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Newsletter · Historic Reno · Dedicated to Preseruing Reno's Rich Past w ith PRESER\!J\IION Education, Aduocacy, and Leadership. SOCIETY SPRING/SUMMER 2000 VOL. 3. 0. 2 Huffaker School: I867-I951 Connecting the Past with our Future In the spring of 1997, the Old moved to the Neil Road Fish preserving and maintaining this Huffaker School reopened its doors Hatchery and was used as a storage important historical landmark. l11e at Bartley Ranch Regional Park. l11is shed for fish food and equipment. old school has undergone many beautiful, historic building was built The Huffaker Restoration Committee different changes since its original in 1867 and the students were formed and raised the necessary construction. It has been brought to primarily the children of ranchers funds to move the building to its its present-day condition with the and farmers of the area. In 1951 , it present location in 1992. l11e Friends hope that visitors may have a glimpse was moved off the original site when of the Old Huffaker School with back in time, back to the school days the second Huffaker School was Bartley Ranch Regional Park have of the turn of the century and the built. It was on blocks until it was continued the efforts of restoring, early 1900s in rural Reno. ~ MEANWHILE, BACK at the RANCH - Annual Meeting Dinner Picnic and Tuur of tiU? Old Huffaker Sclwol Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 24th, for a fun late spring evening meeting at the Old Huffaker School at Bartley Ranch. l11e Friends of the Old Huffaker School will be offering tours of the school. We also encourage everyone to explore this wonderful regional park ar their leisure. See old ranch equipment, stroll the pathways, admire the amphitheater. Bring a dinner picnic and HRPS will bring the dessert. Be sure to attend since this will be our yearly membership meeting where members have the opportunity ro vote for the HRPS Board. Bartley Ranch is in the southwest part of town by Windy Hill. Drive south on Lakeside and make a left on Bartley Ranch Road. Meet at the picnic area. Since there are only about five picnic tables, you may want to bring your own chairs or blankets. Listen Up Podner, Here's The Lineup ... 5:00-6:30 PM: Tours of the Old Huffaker School. Wander around Ranch. Old Huffaker School i/lusrmtio11 by Lore11 Jalw. 6:30-7:30 PM: Picnic dinner and Annual Meeting. Election of the Board of Directors and presentation of HRPS Preservation Awards. Loren Jahn, from the Friends of the Old Huffaker School, will talk about the challenges that the organization faced in moving and restoring the school. 7:30-8:30 PM: The school and park remain open. Explore and enjoy! ----------------------------11---------------------------- HRPS Partners with Vrrginia City's Fourth Ward School (FWS)! DINNER LECTURE Telling Tall Tales: n1e Stories n1at Our Old Buildings Tell Lis TI1e restoration of the Fourth Ward School is all about protecting and promoting the stories of its past; the stories that are imprinted in the building from its beginning in 1876. It is these stories that connect us to the past and allow us to better understand our present. Join nationally recognized historic preservation and FWS architect Wayne Donaldson as he uncovers some of these long forgotten tales that the FWS is only now telling us. Mr. Donaldson, FAIA, of San Diego, is a -~ restoration architect and contractor. He has received several awards in historic The historic Fou/Th Ward School, circa 1880s. preservation. Mr. Donaldson has worked on the Nevada State Museum, THE 14TH ANNUAL COMSTOCK HISTORIC the Carson City Mint, and is PRESERVATION WEEKEND com pleting work on the Fourth Ward May 19-21, 2000 School in Virginia City. Exhibit Opening & Reception: The Art Of Restoration 5:30 PM at FWS NOTE: THE EVENTS OF FRIDAY, MAY 19TH ARE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HISTORIC RENO PRESERVATION SOCIETY. FWS Place: Dinner & lecu1re at the THANKS THEM FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO SAVING NEVADA'S HERITAGE . Fourth Ward School Please note: HRPS members will receive the same courtesy pricing for all Time: 7:00PM events as if they were members of Fourth Ward School. A brochure and Tickets: $25.00 (HRPS and FWS reservation form will arrive under separate cover. members, $22.50) per person. Seating is very FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2000 ll1e Parade ll1at Began It All limited, reserve your place in An exhibit featuring the 1876 parade history today. EXHIBIT OPENING from the First Ward School to the Partnership Beyond Borders: Fourth Ward School in honor of the nu dinner and exhibit reception is co The FWS Making History for 125 Years Fourth Ward School's grand opening. sponsored by FWS and HRPS. Premiering the work of Savannah HRPS strongly suggests carpooling to this College of Art & Design photographers, event. For dwse w/10 would rather 110t videographers and historic drive to the Comstock, HRPS will have a preservation graduate interns; restoration ofthe FWS as completed by van available. Space is limited. Please the Reyman Brothers Construction, reserve your seat by Friday, May 12, and field work performed by nationally 2000. nte cost is S6.00. Reservations may recognized restoration architect be made by calling Lynn Allen (826-4841) Milford Wayne Donaldson Architects. or Cindy Ainsworth (747-0340). SAT., MAY 20, 2000 behind the tee-shirt curtain tour of WHAT WAS THE Going Deep: our most famous main vein. Wear POPULATION OF THE A Personal Tour of the Fou.rth Ward School your walking shoes. Tours are CITY OF RENO FROM approximately 2 hours in duration, 1870 ON? An in-depth personal tour and but timeless in effect. breakfast workshop featuring lnfonnation courtesy of Place: Tours begin at the architect Wayne Donaldson. You Washoe County Library haven't seen the fourth Ward School Fourth Ward School until you've 9one on this excursion Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00PM into the nooks and crannies of the Tickets: $17.00 advanced (HRPS & 1,035 124 year-old national treasure. FWS members, $15.00) 1,302 Place: Fourth Ward School $20.00 if purchased the Time: 10:00 AM day of the tour 3,563 Tickets: $10.00 (members $8.00) $5.00 for children n 4,500 and under 10,867 SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 Wine Tasting At One Of America's 12,016 Tlu Carol Morgan Silver Tea and Historic Treasures Musicale featuring the Comstock 18,529 Children's chorus as directed by l11is event features fine wines from Squeek LaVake of the FWS. 21 ,317 California vineyards and other regional 32,497 Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM wineries, gourmet foods from award winning chefs, and entertainment at 51 ,470 Docent led tours of FWS by Virginia the historic Fourth Ward School. FWS City middle school students. is one of 64 projects in 24 states 72,863 recently designated by the White Nevada Preservation Awards will be 100,756 presented by State Historic House Millennium Council as one of Preservation Officer Ron James. America's Historic Treasures. 133,850 1995 (est.) 154,710 Place: Fourth Ward School JUNE EVENTS on the Time: 4:00PM to 6:00PM 1999 (est.) 176,910 COMSTOCK Tickets: $25.00 in advance (HRPS & FWS members, $22.50), PRESERVATION $30.00 if purchased the SAT., JUNE 24, 2000 day of the event WEEK2000 Privately Guided Tours Feantring "C' ''Taking America's Past into the Street- Virginia City's Main Vein Combination prices for '1\t\ain Vein" tour and Wine Tasting are: $35.00 advanced Future" is the theme of the week Using the extensive research compiled (HRPS & FWS members: $30.00), long celebration, said Richard Moe, on the history of the businesses and $40.00 purchased dte day of du events. president of the National Trust for buildings along Virginia City's main All tour and wine tasting ticket plices Historic Preservation." l11is year's street, your guide will personally lead include transportation to du Comstock theme celebrates that link between you into the past during this first-ever from Re~w and Carson City. ~ past and future, challenging us to plan for the issues that will confront The programs of the Fourth Ward School are made possible through the us in the years to come. It is essential support of the Nevada Commission for Cultural Affairs, "Save America's that we be vigilant, flexible and well Treasures, " funded through the National Park Service; the Nevada informed in order to deal with the Commission on Tourism; Savmmah College of Art and Design; the Nevada rapid changes that are sure to have State Histo1'ica1 Records Advisory Board; Reyman BrotheTS Comtruction, an impact on our irreplaceable Storey County, and the membe~-s of the Fourth Ward Sclwol. historic treasures." ~ ---------------------------11--------------------------- "TI1ere is something about Reno Pat Klos, HRPS founder and first that is very appealing," Christine President says, "Christine Fey has confides. "I am very partial to been historic preservation's mountains, but I am also very primary resource in Reno for the partial to desert. Reno has a last ten years. She snadied historic wonderful blend of mountains and preservation with Don Fowler at high desert. I think this is the most UNR (where she received her M.S. in snmningly beautiful place you could Land Use Planning with a be. Now we have roots and we've specialization in Historic made roots for our children. TI1is is Preservation). As a member of the where we will die." City of Reno Planning Department staff, she was able to interpret code, Happily, Christine has miles to go, ordinances, and law to all of us who and dragons to slay before she have volunteered our time and contemplates sleep.