Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation

We approach Historic Preservation as both a responsibility and an opportunity. By evaluating a building’s architectural significance, structural condition, and potential for adaptive reuse, we help clients give important places a meaningful new chapter.

Our team navigates the technical and regulatory demands of preservation, including coordination with SHPO, the National Park Service, zoning authorities, and historic tax credit requirements. Through careful documentation and construction administration, we preserve defining character while adapting historic structures for safe, relevant, and lasting use.

This commitment to historical accuracy has earned DKLEVY prestigious accolades, including:

  • ACHP National Preservation Chairman's Honor for the Alexander Inn.

  • Historic Preservation Award from the Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association for the Alexander Inn.

  • Knox County Commission Preservation Award for the Knoxville High Apartments.

  • Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Award for the Knoxville High Apartments.

Oakwood Assisted Living

An award-winning adaptive reuse project that transformed the historic 1914 Oakwood School into a senior living community, preserving its architectural character while giving new life to one of North Knoxville’s most treasured landmarks.

Knoxville High Apartments

The adaptive reuse of Knoxville’s historic high school transforms a landmark educational building into multifamily residences, preserving its architectural character while introducing modern living spaces in the heart of downtown.

The Hagerstown ALF

An adaptive reuse project transforming a former campus into a senior living community, preserving and repurposing existing buildings to create welcoming residential, social, and care-focused environments.

Alexander Inn

An award-winning historic preservation and adaptive reuse project that transformed Oak Ridge’s iconic Alexander Inn into a renewed community asset, carefully restoring a Manhattan Project-era landmark while preserving its architectural legacy.

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