The Boston Preservation Alliance has named 179 Lincoln St. as the recipient of the 2009 Preservation Achievement Award.

It recognized Millennium Partners – Boston and the firm’s restoration of the five-story, Beaux Arts-style building as this year’s Best Adaptive Use of a Historic Industrial Space in the city of Boston.

The 220,000-square-foot office building that formerly served as Teradyne Inc. headquarters occupies a full city block in the Leather District.

Millennium Partners – Boston, which acquired the building in 2006, engaged CBT Architects of Boston to design the substantial renovations. The work was planned to comply with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System Certification Requirements. It is believed to be the first green building rehab of an existing structure for office use in the country, according to the company.