Renovation in Spokane the Award-Winning SIERR Building Is Making Rehabilitation Efficient, Smart, and Clean YOUR TRUST in ACTION Board of Directors

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RevitalizeWA 2012 All the info you need about our upcoming Preservation and Main Street Conference in Chelan, May 22-24

Washington state Youth Summit The Washington Trust is branching out with new programming

DONOR FOCUS Swenson Say Fagét gives us a glimpse into one of their recent structural evaluation projects

REnovation in spokane The award-winning SIERR Building is making rehabilitation efficient, smart, and clean YOUR TRUST IN ACTION Board of Directors

Expanding programming through President the Washington State Youth Summit Michael Jenkins, Seattle Vice President By Anne Holland David Strauss, Seattle Secretary We are pleased to announce that the as much from them as they do from Washington State Youth Summit: us!” says Jennifer Meisner, Executive Jon Campbell, Walla Walla Connecting Cultures will be taking Director of the Washington Trust for Treasurer place in the Yakima Valley and Mount Historic Preservation. The ultimate David Leal, Walla Walla Rainer National Park, July 10-13, goal is to create a model that will be Board Members 2012. This exciting interactive edu- replicated again in Washington State Judy Barbour, Seattle cational program will bring together as well as other states. Gina Bull, Oak Harbor Dow Constantine, Seattle 35 students and 6 teachers for four Generous funding for this year’s pro- Kelsey Doncaster, Yakima days in the Yakima Valley and Mount gram in Washington was provided Rob Fukai, Tumwater Rainier National Park to focus on his- by the National Park Foundation’s Betsy Godlewski, Spokane tory, heritage and natural resources. American Latino Heritage Fund, the Kristen Griffin, Spokane In the fall of 2011, the Washington National Park Service, the National Gee Heckscher, Port Townsend Trust and Department of Archaeol- Conference of State Historic Preser- Doug Ito, Seattle Rose Kowalski, Vancouver ogy and Historic Preservation were vation Officers, and the Washington Pat Lantz, Gig Harbor State Department of Archaeology approached by Judy Walden and Paul Mann, Spokane Anne Pritzlaff, two nationally recog- and Historic Preservation. Once Reuben McKnight, Tacoma nized preservation consultants and participants arrive in Yakima for the Grace Pleasants, Tacoma developers of the highly successful opening activities, all lodging, trans- Dan Say, Seattle Colorado Preserve America Youth portation, meals and activities are David Shockley, Spokane Summit, to help develop and man- provided for the participants. Brian Sullivan, Everett age a similar program in Washington This year’s Summit will focus on Michael Sullivan, Tacoma Ginger Wilcox, Seattle State. The goal of the program is Washington State’s rich Hispanic Staff to engage a group of students and and Latino heritage. As part of our Jennifer Meisner, Executive Director teachers (grades 7-12) in activities to planning efforts, we engaged many Chris Moore, Field Director encourage appreciation of history and leaders in the Hispanic commu- culture, foster involvement in historic Cathy Wickwire, Operations Manager nity including Dr. Antonio Sanchez, Sarah Hansen, Main Street Coordinator preservation, and cultivate leaders Director of Economic Development Kelly Hufty, Membership & Events Coordinator in the stewardship of Washington’s and International Relations, Office Jennifer Mortensen, Communications Coordinator historic places. of Lieutenant Governor; Dr. Erasmo Anne Holland, Special Projects Walden and Pritzlaff developed the Gamboa, Associate Professor of Crystal Medler, Special Projects Colorado Preserve America Youth American Ethnic Studies, University Trust News Summit in 2007, and the program of Washington; Uriel Iñiguez, Ex- Editor & Layout: Jennifer Mortensen now has over 1,000 student and ecutive Director, Washington State [email protected] teacher alumni. Based on the tremen- Commission on Hispanic Affairs; Luz Design: Jennifer Mortensen dous success of Colorado’s program, Bazan Gutierrez, President & Chief Contact Walden and Pritzlaff were encour- Executive Officer, Rural Community Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Stimson-Green Mansion aged by the National Park Service, Development Resources, Yakima, WA; Michael Morales, Assistant City 1204 Minor Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 a key funder of this initiative, to ex- Phone: 206.624.9449 - Fax: 206.624.2410 pand the program to other states. The Manager, City of Yakima; and Ro- salinda Ibarra, Planning Technician, E-mail: [email protected] Trust is thrilled that Washington was Website: preservewa.org selected as the first state to host the City of Yakima Planning Division. Youth Summit outside of Colorado, They all generously provided guid- and especially excited about partner- ance and helped us develop program ing with Walden and Pritzlaff in the content, including important themes Summit’s development and manage- to explore and sites to visit. The ment. “This program is a wonderful support and response that we have Cover photo: SIERR Building stairwell received from these individuals and and glass encased elevator. Final design opportunity for us to engage young highlights the openness of space and the people in understanding and appreci- others we have reached out to have original daylighting scheme. The grandeur been tremendous! of 1906 architecture is celebrated by ating diverse cultural properties and minimizing new infrastructure in the high thinking about ways to protect and We are now actively recruiting stu- bay ceilings and using glass in new construction, maximizing the visual exposure interpret them. We anticipate learning dents and teachers from all over the of historic features. SIERR photo courtesy of McKinstry, ©2011 Dean Davis. 2 TRUSTNEWS April 2012 state to participate in this exciting Heritage Barn Spotlight: Getting off the ground interactive field school. Our target is to have 35 students and 6 teachers join us for this four-day program. The first half of the Youth Summit will take place in the Yakima Valley where we’ll visit cultural and historic sites focusing on their significance to the Hispanic and Latino community. The second half of the program will take place at Mount Rainier National Park where we’ll participate in a community service project, have the opportunity to hike and explore the natural environment, and engage in recreational activities and interpretive natural history programs. The program promises to be informa- tional, educational, but, more than anything, fun, with plenty of activities to keep the participants engaged and enthused. The program will conclude with a Town Hall meeting where students will share with national, regional, state and local leaders and elected officials findings and recommendations that address two core questions: (1) What would draw more Hispanic families to enjoy Mount Rainier National Park? and (2) How could the Yakima Valley share the story of Latino history with heritage travelers? Calf Creek Cattle Company Barn, the stunning before and after. In the end, the program works to With the Colville Road, the Mullan the barn’s future. Committed to achieve four primary objectives: Military Road, and the Union Pa- restoring the barn, they employed connect youth and teachers to his- cific Railroad all converging nearby, the help of the local Adams County toric places and landscapes; engage the historic Lund Dairy Barn is Historical Society, the McGregor students in historic preservation and situated at the crossroads of early Company, and a friend with a really conservation activities; expand tools transportation routes. Today, the big crane. Lampson International, to support teachers’ educational barn is home to the Calf Creek Cat- a worldwide heavy lift and trans- efforts around the built and natu- tle Company, and thanks to fund- port company based in Kennewick, ral environments; and bolster local ing through the Department of Ar- donated the use of a heavy crane. preservation and heritage/natural chaeology & Historic Preservation’s The crane lifted the collapsed barn tourism efforts. Heritage Barn Grant Program, it roof off the ground, holding it aloft Please visit our website for the com- remains standing in fully restored for two weeks as contractors rebuilt plete draft itinerary, application and glory. It was, however, a close call. the structure below. Once the barn to find out more: After successfully applying for was standing again, friends and grant funds in the fall of 2009 to re- family pitched in to help paint, preservewa.org/washington-state- habilitate the barn, the owners were restore windows, and generally youth-summit.aspx faced with a difficult decision: what return the barn to its original glory. Applications are due May 11. For had been structural insufficiencies For their efforts, Roy and Karin are more information about the Youth turned into total collapse thanks to being honored this May with an Summit or how you can become in- winter weather. Even with fund- award from DAHP for outstanding volved, please contact Anne Holland ing through DAHP’s Heritage achievement in the rehabilitation of at [email protected] or Barn Program, Roy and Karin a Washington Heritage Barn. The 206-624-9449. Clinesmith were uncertain about acknowledgment is well-deserved! April 2012 TRUSTNEWS 3 MAIN Street RevitalizeWA 2012: Chelan The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to host RevitalizeWA, our second annual Preservation & Main Street Conference, featuring a variety of sessions, workshops and tours relating to the revitalization of our historic down- towns on May 23 and 24, and a special performance of The Future Remembered by Book-It Repertory Theater on May 22. Following the success of last year’s conference, we anticipate over 200 participants from across the Pacific Northwest; we hope you will plan to join us! Please visit our website, preservewa.org/revitalizewa.aspx, for more conference information. Where and economic development special- to learn through educational sessions, Beautiful Campbell’s Resort on the ists, educators, students, architects, tours and networking receptions. shore of Lake Chelan. You won’t want landscape architects and YOU. We’ll also again be hosting a silent auction, the proceeds of which will to miss the opportunity to check out Conference Program the historic town of Chelan – from be dedicated to the Washington Main shopping at Riverwalk Books, one Want to learn how to create innova- Street Program. of the state’s best independent book tive storefront displays on a budget? Want to find out more about the Main stores, to eating at great local restau- Find out what a seismic retrofit of a Street 4-point approach and hear rants, tasting wonderful local wine; historic building entails? Learn how more about the National Main Street come see everything the Lake Chelan to navigate tricky construction proj- Center’s revised economic develop- Valley has to offer! ects in your community, how parks ment philosophy? Todd Barman, play a role in economic revitalization, Senior Program Officer with the Na- Who Should Attend? and how to identify and celebrate tional Trust’s Main Street Center, will Washington’s Main Street communi- your local heritage assets. Be inspired share his vast expertise at Tuesday’s ties, preservationists, small business by success stories of the revitalization “Main Street 101” pre-conference owners, chambers of commerce, of the historic Eddon Boatyard in Gig workshop from 1-4pm. Those inter- “buy/shop local” advocates, city Harbor and downtown Chelan’s re- ested in learning all there is to know and regional planners, designers, covery after a devastating fire. You’ll about the IRS’s compliance require- historic homeowners, preserva- also get a chance to hear about the ments for non-profits will want to tion consultants, environmentalists, history of World’s Fairs as part of our check out our other pre-conference elected officials, developers, contrac- celebration of the 50th Anniversary of workshop, “Non-profit IRS Compli- tors, craftsmen, heritage and cultural the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair! Revital- ance Issues.” tourism professionals, community izeWA is an outstanding opportunity continued on page 10 It’s not too late! Interested in sponsoring the conference or donating to our silent auction? Visit our website or contact us for more information. Thank you to our current conference sponsors (as of 4/10/2012): Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation Banner Bank Swenson Say Faget Clark Design Group BLRB Architects

SHKS Architects

RAFN Company

Arciform LLC The Ruby Theatre in downtown Chelan. Don’t miss Seattle’s Book-It Repertory Theatre’s Versatile Wood Products, LLC performance of The Future Remembered on Tuesday, May 22. 4 TRUSTNEWS April 2012 2011 RevitalizeWA Preliminary Conference Schedule RevitalizeWA Tuesday, May 22 Keynote Speaker: 12:00 pm Conference Registration Opens at Campbell’s Resort 1:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshops Main Street 101 Michael Non-profit IRS Compliance Issues 4:30 pm Opening Reception Announcement of the 2012 Most Endangered Historic Properties List Shuman 6:00 pm Enjoy dinner on your own in downtown Chelan! We are absolutely thrilled to 8:00 pm The Future Remembered at the Ruby Theatre welcome Michael Shuman Wednesday May 23 as our keynote speaker for RevitalizeWA! 7:30 am Registration & Coffee 8:30 am Opening Plenary Michael Shuman Michael is Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Revitalize Main Street by Moving Our Money a Business from Wall Street Alliance of 10:00 am Coffee Break Local Living 10:30 am Session One Economies Northwest Style: Architecture on Washington’s Main Streets (BALLE) The Living City Design Competition: Common Ground at the Crossroads of Historic Fellow and Preservation, Sustainable Progress, and Social Justice Director of Tackling a Building Restoration Project: A Contractor’s Perspective Research and Marketing at Cut- TOUR: General Downtown Tour by the Chelan Historical Society ting Edge Capital. In an era of 12:00 pm Lunch on your own in downtown Chelan! tight state and local budgets, Check the registration page to buy a ticket to have lunch with our Keynote Speaker, downtown revitalization orga- Michael Shuman. (Register early – only 25 seats are available!) nizations increasingly depend 1:30 pm Session Two on the creative mobilization of Eddon Boat: Maritime Main Street private capital. Drawing from his Big City Windows on a Main Street Budget new book, Michael will share a Historic Rehabilitation: Are Tax Credits for You? dozen new tools that communi- TOUR: Complete Streets & Main Street: Two Ways to Save & Healthy Communities ties are using to link the 99% of 3:00 pm Break investors who are not “accred- 3:30 pm Session Three ited” (or wealthy) with the 99% Landmarks of the Future: The Heritage, Legacy and Promise of World’s Fairs of organizations that are small. Building Organizational Leadership Capacity – Best Practices for Non Profit Boards Some of these tools can be used Risk Mitigation & Techniques in Historic Building Seismic Retrofit for downtown revitalization and TOUR: Historic Building Rehab preservation projects. Among the 5:30 pm Excellence on Main Awards Reception tools discussed will be targeted Awards will be presented for Outstanding Partnership, Economic Restructuring, CDs, new types of co-ops, local Outstanding Design or Rehabilitation, Business Success Story, Outstanding Achievement in Promotion and Outstanding Special Project. food bonds, local stock and stock 7:00 pm Enjoy dinner on your own in downtown Chelan! exchanges, P2P internet sites, lo- Thursday May 24 cal investment clubs, and self-di- rected IRAs. Michael’s new book, 8:00 am Registration & Coffee Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to 8:30 am Session Four Shift Your Money from Wall Street Greetings from Snohomish County! to Main Street and Achieve Real Right Way/Wrong Way: Navigating Downtown Construction Projects Prosperity–A Resilient Communi- Revitalizing Your Downtown through Parks and Recreation ties Guide, was just released and TOUR: Historic Building Rehab will be available for sale at the 10:00 am Break conference! 10:30 am Session Five Strength in Preservation: Revitalization in downtown Chelan Michael will be speaking Wednesday morning, May 23rd Volunteer Recruitment and Development at our Opening Plenary. Want to Building Talk with Mick & Nick have lunch with Michael after his TOUR: General Downtown Tour by the Chelan Historical Society keynote? Register quickly – there 12:00 pm Conference Adjourns – Thank You! are only 25 spaces! April 2012 TRUSTNEWS 5 Front Page NEWS The SIERR Building: Historic preservation meets energy efficiency By Kim Pearman-Gillman, McKinstry As part of our October 2011 “Going Green” edition of Trust News, we published several “in progress” photographs of McKinstry’s SIERR Building (see page 7 in the October issue). This is a full article followup of a great project in Spokane. hundreds of wood shipping pallets served as pillars to hold up a section of the roof. This project brought together local community partners dedicated to preserving a vital symbol of Spokane’s past and created more than 200 direct jobs. McKinstry utilized numerous local Spokane firms to help achieve its vision including general contractor, Lydig Construction; landscape architects, CTA Group; civil engineering, DCI Engineering; historic preservation consultant, Stephen Day of RPNG; and interior design, Design Source. McKin- stry completed the interior architecture and mechanical and electrical design/ build in house. In addition, more than 30 subcontracting firms and a number SIERR November 2011 after restoration. Original windows and doors have been replaced with near-exact replicas utilizing state of the art windows, custom made by Pella. The of departments within the City of Spo- new windows were able to achieve greater energy efficiency, have considerably less kane were involved in the restoration maintenance while creating a more comfortable environment. SIERR photo courtesy of of this icon. McKinstry, ©2011 Dean Davis. McKinstry began construction in sum- When completed in 1907, the Spokane efficient operations – the building will mer 2010 and completed the restora- & Inland Empire Railroad (SIERR) fa- save 40 percent more energy than a tion in just 15 months, with a total of cility – located on the Oxbow Peninsula LEED-minimum building its size and $20 million invested in the project. Me- along the shores of the Spokane River is only one of a handful of historic ticulous attention to detail was paid to – helped advance the western United buildings nationally to achieve LEED the restoration of the historic elements States’ development of electric interur- Gold designation. The transformation of the building and nearly all of the ban and city railroads, and was pivotal will serve as a model for restoring unique, turn-of-the-century elements in transforming the 1,000-person settle- historic buildings to be efficient, smart within the former railcar facility were ment formerly known as Spokane Falls and clean. able to be salvaged. McKinstry worked in close collaboration with the National into modern-day Spokane. A century While the facility was near condemna- later the complex stood as a dilapi- tion upon purchase, it remains the larg- Park Service to ensure the renovation dated, crumbling piece of Spokane est, most intact building assemblage was preserving the building’s heritage. history that left much to be desired in arising from the early 20th century The brick walls are one of the most this important and recently emerging heyday of the electric railroad in the distinguishing factors of this structure key University District in downtown Inland Empire of Washington state. A and in order to restore them, more than Spokane. 1956 conversion from a railway stor- 12 different cleaning methods were Last year, McKinstry, a leader in age and repair facility for the Great used. The rebuilding of a corner of the integrated construction, energy, Northern Railroad into a warehouse building that had been hit by a train service and smart building innova- for a trucking company stripped the required new bricks, and McKinstry tions, purchased the complex to use building of some of its original his- was able to track down the original as its base of operations for the Inland toric integrity. All of the tracks system, brick maker for a perfect match. All Northwest with the vision of restoring interior repair pits and railroad-related 160 original windows were restored to it to its grandeur and reconnecting it as equipment were removed; nearly all their original state and seven sky- a vital part of Spokane’s urban fabric. of the windows cinder-blocked in, and lights were re-created, creating ample The historic renovation and adaptive skylights and wooden train doorways daylighting—a key efficiency feature of reuse of the SIERR facility also focused were removed. By 2010, the building the building that also took it back to its on thoughtful sustainable design and had fallen into such disrepair, that origins as a day-lit building. 6 TRUSTNEWS April 2012 SAVE THE DATE! October 31-November 3, 2012 National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference in Spokane, Washington

The landmark renovation of the 1907 McKinstry/SIERR Building, origi- nally a railroad repair depot, is just one example of historic preservation and adaptive reuse in Spokane. Proposed conference field sessions include tours of the Pearl, a downtown affordable housing project, the SIERR November 2011 after restoration, the Car Barn 2 interior meeting and café area Honor Award winning Steam Plant called “Tracks”. The historic renovation celebrates the 1906 architecture by leaving the Square, the Saranac Hotel, Spokane’s original ceiling trusses intact. New structures within the Car Barn, serving modern day office tenants, recreate in scale and context of the original trains located within the first LEED Platinum building, as facility. SIERR photo courtesy of McKinstry, ©2011 Dean Davis. well as the McKinstry/SIERR renovation. In addition to being fully restored aligned with historic preservation’s The field session “Diamonds in the with all the historic significance intact, “best practice” standards. McKin- Rough” highlights the city’s com- the building is now a high-tech office stry believes that by making historic mitment to brownfield redevelop- space that consumes significantly less structures energy efficient, we reduce ment, from the derelict railyards on energy than an office building of its the cost to operate them into the future the banks of the Spokane River that size. Sustainable features of the build- and prove restoration to be a more vi- became the 1974 World’s Fair to the ing include locally-sourced materials, a able, attractive business proposition. municipal steam plant transformed closed loop ground source heat pump The SIERR Building recently received the into a brewery and restaurant, system, radiant heating and cooling for Valerie Sivinski Rehabilitation Award as among others. Learn about the chal- office spaces, evaporative cooling for part of Washington State’s Department of lenges and the remedies that helped the server room, and demand control Archaeology and Historic Preservation’s these rough diamonds shine. ventilation for conference rooms. In State Historic Preservation’s Officers addition, there is a cistern to collect Awards for 2012. Recipients of the award Stay tuned for more conference rain water on the roof and use it for must demonstrate how the restoration or information in the coming months. landscape irrigation, full recycling of rehabilitation of an historic property was For a preview, watch Beyond tenants waste into appropriate com- a laudable effort using the Secretary of the Boundaries, a short film celebrating posting, recycling and fuel for the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preser- historic Spokane at: waste-to-energy plant. The daylighting vation, or achieved a satisfactory result preservationnation.org/conference features of the building were main- by going over and beyond the normal To request a special brochure with tained and enhanced to create natural accepted practices. lighting and reduce the need for elec- information about Spokane for con- The SIERR Building has also been nomi- tric light sources. Finally, the historic ference attendees, please contact: nated for a National Trust for Historic items carefully restored in the build- Preservation Honor Award. [email protected] ing evoke the streetcar and railroad in their heyday—creating a great working environment for the company’s employees. These efforts resulted in a fully- restored, prominent piece of railroad history that will serve as a model of the company’s vision for rehabilitat- ing historic buildings to be efficient, smart and clean. The project has also shown that state-of-the-art approaches Spokane’s skyline: a panorama view from Cliff Drive on South Hill looking north. © 2010 to energy efficiency can be successfully John D. Moore, CPP All Rights Reserved. April 2012 TRUSTNEWS 7 Where in the WA is your Trust? As anticipated, the photo featured in our January 2012 issue of Trust News proved to be much easier to identify with five correct guesses of the Oysterville Baptist Church. Pamela Boyles & Roger Johnson of Tacoma were the first to identify the “little historic church in Oysterville, Washington” with Holly Taylor of Vashon Island a close second. Holly visited the “lovely Oysterville Church built in 1892” on a Decem- ber trip to Pacific County. She also noted that the church is featured in Arnold and Esther Pearson’s classic, Early Churches of Washington State, The Oysterville Church looks much the same today as in The Oysterville Church tower, which catalogs 78 mostly wood this historic photo thanks to the efforts of the Oysterville photo submitted by Derek frame churches built between 1856 Restoration Foundation. Chisholm. and 1916 in striking photographs For Derek, the photo was “easier to located in the southwest corner of and informative text. Published in guess than most,” and he sent his our state near the northern end of 1980 by the University of Washington own image, a detail of the church’s the Long Beach Peninsula along the Press, this book is no longer in print shingle-clad steeple. He noted that western shore of Willapa Bay. Encom- but is widely available in used book the church is open to the public and passing some 80 acres of the village, stores and through online sellers and makes for an interesting stop on the the Oysterville Historic District was is well worth the search. way to the local oyster shop. He also listed on the state and national reg- Nancy Bell Anderson of Gearhart, recommends a walk through the isters in 1976 and includes a collec- Oregon also supplied a correct guess, cemetery, something that he has done tion of historic structures, which date but that is not a surprise given the with his wife with Douglas Keister’s primarily to the 1860s and 1870s. This fact that Nancy runs the Knappton Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to was a time when the local oyster in- Cove Heritage Center in nearby Na- Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography dustry was booming after the town’s selle. Caroline Swope of Tacoma and as their guide. founding in 1854 with native oysters Derek Chisholm of Vancouver knew For those not familiar with Oyster- harvested and shipped directly to of the building from visits to the area. ville, this charming historic village is San Francisco. Although the oyster industry had largely declined by the 1890s, a significant percentage of the town’s original fabric remains as Where in the WA? evidence of the once prosperous com- April 2012: For your munity that developed as a result of next challenge, we are showing just a detail one of Washington Territory’s earliest of a distinctive historic industries. Long a popular subject for location. Email us at photographers and artists, the Oys- [email protected] or call our office at terville Church stands today much as 206-624-9449 with it did when it was built 120 years ago the location pictured thanks to the efforts of the non-profit in the photo. If you Oysterville Restoration Foundation have your own photo of the location, send (ORF). Their website, oysterville.org, that to us too. We also highlights Oysterville’s history and welcome images of features illustrations and descriptions our readers taken in their favorite places from the Walking Tour of Oysterville, around our beautiful a brochure of the Historic District state. Good luck! produced by ORF that is available at the Church. Pick up a copy on your next visit! 8 TRUSTNEWS April 2012 DONOR Focus Swenson Say Fagét The Washington Trust relies on companies that help protect the places that matter in Washington State. Swenson Say Fagét is a long-time supporter of the Trust, and an expert in historic preservation. At Swenson Say Fagét, their structural engineers are committed to finding the right design solutions and providing the highest caliber engineering services to their clients, which include architects, designers, contractors, developers and building owners. Their success in historic preservation stems from their ability to marry new and existing systems together to provide a cost effective, efficient and safer structure; many of the structures they have upgraded are on the historic register or have been petitioned for historic status. Swenson Say Fagét, Structural Engineers and BOLA Architecture + Planning were contracted by the City of Port Angeles to provide a condition report for the city-owned, Port Angeles Historic Fire House. The Fire House is a prominent structure within the city and has a rich history as a public institution and as home over the years to many different organizations and occupants. Its location within the Port Angeles Civic His- toric District (which was listed on the National Register in May 2011), along with the 1919 Carnegie Library and the 1915 Clallam County Courthouse, and its public ownership make it wor- thy of study and restoration planning. In 1931 a new building was constructed as the first permanent headquarters for the Fire Department at 215 S. Lincoln. The new Fire The fire house today. Photo courtesy of Swenson Say Fagét. House was located between the Carnegie Library and Central Park a two-story reinforced concrete and 1950s. After this time, a community (now Veterans Memorial Park). Also brick structure, designed by Seattle study recommended the building included in the design of the building architect William Aitken and built by for use as a juvenile home, which it were spaces for the City Jail and City S. S. Mullen. The building is in the Art was for some time. The building also Council chambers. The Fire House is Deco style, detailed with ornamental housed the city’s first YMCA, the City terra cotta and Sanitation Department, and the Senior decorative brick Center. By the 1980s, the building was patterns. The terra mostly used for private businesses cotta is notable for including restaurants, offices and a its Middle Eastern dance studio. In the 1990s, the fire influenced Art house was strengthened to mitigate Deco design. The seismic hazards. The main space of new Fire House the first floor was last occupied by a was an object restaurant until 2006. Currently, the of pride for the city, and a grand building is vacant except for one oc- open house was cupied office at the southeast corner of advertised in the the second floor. local newspaper The engineering and architectural to celebrate its team assessed the Fire House’s exist- completion. ing condition and deficiencies for a yet The Fire House undetermined public use. A detailed View of the historic fire house with its doors open, date unknown. remained in report was prepared to assist the City Photo courtesy of Bola Architecture. service until the in program and budget planning. April 2012 TRUSTNEWS 9 Member Profile continued from page 4 The Future Remembered Ed Garretson Join fellow conference attendees at the historic Ruby Theatre for this special performance of The Future Remembered. Seattle’s Ed Garretson is a longtime member of the Washing- Book-It Repertory Theatre has adapted the retrospective book, ton Trust, and one of our most active participants for The Future Remembered, that recalls the formal and the funky, “Where in the WA.” We are happy to feature a little bit the weird and the wonderful event that put Seattle on the about him to help you get to know your fellow Trust national map: the 1962 World’s Fair, and we are thrilled to have members! them performing this piece as part of the conference. This is a I came to Pullman in 1970 from the east coast and must-see performance! after a year settled in Uniontown, a town of 300 people, 15 miles south of Pullman. I immediately Excellence on Main Awards became fascinated with local history as the aware- You won’t want to miss this year’s Main Street awards, Excel- ness hit me that these people of Uniontown had lence on Main, presented at our Wednesday evening reception. settled here only a few generations ago and had Grab a drink, some light hors d’oeuvres and celebrate as we left their enduring mark with the St. Boniface announce this year’s outstanding award winners. Catholic Church building that seated 430 people. I wanted to read the local newspaper during the Conference Registration years when the church was constructed—only to Registration is open through Eventbrite! You can find a link on discover that these weekly newspapers were not our website, or go directly to: revitalizewa2012.eventbrite.com available. I realized how important it is to preserve our heritage and joined the Whitman County Are there five or more individuals registering from your orga- Historical Society. Soon I became involved with nization? Are you an Affiliate or Main Street Tax Credit Incen- the Historical Society’s archive. Now retired, I am tive Community? Contact us for a special reduced registration able to devote 2 or 3 days a week to the archive, code. and am currently working to find the Uniontown Lodging newspapers for the first 25 years of its publication. (We have the issues from 1919 to the last year of Campbell’s Resort will offer a reduced rate for conference publication, 1969.) attendees who reserve rooms before May 4: singles for $77 and doubles for $97. Be sure to refer to “Revitalize Washington” My records indicate that I joined the Washington when you call! Trust in January of 1978; I have maintained my membership over the years because I have been Campbell’s Resort so pleased with the way the Washington Trust has 104 West Woodin Avenue worked to preserve our physical heritage. Our Chelan, WA 98816 organization has grown and expanded, and it now 1.800.553.8225 plays a critical role in contemporary preservation campbellsresort.com issues. Edwin P. Garretson, Jr. Retired Washington State University faculty member

Uniontown in the winter of 1916. The large structure with the mansard roof was the 1886 Catholic school, now gone. The house to the right is my 1913 house. Next is the rear of a two story brick house across the street from me, next is the Rectory (1912), St Boniface Church (1905), and the Convent (1906), now the Churchyard Inn, a successful Bed and Breakfast. Downtown Chelan - support Main Street!

10 TRUSTNEWS April 2012 Thanks TO YOU Only through membership dues and contributions is the Washington Trust able to accomplish our mission to help make local historic preservation work and build an ethic that preserves Washington’s historic places through advocacy, education, collaboration and stewardship. The Board of Directors and staff sincerely thank our following partners in preservation who have contributed to the Washington Trust during the past quarter.

PRESERVATION CIRCLE ($1000+) The Washington Trust’s Preservation Circle recognizes annual donors at the $1,000 level and above. We extend our thanks to the members of our Preservation Circle for their generous support. Artifacts Consulting, Inc., Tacoma Mildred K. Dunn, Seattle Jennifer Meisner, Seattle Banner Bank, Walla Walla Francisca W. Erickson, Seattle Tom & Sue Moore, Portland, OR Tom and Kris Bassett, Wenatchee Anne Fennessy, Seattle Rafn Company, Bellevue Jon R. Beveridge, Snohomish Michael P. Flannery & Dean Lynch, Spokane Seattle Underground Tour, Seattle Clark Design Group, PLLC, Seattle Gee & Janet Heckscher, Port Townsend SHKS Architects, Seattle Coughlin Porter Lundeen, Seattle Jim & Sarah Hopper, Bainbridge Island David Strauss & Judith Swain, Seattle D & R Masonry Restoration, Inc., Key Technology, Walla Walla Michael Sullivan, Tacoma Milwaukie, OR George and Mary Ann Leal Foundation, Swenson Say Fagét, Seattle Daniels Development Co., LLC, Seattle San Marino, CA Mary M. Thompson, Olympia Downtown Walla Walla Foundation, Paul & Janet Mann, Spokane Virginia Voorhees Wilcox, Seattle Walla Walla Martin Smith Inc., Seattle

CORPORATE ($500) Ainslie-Davis Construction Inc., Seattle Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P.S., Seattle Stickney Murphy Romine Architects, Seattle BLRB Architects, Tacoma The McGregor Company, Colfax Walla Walla Foundry, Walla Walla Pioneer Masonry Restoration Company, Inc., Seattle

Membership contributions (Winter 2012) INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES $500-$999 David Gaddis, Poulsbo Beverly Coram, Spokane Arlene Giesmann, Kirkland Marshall McClintock & Scott E. Shapiro & Jena Hank & Lisa Florence, Charles P. & Pauline Paul Crosetto, Ashford Walter E. Hansen, Sr., Geoff Corso, Tacoma Thornton, Seattle Seattle LeWarne, Edmonds Victoria Davis, Port Woodland Robert Mech, Seattle Dorothy S. Stanley, Betsy Godlewski, Spokane Gretchen Luxenberg, Townsend Diane L. Hanson, Thomas Moak, Kennewick Ellensburg David Shockley, Spokane Seattle Georgeanne Delahanty, Bellingham Randall Myers & Susan Gordon E. Tweit, Joan Simpson & Dan Robert E. Mack, Tacoma Seattle Jenny Hartley, University Myrdal, Tacoma Bellingham Wright, Chelan Jeffrey Murdock & Mathew Patricia A. Durbin, Port Place Wanda S. Nadal, Fircrest Kathryn Hamilton Wang, Albores, Seattle Townsend Nancy Heinemann, Medical Diana Painter, Spokane $100-$499 Olympia Anne Taylor & Neal Fred & Pat Erickson, Lake Blair & Janet Paul, Seattle Thomas & Karen John & Elizabeth Bokish, Christiansen, Bellevue Wapato Thomas Hitzroth, Kirkland Barbara Pearson, Gig Wasserman, Seattle Portland, OR Edie E. Ervin, Seattle Sue Holland, University Harbor Susan Wickwire & Karl John & Mary Campbell, $20-$99 Lynette Felber, Bellingham Place Vince Penta, Longview Cherepanya, Arlington, Redmond Bill Allard, Tacoma Patricia Fels, Fall City Cristi Irwin, Duvall Carolyn Priest, Waitsburg VA Cloantha Copass, Dick Arnold, Bremerton Liz Fleck, Seattle Carol Klacik, Olympia Karen Riston, Seattle Kathryn Wigner DVM, Bainbridge Island Shirley E. Bailey, Longview Horace H. Foxall, Jr., Seattle Jennifer Krintz, Spokane Brett A. Santhuff, Portland, Camano Island Stanley Dickison, Edmonds Lynda Beaumont, Tacoma Georgia A. Gardner, Caroline LeMay, Seattle OR Kelly Wynn, Mount Vernon Michael Addison Draper, Chris Bee, Snohomish Coupeville John & Ro Lisk, Spokane Leo C. Schmitz, Seattle Judy Young, Seattle Seattle Loraine Boland, Bellingham Edwin P. Garretson, Jr., M. A. Leonard, Seattle Mrs. Allen Senear, Seattle Rob Fukai, Tumwater Pansy Bray, Hoquiam Uniontown

Organizations/Non-Profits Government Businesses $100-$499 Mount Vernon Downtown Quincy Valley Historical Society $100-$499 $100-$499 Dayton Historical Depot Society, Association, Mount Vernon & Museum, Quincy City of Centralia, Centralia Duarte Bryant, PLLC, Hansville Dayton Northwest Railway Museum, Ritzville Museum Volunteers, City of Redmond Parks & Hastings Estate Company, Inc., Historic Seattle, Seattle Snoqualmie Ritzville Recreation, Redmond Port Townsend Northwest Schooner Society, Waterville Historic Hotel, $50-$75 Waterville Chamber of Seattle Commerce, Waterville Waterville Eppard Vision – APT Program, Queen Anne Historical Society, Whitman County Historical Bellingham Seattle Society, Colfax Hartline Betterment Organization, Hartline

Additional contributions (WINTER 2012) Valerie Sivinski Stimson-Green Mansion Historic County Washington Preserves Fund Interior Rehabilitation Project Courthouse Program Thomas Moak, Kennewick 4Culture, Seattle Dick Arnold, Bremerton Joshua Green Foundation, Seattle Washington State Youth Summit WASHington history day prize GRANTS National Park Foundation’s American Latino Heritage Holly Chamberlain, Vancouver Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation, Fund, Washington, DC Olympia

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