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volume 38 issue 2 Preservation is More Than Just Bricks and Mortar September 2012 Too often, the pros and cons of saving or razing an historic building revolve around architectural significance, structural integrity, obsolescence, and the cost to bring it up to code and its systems into the 21st century. What sometimes gets lost In This Issue: or is relegated to a minor role is the value the building has had to generations of residents and workers and the direct and indirect impacts on Free Mukai our economic, social, and cultural identity this pg 2

brings to the discussion. For several years, Historic and Parks Resources of Natural King County Dept. Fall and Winter Seattle has been involved with a number of local Nurse Cadet Corps in front of Harborview Hall, 1944 Events groups in making a case for preserving Harborview pg 4 Hall on First Hill. that sheds light on the people who are most associated We asked Carolyn Duncan, Special Projects Manager, with this important building—nurses. To see an Preservation King County Department of Natural Resources and informative video about the hall and residents, go to: Advocacy in the Parks to discuss her important video interview project www.kingcounty.gov/property/historic-preservation.aspx Pike/Pine Neighborhood pg 5 Life in Harborview Hall emailed me from Gaza where she was performing by Carolyn Duncan community service. One of the first African-American Hall As a reporter in the students at the University of Washington School Update 1980s I knew that people of Nursing, 91-year old Thelma Pegues, earned a pg 7 made a story come alive. Bachelor of Science degree and a Master’s degree and That’s what led me to became a local civil rights leader in medical academics. Programs supported in part by search for the nurses who She died 10 days after our videotaped interview, which lived in beautiful, historic was played at her memorial service. Harborview Hall when I “We had all the comforts of home—a chair, a bed, was asked to do outreach and a bookcase,” said Joan Bauchand Baker, age 82, to support rehabilitation Class of 1955, who earned a Bachelor of Science instead of demolition degree at UW and a Master’s degree in psychiatric of the former nursing nursing elsewhere. “The hall was divided with a student residence. bathroom at each end and living room in between

King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks Resources of Natural King County Dept. The now elderly, retired where we would meet and have a Christmas party or Harborview Hall nurses’ stories touched something.” me in a way that increased King County built Harborview Hall to support the importance of saving Harborview Hall. I connected a new concept in nursing curriculum pioneered with a graduate who was a scrub nurse at the first heart nationally by the first Dean of the UW School of transplant and networked with a former nurse cadet who Nursing, Elizabeth Soule. It put students next to helped keep local hospitals operating after most R.N.s a hospital where they would complete the newly joined the military during World War II. One graduate required two years of hospital experience. A critical continued, page 7 from the executive director

Free Mukai partnering. But at the end of the day the preservation Great news from Vashon Island! of local history is home-grown. Congratulations to the A new Board of Directors has locals who have stepped up to the preservation of this been elected to guide the future important place. Council of the Historic Seattle of the historic Mukai Farmhouse Preservation and Gardens. In 2000, Island and Landmarks acquired the Development historically significant strawberry Authority Marissa Natkin Marissa family farm, but that entity Mary McCumber, Chair became inactive, unable to properly interpret and open Karen D. Breckenridge the site as required by its mission. The 11 new local Sharon Coleman board members have committed themselves and Island Fauna Doyle Landmarks to restoration of the King County Landmark James Fearn

house and garden, both of which are in deteriorated 4Culture Michael Herschensohn Historic view of Mukai Farmhouse and Gardens Kate Krafft condition. The full complex includes a fruit barreling Pete Mills plant (under private ownership) and the 1928 home and Rico Quirindongo garden of the B.D. Mukai family. The traditional garden Rick Sever was designed by Kuni Mukai, in an unusual effort by a Marcia Wagoner Japanese-American woman that has been acknowledged Kathleen Brooker, by the National Register of Historic Places. Executive Director Historic Seattle was involved in recent efforts to preserve the site. Partnering with the Cascade Land Board of Directors of the Conservancy (now Forterra) and with support from Historic Seattle 4Culture, a proposal was developed to dissolve Island Preservation Johnson Doug Landmarks; sell the property to the Puget Sound Zen 2007 view of Mukai Farmhouse and Gardens Foundation Center with a preservation easement held by Historic Michael Herschensohn Seattle; and use the proceeds from the sale to purchase President the adjacent barreling plant and the proposal was agreed Kathleen Brooker Preservation News James Fearn to in principal by the original board members of Island is a publication of Historic Seattle Gary Gaffner Landmarks. However, the deal did not go forward and Historic Seattle Staff Rick Sever the property has since deteriorated. Executive Director: Kathleen Brooker Mary McCumber The revitalized Island Landmarks non-profit appears Ex Officio to have a better chance of success. Board members, Director of Real Estate: Kji Kelly Program Director: Larry Kreisman supported by a new and growing membership of 120, Director of Preservation Services: Eugenia Woo are seeking membership and donations under the banner Manager of Volunteers and Events: Luci J. Baker Johnson “Free Mukai.” If they are successful, the historic site will Good Shepherd Center Building Operations Manager: Matt Murray be shared with the public as originally intended. To reach Membership Coordinator/Washington Hall Operations: Dana Phelan them, contact www.mukaihouseandgarden.org Bookkeeper: Natalie McGovern-Borchers Mukai is a highly visible and persuasive argument for Office Administrator: Nancy Hopkins active grassroots engagement with local history. Groups Council and Good Shepherd Center Assistant: Cindy Hughes like Historic Seattle help with advocacy, designation, tel: 206-622-6952 fax: 206-622-1197 funding, marketing, real estate structuring, and e-mail: [email protected] web: www.historicseattle.org

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Grant Awards Spring and Summer 2012 Interns Historic Seattle was Dylan Glenn (from Louisville, KY) joined Historic successful in its recent Seattle as an intern this spring through the Seattle requests for funding University Public Histories Program. He is an from 4Culture. We undergraduate in the University Honors Program and have been awarded is working toward a B.A. in History. Dylan worked $10,000 for lighting on a variety of research and writing projects including and sound equipment researching building histories for the Western Building at Washington Hall in Pioneer Square and the Melrose Building and through 4Culture’s Pinevue Apartments in the Pike/Pine neighborhood Woo Eugenia Dylan Glenn 2012 Arts Equipment and writing biographies of architects. His work helped Fund; $7,000 from the Special Projects fund for a First us with projects related to the historic tax credit Hill history publication; and $100,000 for stabilization of application preparation for the Western Building (a the south wall of Washington Hall through King County consulting project for Historic Seattle); our Seattle surplus sales proceeds. We are grateful to 4Culture for its World’s Fair lecture series project; and an advocacy issue continued support of our projects. regarding the preservation of buildings in the Pike/Pine The $7,000 grant from 4Culture Special Projects community. supports research and manuscript preparation for a new Jackie Swett (from Seattle) was Historic Seattle’s publication, Seattle’s First Hill: Evolution of a Neighborhood. summer intern. She is an undergraduate student at Blume Jake Jackie Swett Historic Seattle sees this first comprehensive examination Occidental College in majoring in Art of one the city’s earliest and most significant districts as History. She was an intern with 4Culture in summer increasing its capacity to work directly and constructively 2011. For our organization, she conducted research with a new coalition on Seattle’s First Hill in a community- on Seattle local history with a focus on building wide effort to re-brand it as “your prescription for culture.” history and Northeast Seattle neighborhoods. Using The intent is to shift the neighborhood’s association her compiled findings, she wrote a brief history of from the nexus of major medical centers to renewed the Northeast Seattle area to contribute to a potential appreciation of its historic architecture, arts, and culture. landmark nomination for significant properties. The The coalition has established an online information and research she compiled and her writings are invaluable calendaring device (www.firsthillculture.com) that posts components of the project—a neighborhood advocacy visual and performing art, lecture, and tour events. effort in which Historic Seattle is offering technical Program Director Larry Kreisman and consultant assistance. Brooke Best are incorporating existing Historic Seattle research, oral histories, historic photographs, maps, and  architectural documentation with new research and Not a Member? photography. The book will show the importance of this We invite you to join us early community and the negative impacts of ill-chosen Be one of the first to know about exciting events and development paths by the private and public sectors that special programs by becoming a member of have damaged its integrity. Our goal is to stimulate respect and better directed planning to sustain its remaining Historic Seattle at historic structures as a given in community revitalization. www.historicseattle.org Look for a publication party sometime in 2014! or call (206) 622-6952

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Fall and Winter Programs at a Stained Glass in Seattle Museum of History & Industry Glance When: Saturday, September 15, 10 am – 3 pm Preview Where: Lecture at Trinity Church Parish House, 609 8th Avenue 9/15 Please note new date Design Arts Registration: $35 members; $40 general public; $15 students Stained Glass in Seattle When: Friday, December 28, 9:30 am – 12 noon Space is limited Where: MOHAI (former Naval Reserve Armory, South Lake 9/28-30 Out-of-Town Tour Union) Victoria, BC Registration: $15 members and guests (refreshments included) SOLD OUT Space is limited 10/15 Learning from Historic By late December 2012, MOHAI will have a new Sites/Members Meeting Panama Hotel home. After 60 years in its Paul Thiry-designed building at Montlake, MOHAI will have successfully moved to a 12/28 Special Event new historic home in Park. The 52,000 sq. Members Preview: ft. Naval Reserve Armory, located in Seattle’s booming MOHAI at South Lake Union South Lake Union neighborhood, is an outstanding example of adaptive reuse of an historic structure. Historic Seattle Members are privileged to be given a sneak preview of the building and its exhibits before MOHAI officially opens to the public. A light breakfast and welcome orientation is followed by a guided experience of the new building with a focus

James Savage James on design and adaptive re-use of the historic structure. Dove window, St. James Cathedral We look forward to making this a great event for our The work of important stained glass companies members! were represented in Seattle: Tiffany windows in Eliza Leary’s north Capitol Hill residence; Mayer Company glass shipped over from Germany for Trinity Episcopal Fall Members Meeting/ Church; and the largest collection of early windows Learning from Historic Sites: by the Boston firm of the Connick Company at St. Panama Hotel James Cathedral. At the same time, regional firms, When: Monday, October 15, 5:30 – 7 pm such as Portland’s Povey and Seattle’s C.C. Belknap Where: Panama Hotel, 605 ½ S. Main Street and Raymond Nyson contributed to churches and Registration: Free/donation residences throughout the city. Join Historic Seattle as it explores First Hill stained PLEASE NOTE: This is a free event but space is very glass. An introductory lecture by Justin Ivy of Seattle limited and we currently have more pre-registrations Stained Glass will be followed by site visits to Trinity than can be accommodated. We will prioritize entry by Church, St. James Cathedral, First Presbyterian pre-registration list and accommodate additional people Church, Town Hall Seattle (formerly 4th Church of if possible. Christ, Scientist), and the John Alden Apartments. The tour concludes with light refreshments at Historic Seattle’s headquarters, the H.H. Dearborn House, embellished with Prairie School-stylized floral bay windows and French doors.

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Preservation Advocacy in the Pike/Pine Neighborhood Events of Interest This past spring and summer, Historic Seattle engaged neighborhood. After measured outreach to community in efforts to support the preservation of two buildings stakeholders including local property and businesses owners, Historic Seattle in the Pike/Pine neighborhood—the Melrose Building the Pike/Pine Urban Neighborhood Council, community Council meetings (301 E. Pine Street), built in 1916 and designed by advocates, and nonprofit organizations (including Historic Third Thursdays at architect John Creutzer, and the Pinevue Apartments Seattle), the developer and its architect for the project, 8 am at the Building (1535 Bellevue Avenue E), also built in 1916. Hewitt Architects, presented a proposed plan for the site Dearborn House These two buildings retain a high level of architectural that would preserve entirely the exterior and interior spaces/ 1117 Minor Avenue integrity with some of the most intact exterior features volumes of the Melrose Building, Pinevue Apartments (206) 622-6952 in the neighborhood including storefronts, windows, Building, and the small building on Melrose Avenue E. doors and cladding. The ground floor retail/commercial adjacent to the south of the Melrose Building. The new Seattle Landmarks spaces also house some of the most beloved businesses project will incorporate the three buildings into a new seven- Preservation Board First and third on Capitol Hill including Bauhaus Coffee + Books. The story, multi-family development which will be set back from Wednesdays at buildings have anchored the block for almost 100 years, the older structures. 3:30 pm contributing to a streetscape defined by a mix of auto- The project has received the support of key community Seattle Municipal oriented structures, apartments and commercial buildings. leaders and stakeholders. Historic Seattle worked with Tower, 700 5th Ave, Pike/Pine is also one of the densest neighborhoods neighborhood advocates to research the significance 40th floor, Room in Seattle. With a high concentration of multi-family of the buildings and evaluate them for local landmark 4060, unless other- housing, restaurants, shops, and proximity to downtown eligibility. We attended meetings and presentations with wise announced. and public transit, the community has become a very the developer and architect and have spoken in favor of the Historic Preservation desirable place to live and work. New development project which appears to meet the spirit of the Pike/Pine Dept. of Neighbor- continues to bring more residents to a neighborhood that Conservation Overlay Zone and its intent to support new hoods, 700 5th has historically achieved considerable density with its development while preserving character structures over 75 Avenue, Ste. 1700, mix of uses and housing types in a compact, pedestrian- years old. As of this writing, the project is going through Seattle, WA 98124 friendly area. Because most of the existing, older building neighborhood design review and is being watched closely (206) 684-0228 stock is low-scale (one to three stories) and vernacular to see if it presents a model for other developers to follow King County Land- in style, many structures are vulnerable and viewed as in the future. It could set a precedent to preserve character marks Commission redevelopment sites. “Highest and best use” may not buildings as opposed to maintaining only the façades. Fourth Thursdays always be the most beneficial to a neighborhood. What at 4:30 pm attracts many people to Pike/Pine is its historic, Tipping Floor urban character that has evolved over time in an Conference Room, organic fashion. King Street Center, When reports broke out in local media that 201 S. Jackson St., the half block (E. Pine Street between Bellevue Seattle, WA 98104, Avenue E. and Melrose Avenue E.) where the unless otherwise Melrose and Pinevue buildings are located (along announced. Con- with three other structures) were sold to a new tact: King County owner who plans to redevelop the site, community Historic Preserva- members made their voices heard by expressing tion Program, Office the importance of preserving the buildings and of Business Relations and Economic maintaining the small neighborhood businesses Development housed in them. The developer, Madison (206) 296-8689 Partner Group, has deep ties to Seattle and the Woo Eugenia Melrose Building, 301 E. Pine Street  5  www.historicseattle.org volunteers Heroes of Washington Hall

Siblings Josh and Amaris Orleans Partnership. He raised funds and organized Morrison and their friend Cecilie groups of volunteers to spend two weeks at a time Hjorth have stood out as top-notch gutting and renovating homes damaged by Hurricane volunteers for Washington Hall. Katrina. Josh has a BA in Environmental Studies They’ve been involved with both and Urban Studies from Brown. He has worked for physical improvements and raising Gehl Architects in Denmark, the Taubman School of funds for renovation expenses for Architecture at the University of Michigan, and the this unique community gathering International Sustainability Institute in Seattle. He place. At one volunteer work party, currently works for Amazon.com as a photographer and Josh, Cecilie, and friends worked videographer. Doug Johnson Doug to prepare the lobby and hallway spaces for painting. They also cleaned and prepared New Book of Interest the bar space for future rehabilitation efforts. Josh and Cecilie organized a second work party to install curtains Donald Luxton, Test in the Main Hall. The curtains allow users to darken of Time: The Enduring Historic Seattle the room and make better use of theatrical lighting for Legacy of Victoria City is looking for performances. Hall (Victoria Civic individuals and/or Their efforts were taken a step further when Amaris, Heritage Trust, 2012, groups of volunteers Cecilie, and Josh initiated and organized a Winter Ball Trust Heritage Civic Victoria $45) to be “Improvers.” An in December 2011. They beautifully decorated the Donald Luxton and the Victoria Civic Heritage Trust Improver is someone Main Hall with lights and greenery, recruited numerous launched an exciting new publication, Test of Time: The who wants to get his/her donations of food and drink, and coordinated live Enduring Legacy of Victoria City Hall in August. Produced hands dirty by painting, music and DJs to entertain over 200 guests. The team by the Victoria Civic Heritage Trust in honor of the City’s 150th anniversary, this beautiful hard-cover book chronicles removing debris, doing generously donated the proceeds of this event to Historic Seattle. The funds were used to make improvements to the contentious beginnings, decline, and remarkable rebirth light construction, etc. Washington Hall’s heating system so that the space is of this venerable structure, the first civic building in western More information is more consistently comfortable for tenants and groups Canada, and now designated as a National Historic Site. available at www. who rent the space. The book also includes a DVD, A Townscape Re-Discovered: historicseattle.org/ Josh is continuing his involvement with Historic Construction of Centennial Square, 1966 which tells the join/maintenance. Seattle as a Project Lead Volunteer in organizing fascinating story of the building of Centennial Square. and supervising a number of work parties through Donald Luxton is a distinguished heritage architect who December 2012. The volunteer efforts focus on paint compiled and edited Building the West: Early Architects of prep, painting, and light carpentry. All work parties take British Columbia (Talon Books, 2003). He has lectured place at Washington Hall, typically 2 to 6 hours on a for Historic Seattle on Art Deco Architecture in British Saturday or Sunday. The volunteers effort is improving Columbia and the True Colours program. He is responsible the appearance of the entrances to the building, the back for discovering the original color palette of the Dearborn stairwells, backstage, and the stage. House and Stimson-Green mansion. About Josh Cost is $45 + shipping & handling. For ordering Josh’s work builds on his past experience in information, please contact Victoria Civic Heritage Trust at coordinating hands-on volunteer efforts. As a student at [email protected] or 250-727-8482. Brown University, he was a founder of the Brown New

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Washington Hall Roof Harborview Hall Replacement and South Wall continued from pg. 1 1932 Seattle Times article called the building more Stabilization Project National Trust’s lavish than a luxury hotel, with “fudge kitchens, electric Preservation Historic Seattle is pleased to announce a critical step elevators, private rooms for each student, beautifully Conference in the rehabilitation of Washington Hall is underway. appointed recreation rooms, and a drawing room with October 31- Thanks to grants totaling $710,000 from the Wyncote fireplace.” November 3, Foundation, 4Culture, and Washington State Historical Beth Kimmet Bakeme, age 83, Class of 1952, Spokane Society we are currently replacing the roof, stabilizing the remembers “lots of arches…a little private room where exterior south wall, and upgrading select interior finishes. you could visit with your beau. It had red velvet drapes This Phase II scope of work includes complete and wooden arches and the big main living room—it replacement of all roofing materials including but was a gorgeous room, and our house mother insisted not limited to three tab asphalt shingles and rubber we have tea once a week. (She) would sit and pour the Spokane’s Davenport Hotel membrane systems. New ½” plywood will be installed on tea sitting at the lace-covered table.” Ms. Bakeme is top of the existing 2x roof sheathing to provide required Beyond Boundaries among several who admit to using the tunnel between is the theme for the and necessary seismic reinforcement. Harborview Hall and the hospital to avoid getting National Trust for Due to years of water infiltration the metal ties caught violating curfew. Historic Preserva- tion’s 2012 National connecting the masonry veneer to the original The late Ms. Pegues, who graduated in Baker’s class of wood sheathing are rusted and deteriorated. A three Conference. Four 1955, slept at home because she was married and had days of educational dimensional survey of the south elevation of the a child. Her classmates conspired to help her keep her workshops, peer-to- building was created by Bush, Roed & Hitchings, Inc. to good grades by alerting her to last minute assignments peer networking, and field sessions. determine the extent of the damage. The survey indicated that needed materials only available at the student that certain sections of the wall were four to six inches The conference ex- residence. “This one instructor had a habit of posting the plores preservation’s out of plumb, in danger of falling onto the adjacent assignment after I went home and there was no way I boundaries using sidewalk, and posed an immediate life safety concern. could get it unless they gave it to me.” Spokane and the Inland Northwest as The findings were critical as we prepared the scope of Patricia Ross, who was sworn into the U.S. Surgeon work and focused our attention and available funds on a living laboratory to General’s Nurse Cadet Corps on the steps of Harborview showcase preserva- these most precarious areas. We are currently salvaging Hall in July 1944, lived there and did three-month tion successes and and cleaning bricks, replacing sheathing, and repairing rotations to all area hospitals. In an email from her home as a classroom for discussing preserva- compromised framing. We are installing new plywood on Maui, , she said, “we saved the collapse of the sheathing to provide adequate seismic reinforcement on tion challenges. health care system across the country.” For more informa- the south elevation. Work is expected to take six months Former Harborview Hall residents are universally tion and registration to complete. dismayed at plans to demolish the building. “It reflects visit www. PreservationNation.org the architecture of the hospital,” said Ms. Bakeme, “and they (have) the tunnel joining them—they are … married. How could they possibly take one away?” “It’s a valuable property, I would think,” said Ms. Baker, who noted it is where so much ground-breaking work was done by the highly acclaimed School of Nursing. “It’s where it all started.” Harborview Hall is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It was placed on the Washington Trust for Historic

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Storm Anne Carroll Carol Tobin David Carroll Kate Van Dyke  9  www.historicseattle.org Individual, Family, Student James Freet H.C. and Susan Knudson and Senior Members, Continued Ray Frenchmore and Mike Bunney Raymond Konrad Deborah Carstens Susan Futterman Karen Koon and Brad Edwards Event of Interest Amber Castaneda Pat Gallagher Jim Kraft George Nakashima Holly K. Chamberlain Claire Gerhard Lauri Langton Gerald Chihara Arlene Giesmann Mary Leatherman Exhibit at Wing Luke Ashley Clark Sarah Gladden Jean and Roger Leed Museum Rick and Marie Collins Sara J. Glerum Dan and Faire Lees A Master’s Furniture Russell W. Coney Elisabeth Goldstein Jane Leonard and Philosophy now Doreen Conner Joan Golston Louise Lindgren through January 20, Dow Constantine and Shirley Carlson Carolyn Gould Don Linnertz and Scott Wallace 2013 at the Wing Jeffrey Cook and Becky Walsh Molly Graham Donald Logan Peggy and George Corley Sharon Greenberg Vicki Long Luke Museum of JoAnn Cowan and John Turnbull Jerry and Susan Haas Stephen E. Lovell the Asian Pacific Bruce M. Cross and Karen P. Kruse Janis Hadley Charla Low American Experience. Lois Crow Stephanie Ponder Hagen Jerry Luiten An innovator of 20th Herbert Curl Helen Hald Judy Lyle century furniture Bridget Dacres and Philip Dickey Christie Hammond Richard and Betty Lyons design and a father Mona Dearborn Mia Hannula and Mel Kang Suzanne MacGregor Nan Dearborn Susan Haris Janet Mackenzie of the American craft Dotty DeCoster Patricia E. Hartle Lisa Marker and Kirk Bellar movement, George Gerald J. Delay and Diana Ryesky Mary Ann Henderson Joan Marsh Nakashima (1905- John A. and Sue A. DeRosa Jennifer Hessel and Jack Trachtman Don Martin 1990) is celebrated Pamela Derry Nancy Hevly Fred Maslan for his fine detailing, Marjory Devers Kenneth Hill Linda Mason finishing, and spiritual Teresa Di Biase and Frank Shirbroun Helaine Honig Bronwen Matthews Nils Dickmann Suzanne Howard Carolyn Mawbey connection with na- Marilyn Dillard David Huchthausen Mary Kae McCullough ture. Historic Seattle is Ken and Lisa Dinsmore Cheryl Hughes Chuck and Marilyn McKenzie an exhibition partner, Andrea Divoky Cynthia L. Hughes Duse F. and Pete McLean for more details on the Erin Doherty Grant Huling James McNett exhibit, go to www. Michael Dorcy Margaret Hynes Joe Meadows wingluke.org. Sue Drais Victoria Isham Robert Mech Olivia Dresher Jacqueline Jackson Stephanie Medearis Wayne Duncan Laura Jaeger Gary L. Menges Dale and Vicki Dvorak Mary Lee Jahn Megan Meulemans Anita and Michael Edwards Diana James Peggy Meyer Julie Emerson William and Karin Janik Bettylu Miller Twila J. Emry Cherry Jarvis Heather Miller Ron Endlich Robert Jenkins Michael and Michele Miller Julianne Endres Ashley Jochim Whitney Miller Tarin Erickson Barbra Johannsen Nina Milligan Kathryn Ertel and Robert Goddard Judith L. Johnson Tracy Mitchell Lottie Eskilsson Betty and Bill Johnston Ken Molsberry and Chris Vincent Joanne Euster Norman J. Johnston Gretchen D. and Lee E. Monteith Gwen Ewan Suzanne Jones Lorrie Moore James Fearn Richard M. Jost Ron and Lynn Moore Martha Fegan Linda Katz Marisa Munoz Lance H. Fish Tom Kelly Jeffrey Murdock Corinne Fligner Gina Keppel Danielle Nash David Flood Robert Ketcherside Theo Nassar Amy L. Fortier Anne Kimball Linda Nelson Lauren Fowler James L. and Phyllis J. Kirkpatrick David Nemens Horace Foxall Mary C. Kleiner Trish H. Nicola

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Preservation Award to be Namedp in Honor of Beth Chave (1955 – 2012) Seattle’s preservation legacy of honoring and protecting historic places that matter in community lost a dear friend our communities. We cannot walk around this city she called and consummate professional home without seeing the impact she had on almost every corner. in Beth Chave, who passed Many of us remember Beth through her dedicated work in the away on May 15, 2012. public sector but she was also known for her passion for life and As the Landmarks engaged in many enriching activities. Her varied interests went Preservation Board well beyond the appreciation of architectural heritage to include

Rob Chave Rob Coordinator for the City of dancing, music, boating, hiking, skiing, travel, gardening and her Seattle for 25 years, Beth left beloved dogs. an indelible mark on the city’s historic built environment. Her work In honor of Beth, Historic Seattle is establishing a preservation with professional colleagues, landmark and historic district property award in her name that recognizes outstanding achievements in owners, and neighborhood advocates throughout Seattle has left a the field through our annual preservation awards held in May.

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