For Sale: Moran School Administration Building on Bainbridge Island

• September 03, 2010
• No Comment
• Endangered

The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is seeking developers with historic property experience interested in purchasing the former Moran School Administration Building for redevelopment, rehabilitation and adaptive reuse.

Located in the Rolling Bay community on the east side of Bainbridge Island nestled between Puget Sound, a beautiful residential neighborhood and the Messenger House Care Center

• Built in 1922 as a private boys’ school.
• Building originally contained dormitories, a library, science labs and a 200 plus seat theater.
• 1938-1951: the school served as the Puget Sound Naval Academy.
• Presently owned by Soundcare, Inc., the adjacent Messenger House  offers specialized services for individual care.
• Aside from serving as a set for the 2002 film Farewell To Harry, the Administration Building has been used only for storage since the establishment of Messenger House in the 1960s. (more…)

Boeing Plant 2’s Place in History: Gone?

• July 20, 2010
• No Comment
• Endangered

QUESTION: What do you get when you combine a powerful private corporation (Boeing), a City government that has no preservation ordinance (City of Tukwila), and a hulk of a utilitarian structure that happens to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (Boeing Plant 2) but is proposed for demolition?

ANSWER: You get a City agency declaring a “Determination of Non-Significance” through SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) that the proposed demolition of Boeing Plant 2 does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. How is it possible to propose that a National Register-eligible historic property be demolished, and yet not have this action be considered a significant adverse impact? It just doesn’t make sense. (more…)

8 Historic Properties on 2010 Most Endangered List

• June 05, 2010
• No Comment
• Endangered

About thirty people gathered under a picnic shelter in a Sammamish park on June 2 for the unveiling of the 2010 Most Endangered Historic Properties List. The drizzly weather did not stop preservation stalwarts from coming to this annual press event produced by the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, which has been administering the Most Endangered program since 1992. Representatives from the sites spoke to the value of the resources that are endangered and why they are important in their communities. The list highlights Washington’s state’s diverse properties. The purpose of the list is to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities facing historic resources across the state and to encourage collaboration with all stakeholders to develop preservation strategies.

Following is this year’s list of Most Endangered Historic Properties (in no particular order of importance). Photos of each property may be viewed on the Trust’s website. (more…)

June 2nd Press Event – 2010 Most Endangered Historic Properties in Washington State

• June 01, 2010
• No Comment
• Endangered

The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation hosts a press event on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 to announce its annual Most Endangered Historic Properties List.

WHEN: June 2, 2010 at 11:00 am
WHERE: Lower Commons Park in the city of Sammamish, 550 222nd Pl. SE
(the press event will be at the back end of the parking lot)

Since initiating its Most Endangered Historic Properties List in 1992, the Washington Trust has identified over 100 historically significant resources experiencing a wide range of pressures. Inclusion in the list annual list is intended to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities facing historic resources across the state and to encourage collaboration with all stakeholders to develop preservation strategies. In numerous instances, Most Endangered status has worked to facilitate solutions that promote the historic significance of sites while retaining important resources as viable, functional components of our neighborhoods and communities.

Eight resources are highlighted in the 2010 list. The event is open to the public. Meet representatives from the endangered sites. MAin2 will be there and will report back on the list!