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Keith Phillips, the legendary stone carver from Tenino, is set to receive the 2026 State Historic Preservation Officer’s Career Achievement Award for his decades of restoring historic buildings and championing traditional craftsmanship across Washington. Since the 1980s, he’s carved masterpieces from the Tenino quarry while preserving the state’s architectural heritage — earning praise from officials including Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier and State Historic Preservation Officer Dr. Allyson Brooks. The ceremony will take place October 6 at the PLACES Conference in Ellensburg, where Phillips will be honored with a certificate signed by Governor Bob Ferguson — a fitting tribute to a craftsman whose work keeps Washington’s cultural legacy alive.

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