Nine County Historic Structures Receive Rehab Grants
Three commercial structures, two schools, two houses, a community center, and a farmstead, all in King County, have received $58,425 in grants to rehabilitate and maintain their historic character. The annual Landmark Rehabilitation Program grants, made during National Preservation Month and administered by Preservation 4Culture, were recommended in May by an advisory panel of county residents with expertise in architecture and historic preservation.
Applicants in six cities received grants: Shoreline, North Bend, Auburn, Fall City, Carnation, and Duvall. Sizes of the grants ranged from $2,500 to $10,000. Owners of properties designated as King County Landmarks, or as city landmarks located in King County Interlocal Preservation Program communities, are eligible to apply. The program is financed with the King County Lodging Tax.
 "This is just a beginning place for restoring the original integrity of our building," says Vicki Stiles, director of the Shoreline Historical Museum, which received a $9,000 grant to fix the west cornice of the museum, located in the 1912 Ronald School in Shoreline. "The cornice is in sad shape," Stiles adds. "But it is repairable and it is going to be restored."
 A country schoolhouse near Carnation, the 1905 Vincent School, was awarded $3,025 for repairs to the foundation and to update heating systems. The schoolhouse is used today for community meetings and as a polling place. Lois Rusch, the secretary-treasurer of the Vincent Community Club and the Vincent Schoolhouse Historic Preservation Society, which cares for the building, says the wood stove is no longer adequate. "We need an alternate heat source for the safety of the building," she says.
 A rustic Depression-era facility in North Bend, now operated by the Si View Metropolitan Park District, received an $8,000 grant. The Si View Community Center and Pool was constructed in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration. Jessi Richardson, the community center's director, says the grant will finance repair of original windows. "The building is not only an historic landmark, it is heavily used every day by local people," she says.
More 2006 Landmark Rehabilitation Program Grant Recipients
North Bend Bank/Hangchow Restaurant
$5,000
Originally constructed around 1910, the old North Bend Bank is associated with the initial phase of the town's commercial development. The structure also conveys the historic role of the community as a provider of services to travelers across Snoqualmie Pass. |
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Charles & Minnie Moore House
$10,000
Built in 1905, the Moore House in Fall City is a link with the post-pioneer period of settlement of the community, and its tie to the local logging and milling industry. |
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Crawford Store
$2,500
The 1922 Crawford Store, built by one of Richmond Beach's original settlers, is the best remaining example of an early 20th century commercial building once common in the community's business district. |
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Dougherty Farmstead
$8,900
The Dougherty Farmstead, established in 1884, is closely associated with the early settlement and the development of dairy farming in the Snoqualmie River Valley. |
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Jovita Land Co. Model Home
$2,500
Constructed in 1910, the Corbett House in Auburn is one of two remaining examples of 20 model homes built to promote Jovita and Jovita Heights, a large suburban tract associated with the Interurban railway service in south King County. |
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Kelsko Meat Market/Iovanovici Building
$9,500
Originally constructed in 1920, the Kelsko Meat Market in North Bend is linked to a second phase of the city's commercial development and the establishment of the Sunset Highway. |
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For more information on the 2006 Landmark Rehabilitation Grants, contact Flo Lentz, Preservation 4Culture, 206-296-8682, flo.lentz@4culture.org
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