DAHP and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation are pleased to announce the hiring of our new Washington State Main Street Coordinator. The Trust received nearly 40 letters of interest and resumes from highly qualified candidates from across the Country, and we are thrilled to have found Sarah Hansen, who we believe is the perfect fit for this position, right here in Washington State. Sarah has a solid foundation and experience in community revitalization, the Main Street Four-... more
News & Events
Aug 03, 2010
[slideshow] Our thanks go to Jesse Kennedy, Cultural Resources Manager for the North Cascades National Park Service Complex for sending us these photos of the Rainbow Bridge Fire still raging above the Stehekin Valley in the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. One photos shows how close the fire came to the National Register of Historic Places listed Stehekin School; a temporary... more
Jul 22, 2010
Another historic preservation celebration takes place this Saturday, July 24 at the Lighthouse Park in Mukilteo. This celebration culminates years of planning, fund-raising, and coordination to complete Phase I of this...
moreJul 20, 2010
New additions have been added to our roster of trainings available in Washington and beyond! Check out the list here.
Jul 19, 2010
Morton, WA Saturday, July 24th from 10-4PM The recently restored historic Morton Train Depot will celebrate its 100 birthday as well as its restoration. Star of the History Channel’s Mega Movers program, which filmed it’s move down the old Tacoma Eastern tracks out of harm’s way the depot, was built in July of 1910. An extremely significant icon of Washington’s railroad heritage the depot is the last remaining structure of the Tacoma Eastern Railroad that... more
Jul 16, 2010
| The Purpose : to “select and recognize an individual member of the AIA Northwest and Pacific Region who has consistently demonstrated excellence in design, the practice of Architecture, Architectural education,or service to the profession, which has promoted public understanding of Architects and Architecture, and who has made notable contributions unique to this... |
Jul 15, 2010
The Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation is pleased to announce the availability of our new, online Historic Property Inventory management system. For those of you in the "know" - we are moving away from the MS Access based database that has been in use for the past 8 years to create new inventory records. The old database was one that was downloaded to each individual's computer or business network, but was tedious to work with if collaboration was needed and was very... more
Jul 15, 2010
From a July 4th Article in the NY Times called "12 Unexpected History Trips"......See Stop Number 12.
Jul 15, 2010
Exhibition travels in Washington StateThe Arts... more
Jul 15, 2010
At the Washington State History Museum through November
TACOMA—July 6, 2010— A major exhibition is opening August 7 at the Washington State History Museum that... moreJul 15, 2010
OLYMPIA – Minor changes have been made to an historic preservation grant program that was run as a pilot for the first time this year. The application period for the second round of grants is now coming up. The slightly revamped schedule now calls for the application period for 2011 awards to run from July 15 – August 31, 2010. The Thurston County Historic Commission grant sub-committee will review and rank the applications in September. The Historic Preservation Grant program is funded by... more
Jul 15, 2010
The Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) is in receipt of a new publication by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation entitled The Bureau of Reclamation's Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy: 1933-1942. While most of us associate the Depression era CCC with Rustic Style picnic shelters, campgrounds and ranger stations in our National Forests and Parks, this book demonstrates that the CCC also played a major role in constructing federal irrigation... more
Jul 15, 2010
You are invited to submit your transportation and environmental research ideas to the Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO via the Transportation and Environmental Research Ideas (TERI) Database. The TERI database is a “one stop” location for keeping track of transportation practitioners’ research ideas across the environmental spectrum. It has become a valuable resource for organizations that fund, conduct, and utilize research. Each year, AASHTO makes a special request for new... more
Jul 01, 2010
Historic Churches of Everett Tour
July 17, 1-4pm, Saturday Starts at Trinity Episcopal Church 2301 Hoyt Avenue; $15 public/$10 members, any heritage group Inspired by this year's 100th anniversary of the First Presbyterian Church and a popular 2010 calendar, local churches will hold an open house day this summer for visitors to explore and learn about unique architecture, amazing... moreJul 01, 2010
For those faithful viewers of the DAHP Blog, we just wanted you to be aware that the blog will be on "vacation" along with blogger Megan Duvall next week. We didn't want you to think that we'd fallen down the rabbit hole! Enjoy the Fourth of July holiday and stay safe! 
Jun 30, 2010
Cort Communications generously gave a free registration to National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Forum 2010 to Geoffrey Talkington, a commissioner from Harrington, Washington (the state's newest and smallest, CLG),! Cort Communications is joining in the effort begun at DAHP last month to grant $1000 each to five commission and staff members of various Certified Local Governments (Centralia, Harrington, Seattle, Tacoma and... more
Jun 30, 2010
In response to swift action by director Allyson Brooks, Seattle news website Crosscut.com has corrected the previous inaccuracies in its article, which no longer misrepresents the agency’s actions. We really do appreciate Crosscut's reporting on issues that matter to us and applaud their speedy response to our concerns. DAHP is glad that the facts are set straight. We... more
