This morning President Obama released his FY11 proposed budget. In a year when virtually every program was considered for the chopping block, the President is proposing to maintain State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) funding at $46.5 million - this is the pool of funding from which the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation in Washington draws - and where our annual Certified Local Government pass-through funding stems. The budget also proposes to maintain Tribal Historic... more
News & Events
Jan 28, 2010
The Evergreen School District's YES TV program recently featured Clark County Historical Museum's Artifacts Detective project created using Certified Local Government pass through money. This 5.43 minute piece demonstrates the curriculum developed between the Clark County Historical Museum and the Evergreen School District based on historic archaeological finds on the site of Vancouver's convention center. The grant partnered two teachers with a local archaeologist to develop the curriculum as... more
Jan 27, 2010
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are requesting nominations through March 1, 2010, for the National Trust/ACHP Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation. This award honors outstanding partnerships that advance the preservation of important historic resources. It celebrates a project or program in which a federal agency and one or more non-federal partners have achieved an exemplary preservation outcome. Partners... more
Jan 27, 2010
[gallery order="DESC" columns="2"] Historic Seattle and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation present quarterly public tours of two important Seattle historic homes, the Henry H. Dearborn House (1907) and Stimson-Green Mansion (1899-1901) at Minor Avenue and Seneca Street on First Hill. The next tour is Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Tours provide insights into the architecture and interior design of both homes, as well as a lively look at the life and times of First... more
Jan 27, 2010
The Washington State Department of Commerce (COM) has announced the publication and final adoption of new administrative rules for the Growth Management Act (GMA), passed by the State Legislature in 1990. The Growth Management Services (GMS) office within COM has devoted 2 1/2 years to the review and comment process. The new rules (often referred to as "WAC" for Washington Administrative Code) will be published in the Washington State Register on Feb. 3, 2010 and go into effect on...
moreJan 25, 2010
On November 20, 2009, the board of directors of the Frenchtown Historical Foundation and the board of trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation concluded an historic agreement to transfer the lower portion of the Frenchtown Historic Site lying along the...Jan 25, 2010
APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 12, 2010. Applications are invited for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Federal Preserve America Grants. Preserve America grants offer planning funding from the Federal Government to support communities that have demonstrated a commitment to preserving, recognizing, designating, and protecting local cultural resources. Grants are available to assist local economies find self-sustaining ways to promote and... more
Jan 21, 2010
The training schedule for 2010 has been revised. Several new class offerings have been noted and a couple of previously listed classes have changed venues. For instance, the Cultural Resources Training will be moving to Ellensburg this spring. Also, the Pacific Northwest Field School has had to seek a change of venue from their proposed Field School site near Challis to a more practical location in downtown Boise.
The new list can...
moreJan 20, 2010
Check out this local blog called "Land Tales" from Ryan Hollander with photos and posts on architecture and archaeology. Great posts on the Old Olympia Brewery and the Weyerhauser Headquarters in Federal Way. Definitely worth marking as a... more
Jan 14, 2010
[gallery order="DESC" columns="2"] Simple to manufacture and easy to assemble, the Quonset Hut is an easily recognizable architectural form. In 1941, a team of engineers at Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island designed the building, hence the name. With America preparing for the possibility of war, the Navy had approached the George A. Fuller Company to design a prefabricated, portable structure that could be shipped in pieces to faraway military outposts. The structure had to be... more
Jan 14, 2010
The following article by Adrian Fine has just been published by the Trust in the Jan 2010 issue of the Forum News.
Besides this article, there was an excellent feature on the local Fox TV affiliate in DC, which features Preservation Magazine editor James Schwartz talking about windows. It is the kind of local news piece that should be repeated across the nation, and virtually any one of us could do this.
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moreJan 14, 2010
[gallery order="DESC"] Located just west of Boeing Field in Seattle, the Boeing B-17 Factory, otherwise known as Plant No2., holds a significant place in the history of the United States. It was here that during WWII thousands of B-17 Bombers, otherwise known as the “Flying Fortress” were made. Production of planes at the plant went from sixty in 1942, to an astounding 362 planes per month by March 1944 — at one point the Seattle plant rolled out 16 planes in 24 hours.
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On October 24th, 2009, Dr. Sanford J. Wright hosted a celebration of the Hartley Mansion in Everett to kick off a year of special events to celebrate the building's centennial set for July 2010. The event in October featured tours, refreshments, and presentations from First Gentleman Mike Gregoire, members of the Hartley family, and local dignataries including Jack O'Donnell, Mark Mayberg, and Historic Everett's Valerie Steel.
As the proud owner of the stately... moreJan 12, 2010
Historic Seattle Announces the Launch of its New Preservation Blog, MAin2! Through MAin2, you'll get up-to-date information about preservation issues, news, events and projects in Seattle and around Puget Sound. Here's the link: http://main2seattle.wordpress.com/ Subscribe to the blog to get updates via email subscription or RSS. We hope you enjoy MAin2! Questions? Feedback? Want to submit a blog entry, news item, or event? Email Eugenia Woo,... more
Jan 07, 2010
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Derived from the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright during his “Usonian” period, the Wrightian style can be found in limited quantities in the Pacific Northwest. While Wright himself only produced a handful of properties in Washington State, several of his students from the Taliesen Fellowship migrated to the Seattle area during the 1950s, bringing with them Wright’s unique style of architecture. The purpose of Wright’s school was to train architects to... moreJan 07, 2010
For those of you interested in the Main Street Program, Everett's HeraldNet has a good article posted today. Be sure to check it out!
Jan 06, 2010
Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Announces 2010 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund Grant Program Grants Designed To Assist With Local Preservation Projects The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation has announced that grant applications for the 2010 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund are being accepted. Established in 1997, the program has awarded 62 projects totaling over $51,000 in funding... more
Jan 06, 2010
ARCHITECTS · LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS · HISTORIANS · ENGINEERS SUMMER JOBS WITH HABS/HAER/HALS The Heritage Documentation Programs (Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey), a division of the National Park Service, seeks applications from qualified individuals for summer employment documenting historic sites and structures of architectural, engineering and landscape significance throughout the country. Duties involve on-site field... more