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.
Project Team
Project Lead or Principal
Victoria Senna – Hollywood Community Housing Corporation
Client or Owner Firm/Organization Name
Sarah Letts – Hollywood Community Housing Corporation
Lead Architect, Engineer, or Designer Address
Thomas Michali – Milofsky and Michali Architects (M2A)
Historic Preservation Consultant
Historic Resources Group
Landscape Architect
Evan Mather – ABHE Landscape Architects
Contractor
Jim Dreyfuss – Dreyfuss Construction
Construction Manager
Jack Wickersham – AMJ Construction Management
Consulting Engineer
Jim VanCampen – KPFF Consulting Structural Engineers
Consulting Engineer
Paul Breen – Breen Engineering Inc.
Consulting Engineer
Christophe Bonnard – KPFF Consulting Structural Engineers
Specialty / Sub-Contractor
Anthony K. Hoover – McKay Conant Hoover Inc.
Specialty / Sub-Contractor
Istvan Derzsi – Selective Lighting
Specialty / Sub-Contractor
Andy Mannle – Promise Energy
Angelus Funeral Home/Paul R. Williams Family Apartments
Angelus Funeral Home/Paul R. Williams Family Apartments is a winner for the 2021 Preservation Design Award for Rehabilitation. 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/awards.
About Angelus Funeral Home/Paul R. Williams Family Apartments
The rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the Angelus Funeral Home is a creative solution for a challenging building type. This project provides much-needed affordable housing in Los Angeles while preserving an important work by Paul R. Williams as an integral part of the city’s African American community. The Paul R. Williams Apartments is a 41-unit development consisting of the rehabilitation of the historic Angelus Funeral Home into management offices, seven living units and community spaces, along with construction of an additional 34 large family units in two adjacent buildings, both designed to be compatible with the historic Paul Williams-designed funeral home. The project made use of the Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit, requiring all work to meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.
