipient in the Cultural Resource Studies, Reports category. Award recipients are selected by a jury of top professionals in the fields of architecture, engineering, planning, and history, as well as renowned architecture critics and journalists. Tickets and sponsorship options are available at californiapreservation.org/programs/awards/.
About Rubel Castle Preservation Plan
The Rubel Castle Historic District (known as Rubel Castle, Rubelia, and Rubel Pharms), is a self-contained, 1.7-acre folk art environment consisting of a walled, 22,000-SF Castle Complex and adjacent, adaptively reused early 20th century citrus buildings. The site includes 14 contributing and 11 non-contributing structures. Rubel, built by volunteers with unconventional materials using unconventional building techniques, possesses unique maintenance challenges.
The Rubel Castle Preservation Plan combines the best of heritage conservation practices and community input to provide a foundation for the preservation and maintenance of this culturally and historically significant site. The Plan is comprehensive; documenting, assessing, and guiding the treatment of the Castle Complex, contributing buildings, and surrounding elements. It provides recommendations aligned with the SOI’s Standard and offers valuable insights for Historic District management. The Plan prioritizes work based on urgency and significance levels, acknowledging the site’s distinct character-defining features.
About CPF and the Awards
Held in conjunction with CPF’s 2026 Annual Conference in Riverside, the 2026 Mission Inn Preservation Design Awards Ceremony and Reception will spotlight excellence in historic preservation in a setting that reflects the very spirit of the work being honored. This special evening brings together award recipients, conference participants, preservation leaders, and supporters from across California to celebrate outstanding preservation projects and leadership through the Preservation Design Awards and President’s Awards.
Founded in 1978, the California Preservation Foundation (CPF) is California’s statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of historic places and cultural heritage. Through education, advocacy, and community-centered programs, CPF supports the people, projects, and policies that keep California’s historic resources vital and valued. We now support a national network of more than 36,000 members and supporters. Click here to learn how you can become a member.