PLAN TO ATTEND SEATTLE'S FIRST HILL NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR

What: First Hill Neighborhood Tour When: Thursdays, May 17*, July 19, and August 16, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Where: Meet at Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Avenue *Frye Art Museum is closed for renovation; group meets at the entrance ramp to the Museum. Tickets: $25 Historic Seattle, Washington Trust, and Frye members; $35 general public; $20 students Historic Seattle, the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, the Frye Art Museum, and the Sorrento Hotel are pleased to offer a guided tour of historic First Hill. The neighborhood was the location of private clubs, important religious institutions, and swank hotels. It was also the city’s premier residential enclave from the 1890s through the first decades of the 1900s; home to mayors, judges, industrialists, timber barons, and art collectors. The tour includes the Frye Art Museum, St. James Cathedral, Dearborn House, Stimson-Green Mansion, Piedmont Hotel (now Tuscany Apartments), and the Sorrento Hotel, providing insights into a century of architecture and interior design, as well as a lively look at the life and times of First Hill at the turn of the 20th century. Guided tours conclude in the Fireside Lounge of the Sorrento Hotel where participants enjoy happy hour prices on appetizers and drinks. Limited free parking is available at the Frye Art Museum lot on Terry Avenue. Pre-Registration required and tour may be canceled if a minimum number of participants (ten) are not enrolled by the Friday prior to the tour. Visit www.historicseattle.org and click on “Events” for descriptions of this and 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.