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NewsTRUST ISSUE 1 G 2009 New National Register District— Wenatchee Downtown By Kris Bassett, City of Wenatchee Historic Since that time, 26 individual commercial downtown Preservation Officer properties have been listed on the Wenatchee Register of Historic Places.With the opportunity for CLG grant funding to fully support a re-survey of the downtown properties, the option to form a district was again introduced to the property owners. The next step in the process was writing the National Register nomination and identifying a potential dis- trict. The survey/inventory and nomination process was conducted with the assistance of Eugenia Woo, Artifacts Consulting, who over 2 years, compiled all the necessary documentation for the nomination. In This Issue DOWNTOWN WENATCHEE NOW HAS THE HONOR OF BEING DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE In the late summer of 2008, crews finished the reno- G LAKE UNION PAST AND AS A NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT! The boundary vation of the last two remaining full-brick streets in PRESENT will include 87 properties in an eight-block area the city, downtown on Orondo Avenue and Palouse located between Mission and Columbia streets from Street, preserving further history.Thanks to the G HISTORIC MOCLIPS First to Kittitas. Buildings dating back to 1894 (the Department of Transportation Enhancement Fund CABOOSE IS RESTORED Morris Building on Wenatchee Avenue) illustrate a and the City of Wenatchee, both roads were restored range of architectural styles, including Art Deco, and previous patches of concrete removed. New G FOURTH ANNUAL Beaux Arts, Georgian Revival, Federal and crosswalks were poured at the Mission Street inter- LANDMARK DEEDS AWARDS Craftsman. section of both roads, and historic brick, stored from G 2008 MOST ENDANGERED The nomination is the culmination of more than 18 past road projects, was used to renovate the street. It PROPERTIES UPDATES years of work, which started when the museum first was noted that the brick roadways have held up well partnered with the downtown association in 1992 to in the almost 95 years since they were installed— G MAIN STREET SPOTLIGHT: write a Job Corps grant to hire a team of college stu- asphalt roads would have needed five or six replace- PORT ANGELES dents and a supervisor to conduct the first formal ments in that equivalent amount of time. survey and inventory of commercial properties in The full 82-page historic district nomination appli- the business core. From that work, the Historic cation, with maps and photographs, may be accessed Preservation Office was formed in 1993 and granted from the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural CLG status by the State of Washington. Center’s web site at wvmcc.org. Scenes from downtown Wenatchee then and now—87 properties are included in this newly designated National Register District. Above left: Image of a painting by artist Tom Henry of the J4 Ranch barn from the 1970s. See Heritage Barn Profile, page 8. Photo Jeanne Youngquist Your Trust in Action From the Director’s Desk Board of Directors President WASHINGTON STATE IS RENOWNED Fast forward to March 2009. I’m delighted to report THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL that the preservationist who crowned me the unoffi- Joan Murray Simpson, Chelan PRESERVATION COMMUNITY FOR cial Lobby Day czarina (which is the glorified title Vice President BRINGING BACK THE SAVVIEST, MOST for meeting scheduler, team recruiter, travel agent David Johnston, Seattle DIVERSE, MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE, and general organizer, whose name would be worse Secretary AND LARGEST GROUP IN THE ENTIRE than mud if she didn’t acknowledge the help of her COUNTRY TO PARTICIPATE IN LOBBY awesome staff) continues to be the anchor of our Michael Jenkins, Seattle DAY. I’m excited to let you know that out of all states, team.And with each passing year, we build and Treasurer our team was selected by the National Trust for strengthen Team Way Outside the Beltwayers by David Leal,Walla Walla Historic Preservation to be featured on their website, recruiting fresh, new talent to round out our cadre of Board Members preservationnation.org. Team “Way Off The Beltwayers” stellar, seasoned veterans. Indeed, the Washington Tom Bassett,Wenatchee enjoyed its 15 minutes of fame with blog entries and Trust raises travel scholarship funds to make it pos- Sara-Jane Bellanca, Seattle profiles of every team member. During the course of sible for the largest contingency of sharp, articulate Derek Chisholm,Vancouver Lobby Day on March 10, 2009, the National Trust’s web and persuasive historic preservation enthusiasts to Dow Constantine, Seattle team documented our experiences on The Hill as we participate in Lobby Day.I especially want to thank Michael Flannery, Spokane met with members of our Congressional Delegation Gull Industries for funding our Lobby Day scholar- Gee Heckscher, Port Townsend and then posted the footage for the world to see! ships this year and for supporting our advocacy Jerri Honeyford, Sunnyside efforts in D.C. every year since 2003. My first blog entry is reprinted below for your enjoy- Jim Hopper, Seattle ment and edification. If you would like to learn more For those of you interested in a slightly more detailed Sen. Ken Jacobsen, Seattle about our Lobby Day activities, visit the website, description of what Lobby Day is all about, I’ll start Pat Lantz, Gig Harbor preservationnation.org/take-action/ by explaining that it’s a bit of a misnomer; the annu- Robert Mack, Tacoma advocacy-center/lobby-day/lobby-day.html al Lobby day event organized by Preservation Action, Paul Mann, Spokane A number of inimitable members of Team Way the National Conference of State Historic Reuben McKnight, Tacoma Outside the Beltwayers can no longer recall when Preservation Officers and the National Trust for Michelle Moline, Centralia they participated in their first National Preservation Historic Preservation actually spans two days, and Joanne Moyer, Spokane Lobby Day, but all admit to becoming instantly what an absolute whirling dervish of a two day David Strauss, Seattle hooked on the energy, camaraderie, break-neck pace, period it is. Michael Sullivan, Tacoma feeling of accomplishment and plain old fun that On day one, we place ourselves in the capable hands Susan White, Redondo characterizes this annual event. It’s the one day each of the experts – the real inside the beltway types— Ginger Wilcox, Seattle year when preservation enthusiasts from across the to become steeped in the issues that top our national Staff nation storm the halls of Congress to not only speak preservation agenda.We get together as a team to Jennifer Meisner, Executive Director in unison about the benefits of historic preservation, strategize for our day of meetings on the Hill.We Chris Moore, Field Director but to seek critical funding and support for national meet and mingle with wide-eyed first timers and Cathy Wickwire, Program Associate and local preservation programs and incentives. reconnect with colleagues and friends from all Trust News Well, I remember the day I was officially introduced across the country.On day two, we race through the halls of Congress to make meetings with all nine Editor: Niki Stojnic, to this hallowed event as if it were yesterday.It was a [email protected] dark and rainy December evening in Seattle (go fig- members of our Congressional delegation, our two Senators and our governor’s D.C. chief of staff.We Layout: Jane Vanderzanden ure) back in 2005 (okay, so it wasn’t all that long Design: Joe Tschida and Steve Tucker ago), a full month before I was slated to officially articulate to each member or their staff how critical- Contact start my new job with the Washington Trust for ly important it is to fund preservation programs Historic Preservation. On that fateful evening, one of (especially our state historic preservation office), Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Washington’s most celebrated preservationists asked improve preservation tax incentives and support Stimson-Green Mansion me to meet over a drink. I thought to myself,“how local projects. Finally, we end the day by sharing sto- 1204 Minor Avenue, Seattle,WA 98101 nice,”but no sooner had I removed my soaking rain- ries from the trenches and raising a celebratory toast Phone: 206-624-9449 - Fax: 206-624-2410 coat and placed my drink order that a dog-eared to our good work at the historic Willard Hotel, the E-mail: [email protected] folder labeled “Lobby Day”was thrust upon me.And legendary birthplace of lobbying.And yes, I’ll admit Website: www.wa-trust.org with that, the baton was ceremoniously passed to me that it’s the martinis at the Willard that keep many of and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. our team members coming back year after year. I’ll admit I had absolutely no idea what Lobby Day But in all seriousness, it’s no secret that the already was when I took that first sip, but by the time I was limited resources available for preservation are down to my last olive, it was abundantly clear that tighter than ever, making our collective efforts to fos- Lobby Day was nothing to be trifled with. Oh, the ter strong relationships with our elected officials and wisdom contained in that folder. Continued on page 4 2 Trust News ISSUE 1 G 2009 Hello, Goodbye: Washington Trust Board News Construction projects, most of which included seis- mic upgrading and rehabilitation, include the Mark THE WASHINGTON TRUST RECENTLY ELECTED FOUR NEW MEMBERS TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS: PAT LANTZ Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco, the Hoover House at OF GIG HARBOR,GEE HECKSCHER OF PORT TOWNSEND,MICHELLE MOLINE OF CENTRALIA, AND DAVID STRAUSS Stanford University; and the Thoreau Center at the OF SEATTLE.