SAH 2015 Elisabeth Walton Potter Research Award Applications Being Accepted

The Marion Dean Ross chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians is pleased to offer the 2015 Elisabeth Walton Potter Research Award.  The purpose of the EWP Research Award is to further awareness and knowledge of the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.  Awards range from $500 and $2000 in any given year and are awarded to from one to several recipients per year.  Applications for the award are due by September 15, 2015. Last year the award went to a team of individuals who are preparing Archipedia entries for the national Society of Architectural Historians.  This project documents the 100 most significant buildings and sites in each state, and makes this information available at: http://sah-archipedia.org/.  The award will help the team, which is based at Washington State University, provide small stipends that will help pay for expenses to photograph the entries. In 2013, the EWP award provided assistance with two research projects.  One award was given to Professor Anne Marshall for her paper entitled, “Indigenous Architecture: Creating the Museum At Warm Springs,” and one was awarded to independent consultant Liz Carter for her research, “Mid-Nineteenth Century Dwelling of Oregon Black Pioneers: A Brief Historical Context.” Recipients of the EWP award are expected to make a presentation on their research at the following year’s Society of Architectural Historians Marion Dean Ross conference.  This year the SAH MDR conference will be held in Ashland, Oregon, October 23-25, 2015. For an application form and more information, go to:  http://www.sahmdr.org/awards.html