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Winter 18 FINAL Upcoming Events February 27: Ninth HSSR Museum Night March 17: Public unveiling of 50 year time capsule in Courthouse Square May 12: Finding History Day sponsored event: Preserving Family Archives Spring 2018: West End History Walk Throughout 2018: Santa Rosa Sesquicentennial and SRJC Centennial Events HSSR is a 501 (c)(3) public charity Tax ID 46-2740806 Vol. 5, No. 1 Winter 2018 Founded 2012 Saving Santa Rosa’s Old Post Office — A Moving Story by Denise Hill It was 1976 and the fate of the General Service Administration with old Santa Rosa post office was in his concerns. He was advised to start limbo. The county had just approved the process of evaluation for historical a resolution to sell it to the City of significance by the National Registry. Santa Rosa to “do what they want In 1971, President Richard Nixon had with it”. Supervisor William Kortum signed Executive Order 11593 — moved the resolution by stating “the Protection and Enhancement of the old post office may have nostalgia Cultural Environment — that directed value for Santa Rosans, but not for all federal agencies to take a residents of the rest of the county”. leadership role in preserving, Built in 1909, the post office was restoring, and maintaining the historic designed by supervising architect for cultural environment of the Nation. the U.S. Treasury Department, James The Order stated that all federal Knox Taylor, who was hired by the buildings over 50 years old were to be federal government to address the evaluated as potentially historic. Once inferiority of the country’s national the evaluation process began, a architecture. After the 1906 building could not be sold, earthquake, local hops dealer CC transformed, or demolished. Donovan wrote Taylor asking him Santa Rosa’s Post Office makes a 750 foot journey in 1979 Needless to say, some of Santa Rosa’s to give priority to the city’s “first” Source: Sonoma County Museum Newsletter Council members were not at all post office noting that a temporary post office was housed in a pleased with having to spend money to move the building tin building surrounded by rubble left from the earthquake. One rather than demolish it. One council member groused “We are of twelve federal buildings Taylor designed for California (all trapped into this enormous expense just because someone felt now on the National Register), it was the first federal building the building had architectural significance.” On October 12, built in a rural area. Designed in the Roman Renaissance 1976, the Santa Rosa Redevelopment Agency agreed to pay Revival style with a Spanish tile roof, two foot thick limestone $148,500 for the post office with the understanding that it walls, solid granite steps, and a lobby floor of marble terrazzo would be moved to a new location and used as a museum. it was an impressive addition to the city’s downtown area. Its However, when the bids came in for the relocation, the lowest construction boosted Santa Rosans still recovering from the bid was $500,000 over the estimated cost of $250,000- earthquake who saw it as a mark of faith in the future. $400,000. The high cost of relocation again put the post office Fast forward to the 1970s. Urban renewal was in full swing at risk of demolition. Executive Order 11593 only protected the in Santa Rosa’s downtown area after the 1969 earthquake building while it was being evaluated for placement on the event. The post office located at Fifth and A Streets was slated National Register of Historic Places. Once on the list, the to be moved or demolished to make room for a new shopping building could be torn down if it was first documented mall. Talks of re-purposing the post office to serve as the new thoroughly. The City petitioned the Federal government asking Sonoma County Museum had stalled. The Sonoma County Bi- for the additional $500,000 or permission to demolish the post Centennial Committee, formed to promote the 200th office. In January of 1978, the Federal Advisory Council on anniversary of the United States, wanted a museum as a major Historic Preservation approved the demolition option. bicentennial project. But the majority of committee members With the fate of both the post office and the museum felt that while the city was willing to donate land, it wasn’t uncertain, a new citizen’s group formed to carry out the enough land for desired outdoor monuments for the County’s Bicentennial Commission’s plan. The newly formed Historical history. The committee was now considering sites outside the Museum Foundation was able to raise significant funds which, downtown area — including Summerfield Road near Spring along with community contributions (from the likes of Henry Lake or the Sonoma County Fairgrounds property. The City Trione, the Estate of Fred Rosenberg, the Exchange Bank began considering demolishing the post office instead of Foundation, and a donation and loan from the mall developer moving it. Ernest Hahn) were enough to save the old post office once When architect Dan Peterson became aware of its possible again. imminent destruction, he submitted a document to the U.S. On April 14, 1979, the 10,000 square… Continued page 11 President’s Message We experienced an event The Historical Society was honored to participate in an that changed our community event with KQED and KSRO which raised money for the and our history this past Redwood Credit Union Fire Relief Fund. Held at the Roxy October. As we come Theater, we heard speakers that celebrated how Santa Rosans together to rebuild, it is overcame past disasters. It was a night of healing. important to remember that This coming year we have much to look forward to. 2018 Santa Rosa has faced other is the sesquicentennial for the City of Santa Rosa, our 150th natural disasters, the Great birthday. The Santa Rosa Junior College is simultaneously Depression, rapid growth, celebrating its centennial anniversary, or 100th birthday. Many and periods of recovery. How events are planned to celebrate both; please keep watch on our Staci with a vintage car we move forward can be website for announcement of events, or look for our emails. at HSSRs 2017 Great influenced by how we, as a Mark September 8th on your calendar as this will be the City’s Santa Rosa History Hunt city and a community, reacted birthday celebrated on Courthouse Square. In addition our to past events. documentary ‘Santa Rosa: The Chosen Spot of all the Earth’, Of Santa Rosa’s many natural disasters, best known might will be featured at the Sonoma County History Museum. It be the fire of 1964. But we experienced another large fire in the will be shown to celebrate our city’s history from January 21st early 1900s. We cannot forget the earthquake of 1906, nor the until April 1st. A member’s only reception will occur on pair of earthquakes in 1969. Floods affected us in the 1930s February 27th at 5:30. Please join us. and 40s, in 1955, and then in 1964 when flood control was first instituted. Our recent tragedy gives us an opportunity to In celebration of all that has come before, rebuild, become stronger, and build a framework where future Staci Pastis, HSSR President Santa Rosans can benefit from the hard lessons learned. HSSR Welcomes The HSSR Acknowledges New Members Our Donors: Nick & Marcia Anton Warning: The unauthorized Darlene Bath Dr. Robert Bailey reproduction or distribution Molly Buckley Darlene Bath of this copyrighted material Katherine Harkness Moira Bessette Molly Buckley is prohibited. No part of Art Horner Thomas Buzzard Historical Society of Santa Dan Kelly Bill Gittins Rosa materials may be Deborah McKay Alana Kelly reproduced or distributed Terry Price & Kerry Campbell-Price Robin Lavin without the express Paul Rowan Maria Praetzellis permission of the Society’s Carol Smith Terry Price & Kerry Board of Directors. All Ron & Jamelie Taylor Campbell-Price rights reserved. Jason Todd Angela Soto Michael & Marie Von Der Porten Ron & Jamelie Taylor Patti Williams Visited Loretta Zweig HSSRs Website Yet? Become a Member! Start with a password reset using the Our events and programs are made Join or Renew at: email address you receive possible through the generosity of our communication from us. members and community partners. HistoricalSocietySantaRosa Not receiving our emails? Please let .org/store/ us know. Email: [email protected] Newsletter Contributors Historical Society of Santa Rosa Board of Directors Barb Beatie Barb Beatie Kelly Carrillo Fernández Staci Pastis - President Kelly Carrillo Fernández Doug Bower Ann Galantine - Nick Tipon Mike Daniels Larry Carrillo Secretary Bill Turner Denise Hill Will Dunn Denise Hill Karen Weeks Lisa Kranz Nina Felciano - Lisa Kranz Staci Pastis Treasurer Bryan Much Karen Weeks !2 Pair of Earthquakes Form City as Building Code Model by Lisa Kranz On the first evening of October 1969 two earthquakes (49 downtown, 50 in residential areas), of which about 45 of intensely shook Santa Rosa. The first struck at 9:56 — a these were demolished. As inspections continued and damage magnitude 5.6 on the Richter Scale. Fourteen minutes later the was further assessed, around 100 structures were eventually second followed with a magnitude of 5.7. The quakes were felt removed. from Clearlake Oaks on the north to Davenport (near Santa Redevelopment had commenced ten years preceding the Cruz) on the south, and from Sacramento to the Sonoma Coast. earthquakes in downtown Santa Rosa. Reports had projected The epicenter of the pair of earthquakes and their aftershocks the need for various improvements, including a full-line was about 2 miles north of Santa Rosa, then a city of about department store, which was predicted to increase the area’s 49,000 residents.
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