Blinn House Foundation Honors 2012 Dr. Robert Winter Award Recipients

The Blinn House Foundation will honor the 2012 recipients of the 9th Annual Dr. Robert Winter award, named for a noted Pasadena architectural historian and author.

The award winners, John Frederick Merritt of  Berkeley, and Dr. Robert Kneisel of Pasadena, are linked by the success story of Bungalow Heaven, Pasadena’s first and largest Landmark District. They will receive their awards Saturday, May 5, at the “Run for the Roses” Kentucky Derby event, held annually to benefit the Blinn House Foundation, a Pasadena non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the historic Edmund Blinn House.

Proceeds from the Dr. Robert Winter Award dinner will be earmarked for the restoration and preservation of the 1905 Prairie School-style Blinn House which is listed on National Register of Historic Places and designated Pasadena Landmark #16. The Blinn House, home of The Women’s City Club of Pasadena, contributes to the San Gabriel Valley community by serving as a unique meeting place for numerous non-profit and civic organizations.

Repeating the success of previous years, the event will be a garden party featuring the viewing of the Kentucky Derby Run for the Roses race, festive hats, mint juleps, and a delicious Kentucky-style dinner.

From 2 to 6 pm, attendees will have an opportunity to win numerous donated prizes and make bids at the Silent Auction. To purchase dinner tickets at $135 each ($125 for WCC members and one guest) or to place a congratulatory ad in the evening program book, please contact (626) 796-0560 or email wccpas@sbcglobal.net. The Blinn House is located at 160 N. Oakland Avenue, Pasadena.