SEATTLE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION (SAF)

E-NEWS – JUNE/july 2008

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Federal Avenue E Open House Tour: A special event to benefit SAF & Historic Seattle programs 

When:  Saturday, July 12 -- 1:00 to 5:00pm
Cost: Register online at $30 per person (Ticket/program required for entering homes.)
Day of Event Registration: Corner of Highland and Federal Avenue E, lawn of Trinity Lutheran Church
Nestled just west of Volunteer Park and east of Tenth Avenue East on Federal Avenue East is one of the city’s most “stylish” streets – in more ways than one.  It is chock full of beautiful houses designed by local architects in every imaginable traditional style popular in America in the first quarter of the 20th century.

Seattle Architecture Foundation and Historic Seattle invite you to stroll along beautifully manicured Federal Avenue East to experience this cornucopia of American residential styles and be privileged to see the interiors of a number of them.

Those who participated in this special event in 2006 will see new homes added to the shortened route as well as a few special repeats for this year’s open house tour.  The houses will open at 1:00 and close promptly at 5:00.  Each person must show the "official" ticket to enter each home.

LOOK FOR A SPECIAL LARRY KREISMAN PREVIEW ARTICLE ON THE FEDERAL AVENUE E OPEN HOUSE TOUR IN THE SUNDAY PACIFIC NORTHWEST MAGAZINE.  THE ARTICLE IS EXPECTED TO RUN SUNDAY, JULY 6.

 

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: Federal Avenue E Open House Tour

When: Saturday, July 12 – Pick one of two shifts 12:45 to 3:00 or 3:00 to 5:15
Job Description:  Volunteers are needed for the following times and tasks.  Doing any one of these for a 2-hour and 15-minute shift will earn you free admission to the tour.
• Monitor a home and hand out architectural descriptions prepared by Historic Seattle (You are not required to know anything about architectural style or a home’s history to do this volunteer job.)
• Manage the registration table that will be located on the Trinity Lutheran Church lawn at Highland and Federal Avenue E
• Help serve refreshments in the back yard of one of the homes on the tour (We also need people willing to donate baked goods.)

Become a Team Captain:  Recruit three friends to help you monitor a home.

Email the SAF office to voluneer. 

 

FAMILY TOUR

2 Hour Tour from 10am - Noon
2008 Dates: Sat, June 28 and Sat, July 26
To register, please call the office at 206.667.9184.  The fee is $5 for children ages 5 and up and $10 for adults.  Advance registration is not required, but walk-ups are limited to space available.  Register with a Visa or Mastercard.

This Downtown Seattle walking tour is designed for family groups, with children ages 5 and up.  The Family Tour is one of several youth programs available with SAF, and it is our only tour geared towards children.  The tour is activity driven and interactive.  Tour guides ask questions to promote critical thinking.  As families learn about design, they begin to see the city in a new way. This tour begins at the SAF office at 1333 Fifth Avenue, third level of the Rainier Square Atrium.  Please plan to arrive at least 10-15 minutes before the tour begins to check in.  For more information or to learn about Carolyn Purser Scholarship Fund contact the SAF office or email Tracy@seattlearchitecture.org.

 

second Weekday Tour launched

On Friday, June 20th, at 10:00am, SAF began offering its popular Art Deco tour every Friday.  It is the second of SAF's weekday tours.  Greatest Hits which is offered at 10:00am every Thursday began in May.  See following details for tours and registration.

Art Deco takes you back in time to the Roaring 20s, and explore one of the most innovative and exciting periods in Seattle architecture.  We'll visit some of downtown Seattle's best Art Deco gems including the Exchange Building and Seattle Tower.  We will explore some of the most lavish lobbies ever built in the city.  This two-hour walking tour begins at 10am at Seattle Architecture Foundation.

Greatest Hits: Seattle Architecture Highlights is an encore presentation of some of downtown’s most talked-about buildings. The two-hour tour showcases everything from “golden oldies” like the Norton Building to “chart-toppers” like the world-famous Seattle Central Library. The two-hour walking tour begins at 10:00am every Thursday at Seattle Architecture Foundation.

Seattle Architecture Fpimdation is located at 1333 5th Ave, 3rd Floor, Rainier Square Atrium. $15 advance registration is encouraged, but $17 day-of-tour registrations are welcome if space is available.  Register online at http://www.seattlearchitecture.org or call the office with your V/MC at 206.667.9184.

SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE: All Downtown tours are accessible, please call in advance to make arrangements.  

In addition to these regular weekday tours, there’s still room on these upcoming saturday guided walking tours.  you may Register for these tours online.

JUNE

28    Art Deco:  The Roaring 20s, Northwest Style
       Columbia City: Valley on the Rise
       Family Tour
       Pioneer Square: Seattle’s First Neighborhood

 

JULY
3     Greatest Hits: Seattle Architecture Highlights

5     Ballard: Small Town/Big City
       Historic Skyscrapers

10   Greatest Hits: Seattle Architecture Highlights

11   Friday Art Deco Tour

12   Art + Architecture: Where Form & Function Meet
      Design Details:  Lions, Griffins & Walruses, Oh My!
      Federal Avenue East Open House tour
      Harvard Belmont District:  Mansions on Capitol Hill

17  Greatest Hits: Seattle Architecture Highlights

18  Friday Art Deco

19  International District:  Seattle’s Fortune Cookie
     Madrona
     Modern Skyscrapers
     That’s Entertainment: Movie Palaces and More!

24  Greatest Hits:  Seattle Architecture Highlights

25  Friday Art Deco Tour

26  Art Deco: The Roaring 20s, Northwest Style
     Family Tour
     Pioneer Square: Seattle’s First Neighborhood

31  Greatest Hits:  Seattle Architecture Highlights

 

PLAN AHEAD
Seattle Architecture:  A Walking Guide to Downtown by Maureen R. Elenga

Author Lecture/Pioneer Square Mini Tour/Book Signing  FREE
Saturday, July 26 beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Elliott Bay Book Company
101 South Main Street, 98104, 206.624.6600 / 800.962.5311

Ever try to locate the Arctic Building, or wonder about the original occupant of the building that houses the Magic Mouse? Don’t miss the special Pioneer Square mini-tour and talk by Maureen R. Elenga. This much-awaited, comprehensive, and portable guidebook to downtown neighborhoods and buildings will enliven the strolls of visitors and longtime locals alike. “Seattle Architecture is the first effort to assemble an up-to-date, factually accurate review of buildings downtown that is also compelling and readable. The joy of discovery that comes when someone remarks ‘I never noticed that before’ is now in the hands of every resident and visitor to Seattle.” – Lawrence Kreisman, Historic Seattle.

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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

 

Memeria and Historic Seattle Make City’s History More Accessible

Memeria, Incorporated, a pioneer of house-call, photo-scanning, brought their equipment and personnel to Historic Seattle and scanned a significant portion of their collection of historic photographs and post cards. The photos include a rich architectural history of Seattle, its various neighborhoods and valuable architecture. The onsite scanning was donated by Memeria to lay the groundwork for a digital collection at Historic Seattle’s newly developed Northwest Resource Center for Preservation on the ground level of its First Hill headquarters, the historic H.H. Dearborn residence. 

The newly digitized collection is being categorized and tagged with descriptions for search and accessibility.  A small sample of the scanned images can be viewed online at http://www.historicseattle.org/.  

 

New Cultural Conservation Program

4Culture’s Cultural Conservation Program will focus primarily on stabilizing, restoring and protecting historic structures, cultural landscapes and archaeological sites in imminent danger.  The program will also include King County funding for historical collections.  For more information contact Eric Taylor (eric.taylor@4culture.org, 206-296-8688), or Flo Lentz (flo.lentz@4culture.org, 206-296-8682).   Click here to subscribe to 4Culture’s newsletter. 

Click on Advocacy/Links at the SAF website for a listing of ways you can get involved in shaping our community.

PLEASE CONTACT THE SAF OFFICE WITH NEWS ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING DESIGN EVENT AT INFO@SEATTLEARCHITECTURE.ORG AND 206.667.9184.

 

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