HISTORIC SEATTLE'S SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS

Get ready for another great Historic Seattle Program Year! Historic Seattle is pleased to offer a wide variety of local and out of town tours, lectures, fairs, and special events in 2012 that expand your views of Seattle and environs and give insight into its architectural treasures.  For information go to www.historicseattle.org Coming Up in February The popular Preserving Utilities series begins: Historic Seattle invites you to: a) learn about valuable archives and records that document regional history: and b) observe how non-intrusive interior storm windows preserve original windows and make a huge difference in worker comfort. What:   National Archives and Records Administration, Regional Archives Pacific Alaska Region Seattle When: Thursday, February 9, 10:00 am – 11:30 am Where: 6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA 98115 Registration: $10 members; $15 general public; $5 student Have you ever wondered who has the design plans for the Hiram Chittenden Locks? Drawings for the long ago demolished Federal Building/Post Office? The architectural plans for bungalows and Craftsman homes in Portland, Oregon by the National Home Building Company, a home design plan book company started in 1916 that eventually filed for bankruptcy?  Early plat maps? The regional branch of the national archives is a treasure trove preserving and providing access to Federal records and genealogy research. We’ll wonder through 36,000 cubic feet of records dating from 1850 to the 1990s with Carol Buswell, Education Specialist, and Ken House, archivist, and come away with an understanding and appreciation for preserving historic records.   What: Interior Storm Window installation for Historic Buildings When: Saturday, February 25, 10:00 am to 11:30 am Where: Pioneer Building, 601 First Avenue, Seattle WA 98104 Register: $10 members; $15 general public; $5 students Is it possible to save beautiful, historic windows and yet bring their thermal efficiency close to Energy Star levels of performance?  Is it possible for historic preservation and energy performance to happen at the same time?  The forward-thinking folks at the iconic Pioneer Building are proving that it can be done!  With help from the local, family business, Windovative Design LLC, they are installing interior storm windows throughout this landmark office building in the heart of Pioneer Square.  The Pioneer Building demonstrates that this can be done with windows of all shapes and sizes.  Join Van Calvez, MSE, LEED AP to see how historic windows can be made to provide warmth, comfort and energy savings, without replacement. Coming up in March and April Design Arts and Preserving Your Old House Events March 27:        Rookwood Arts & Crafts Tiles: From Cincinnati to Seattle by Richard Mohr in the Leary Mansion, home to the finest specially commissioned Rookwood Faience tile installations in the Northwest March 28         Creating Beauty from the Earth: California Decorative Tiles 1910-1930 by Joseph Taylor in a former First Hill hotel that has a Malibu tile façade and dining room walls inset with tile depicting California buildings and landscape April 14           Preserving Your Old House presents the second annual Building Renovation Fair at Washington Hall, an opportunity to meet and get advice from the experts—the region’s most passionate and committed professionals and craftspeople in the business of restoring and rehabilitating older buildings correctly. April 18           Dard Hunter: The Graphic Works, a free public lecture at the Seattle Public Library auditorium to debut a  new publication by Program Director Lawrence Kreisman. Co-sponsored by Book Club of Washington and Book Arts Guild. Visit www.historicseattle.org and click on “Events” for descriptions of all events for the year. You can request a copy of the 2012 program brochure for yourself and for colleagues and friends at (206) 622-6952. Register online. Historic Seattle looks forward to your participation and support in 2012.  Thank you for your assistance in helping spread the word about these opportunities to better understand our regional built heritage and the value of preserving it.