Abstract:
Originating in 1948, the Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award is the state's most prestigious preservation award and is given for outstanding achievement in historic preservation. Gwynne S. Taylor of Winston-Salem received the 1990 award. Her preservation activities include authoring numerous National Register nominations, being a recognized expert on architecture in Forsyth County, and serving as president of the Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina from 1987 to 1990.