https://www.nwvhp.com/who-we-are daily 0.75 2021-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1627576341587-SWYZLCOZNF96J1144I56/SH_IMG_7334.jpg Who We Are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1596049790673-HGN0818HIEMUVC4BIUW2/KP_IMG_7191.jpg Who We Are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1487781079671-QNQ7VPHVQVE4PKSB171B/unnamed.jpg Who We Are https://www.nwvhp.com/what-we-do daily 0.75 2017-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1487781034474-SOKTXH2QEC6FW8S1HUUY/unnamed.jpg What We Do https://www.nwvhp.com/what-we-do-1 daily 0.75 2017-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1487716552315-K99R5U643FH8OEKA2UZV/Waterfront.jpg What We Do https://www.nwvhp.com/why-us daily 0.75 2020-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1604697445037-D1R9EDTR0Z0CEDORMA9X/NWV_Showbox.jpg Why Us? Spencer and Katie at Historic Seattle's press conference at Seattle's Showbox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1487781136858-XRHQIQGW6D4XTF777G3L/unnamed.jpg Why Us? https://www.nwvhp.com/home daily 1.0 2020-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1606259823102-XNHK449QZ8F1L2P9LMMX/NWV_Showbox.JPG Home Barn in Snohomish County https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1606259866125-LPYEXDJVI6HX49VN4C0W/wallace%2B%25282%2529.jpg Home Detail of plaster ceiling, King Street Station, Seattle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1487712195457-EOD90N59N2IXV38UV7QB/unnamed.jpg Home https://www.nwvhp.com/services daily 0.75 2017-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1487722462063-GHBAOW9NUXR1DYSXGR1D/unnamed.jpg Services https://www.nwvhp.com/projects daily 0.75 2022-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1644295359036-HKMY5LTAOX193UL1DNYM/Coeur+dAlene.jpg Projects - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Preservation Plan Northwest Vernacular prepared a preservation plan for the City of Coeur d’Alene to provide a work outline for the city’s historic preservation program. This included stakeholder interviews, public meetings, GIS map development, review of the city’s historic preservation ordinance, and development of goals and prioritized recommendations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1644288049540-OT7NXVLNUX66DGM83NRW/shoreline+chapel.jpg Projects - Shoreline Naval Hospital Chapel Northwest Vernacular prepared a City of Shoreline Landmark nomination for the Shoreline Naval Hospital Chapel for the Shoreline Preservation Society with funding from 4Culture. Built in 1944, the chapel was the first interdenominational chapel constructed at a naval hospital in the U.S. The Tudor Revival style building retains a high level of integrity, including interior millwork and custom light fixtures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1644288262875-LDZ6EPQ2OW9MC7PJDF9H/423+N+D+Street.jpg Projects - 423 North D Street, Tacoma Northwest Vernacular worked with the building’s owner to prepare a Tacoma Register of Historic Places nomination. Built ca. 1890, the architectural firm of Pickles & Sutton designed the house for Frederick Watson. Katie researched the construction, development, and occupancy history of the house to contextualize its significance and role in Tacoma’s development. She conducted a site visit to record physical attributes, alterations, and digitally photograph the house and presented the nomination before the Tacoma Historic Preservation Commission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1644345788383-2J8WKGBAIK06H7UOL102/Canby+Map.jpg Projects - City of Canby Preservation Plan Northwest Vernacular prepared a preservation plan for the City of Canby to provide a framework for the city’s historic preservation program to work in. Putting the plan together included stakeholder interviews, public meetings, GIS map development, review of the city’s historic preservation ordinance, and development of goals and prioritized recommendations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1644000823238-79APELNZRKUNPRW01R3G/hahn+building.JPG Projects - Hotel Elliott/Hahn Building Northwest Vernacular prepared a City of Seattle Landmark nomination for the Hotel Elliott/Hahn Building for the organization Save the Market Entrance. Built in 1897 as a one-story building, then renovated to three stories in 1907, it stands at the prominent First Avenue and Pike Street intersection, across First Avenue from the iconic main entry to the Pike Place Public Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1643997869815-D92C3W388QGCGF7DPXR9/fruit+and+produce+building.JPG Projects - Inland Auto Freight Building, Spokane Northwest Vernacular prepared a Spokane Register of Historic Places nomination and assisted the property owner with using the state special valuation real estate tax program. Katie conducted archival research to document the construction and use of the building. She conducted a site visit to record physical attributes and alterations, and to digitally photograph the building. Katie wrote the significance statement and physical description and presented the nomination before the Spokane Historic Landmarks Commission, and she worked with the property owner to assemble the financial and project description data supporting the special valuation application. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1643997200967-3K58YPFK9M80RNUKCT9H/capitol+lake+deschutes+estuary.JPG Projects - Capitol Lake-Deschutes Estuary, Olympia Northwest Vernacular assisted Environmental Science Associates (ESA) in preparing the historic resources technical report for the Capitol Lake-Deschutes Estuary Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1642794399254-WU7NDX5DE8NJYIB3FR3C/naches+avenue.JPG Projects - Naches Avenue, Yakima Northwest Vernacular conducted a reconnaissance-level survey of, and prepared a historic context statement for Naches Avenue for the City of Yakima. Staff surveyed the 1.4-mile-long street and 83 buildings along either side of North Yakima Avenue, developed recommendations, entered data into WISAARD, and presented findings. Katie conducted archival research to document the development of Naches Avenue, from its inception as part of the 1885 plat for the town of North Yakima, through tree-planting, paving, infilling, and development alongside the avenue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1642790355072-ROTE5YP28YEAYDLLGWVK/wallace.JPG Projects - City of Wallace Northwest Vernacular prepared a preservation plan for the City of Wallace in Idaho to provide a work plan for the city’s historic preservation program. Most of the city is listed to the National Register as a historic district and includes both commercial and residential areas. This work included stakeholder interviews, public meetings, GIS map development, review of the city’s historic preservation ordinance, and development of goals and prioritized recommendations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1642787669008-A4BV1KB2P2OS1SEZO5NL/mcminnville+%283%29.JPG Projects - Downtown McMinnville Northwest Vernacular conducted a reconnaissance-level survey of 371 properties built between ca. 1870 and 1975 in the residential areas south of downtown McMinnville. This work updated 1980s survey data, identified possible National Register-eligible properties, and evaluated the areas for National Register historic district potential. Staff presented findings and recommendations at a public virtual meeting of the McMinnville Historic Landmarks Committee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1575675267470-U62ACX4YVXZWBPAHSAW8/Louisa+Hotel.JPG Projects - Louisa Hotel Northwest Vernacular assisted the property owner and developer in the use of federal historic rehabilitation tax credits in the reconstruction of the west half of the building following a fire in 2013 and rehabilitation of the rest of the building. This work returned the building to commercial and residential use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1575675506231-QDTXTMSLPBAWIZTVHDOR/Browns+First+Addition.jpg Projects - Brown's First Addition Northwest Vernacular worked with the City of Wenatchee to undertake an intensive level survey of Brown’s First Addition, platted in 1926 and built out by 1938. NWV then prepared a National Register historic district nomination encompassing the 25 houses in the 2-block plat. All the houses were built by a local contractor that remains in business. NWV conducted public meetings to convey the survey findings and the National Register nomination to property owners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1643996819568-13PFRM88FSJPFFKLO1MY/field+house+park.JPG Projects - Des Moines Field House Park Northwest Vernacular assisted Environmental Science Associates (ESA) in the documentation of the property and evaluation for National Register eligibility for the City of Des Moines. NWV completed a reconnaissance-level form for the park that identified all of its features and their role. Katie conducted archival research to document the development of, and changes to, the park. Spencer conducted field work to record physical attributes, alterations, and digitally photograph the park and its features. Katie and Spencer developed eligibility recommendations based on the research and field data. All data was entered into WISAARD and provided to ESA for integration with the archaeology data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1643935759082-NG6SCHD81TXA2P5Z0ZWL/van+gasken.JPG Projects - Van Gasken House, Des Moines Northwest Vernacular completed an intensive-level form for the house and site and a reconnaissance-level form for the detached garage. Katie conducted archival research to document the development of, and changes to, the site and buildings. Spencer conducted fieldwork to record physical attributes and alterations, and to digitally photograph the buildings and site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535665255251-F68S60CTCSYXNGIHMNQC/IMG_2232.jpg Projects - Showbox Landmark Nomination Northwest Vernacular prepared a City of Seattle Landmark nomination for the Showbox in downtown Seattle for Historic Seattle. Built in 1917 as a market building and then substantially remodeled in 1939 to create the Showbox, the building’s history has remained closely tied to Seattle’s music scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535659404305-VB2SP6BMBR21XPGV6RNW/IMG_3394.JPG Projects - McMinnville Preservation Plan & Intensive Level Survey Northwest Vernacular developed a preservation plan for the city of McMinnville and conducted an intensive level survey of eight properties. This was the first preservation plan prepared for the city. Working closely with City planning staff through a public process, the plan established the goals, policies, and priorities for preservation in McMinnville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1575675420149-4571BVVRTV6BM1RGAMB7/Wallingford+Feasibility+Study.jpg Projects - Wallingford Historic District Feasibility Study Northwest Vernacular worked with Historic Wallingford volunteers to assess the over 960-acre neighborhood (over 4,900 buildings) for potential National Register historic district eligibility. NWV used data collected by volunteers to identify areas recommended for historic district listing, and then assisted Historic Wallingford in consultation with the state architectural historian, conducting public meetings to convey the process and findings to neighborhood residents, and developed guidance to assist Historic Wallingford in undertaking the nominations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535662022723-OROLZ26CXP82GZWGG408/DXO_165148.jpg Projects - Harvard Exit - Woman's Century Club Northwest Vernacular assisted the property owner and design team in the rehabilitation of building and its new use as the Mexican Consulate. Spencer Howard worked closely with the project architect and owners during design and construction to guide compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535659947536-BDA5Q7068KPVY9FAJYY5/WestLinnMap_export_180430.jpg Projects - West Linn Walking Tour Katie Pratt created a digital walking tour map for the City of West Linn and National Register of Historic Places listed Willamette Historic District in West Linn, Oregon. Katie re-organized content from an existing tour brochure to provide two shorter tours that are thematically related and more approachable for tour users. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1575676113343-HUYGJ7PG4VT56G5RO690/Garden+House+pear+orchard.JPG Projects - Turner-Koepf/Beacon Hill Club House Northwest Vernacular prepared a City of Seattle Landmark nomination for the Turner-Koepf/Beacon Hill Club House for the Beacon Arts Board. Built ca. 1886, prior to platting of the area, the house and historic pear orchard stand on a large parcel in Beacon Hill and remain a prominent part of the community. The house, built in the Italianate style and later converted to the Queen Anne style, served as the clubhouse for the Jefferson Park Improvement Club starting in 1924. The property is listed to the National Register of Historic Places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1575675369176-LKKK5S18G8A12H3JIDT7/Wenatchee+Main+Street.JPG Projects - Wenatchee Main Street Northwest Vernacular assisted the Wenatchee Downtown Association and the City of Wenatchee in conducting outreach to commercial building owners within the Downtown Wenatchee National Register historic district on the use of federal, state, and public utility financial incentives for historic building rehabilitation. NWV then worked with several property owners to review active and potential projects to identify applicable incentives and guide incentive use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535665517907-OCUKYEYXEU4UK06U6Y7G/Exterior_16.JPG Projects - Campbell House Northwest Vernacular prepared a maintenance plan for the National Register listed Campbell House and associated Carriage House and grounds, built in 1898 and operated as a house museum by the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC). The plan’s maintenance guidance, prioritized list of repairs and cost estimates will guide the next 20-years of maintenance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1575675968637-WIWOFUCCMP21IVF6R2XS/Hoquiam+Survey.jpg Projects - City of Hoquiam Survey Northwest Vernacular conducted a reconnaissance level survey of the Karr’s Hill area encompassing 112 properties. NWV worked with local volunteers to digitize 1920 census data to identify past building occupants and significant maritime heritage associations. NWV conducted two public meetings to convey the survey process and findings. Surveyed properties ranged in age from the 1880s through 1969. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535658827416-PRXJKURZA2I1DT1HIDAT/IMG_1017.JPG Projects - Washington Building, Tacoma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1575675690510-KCJO4TDEJQTK80DDTYK7/Lakewood+Oak+Park.jpg Projects - City of Lakewood Oak Park Northwest Vernacular conducted a reconnaissance survey of 112 properties built from the 1940s though 1960s in the Oak Park plat, developed a mid-twentieth century historic context for the City of Lakewood, and assisted the city in conducting city-wide public outreach to raise awareness for and educate the public on historic preservation within the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535658795446-HLESFSYB7NV0ML74F64R/IMG_1023.JPG Projects - Prairie Line Northwest Vernacular, Inc. assisted the City of Tacoma in working with artists and a website team to develop and install interpretive art along the Prairie Line Trail along with an interactive website exploring the history of the Prairie Line. As the lead author on the Interpretive Plan and the Historic and Cultural Assessment Report, Katie Pratt worked directly with artists and the website team to support their use of the background reports and provide edits on historic content. Learn more about the public art, history, and sites of interest at www.prairielinetrail.org. This is one of the public art installations created to interpret the history of the Prairie Line Trail. "Working Forward, Weaving Anew," by Jessilyn Brinkerhoff and Esteban Camacho Steffensen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535658872981-I67MYBSK8MNIJO6LWNAZ/SeattleCenter_24642.jpg Projects - KeyArena Northwest Vernacular, Inc. assisted Seattle Center with the presentation and Landmark Preservation Board review process of KeyArena and the Bressi Garage nominations. KeyArena, the Washington State Coliseum from the Century 21 Seattle World’s Fair was unanimously designated under all six landmark criteria. Image is a 1961 model of the Seattle World’s Fair (Century 21) Coliseum (KeyArena) and the West Entrance Gate. Courtesy Washington State Library Photograph Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535661099155-409OFH6VQUWGW8ZY6530/IMG_9143.JPG Projects - Pullman Digital Walking Tour Katie Pratt developed a digital walking tour and marketing strategy for the City of Pullman using the Clio history website. Throughout the project, Pratt worked closely with City of Pullman staff and the Historic Preservation Commission for their review of content and building selection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1575675540830-XFE5ZDIQ0HALUED0DVSB/Lynden+Public+Outreach.jpg Projects - City of Lynden Public Outreach Northwest Vernacular worked with the City of Lynden staff and Historic Preservation Commission to develop a public outreach pamphlet explaining historic preservation in Lynden, the different types of historic registers and what listing means, the role of the Historic Preservation Commission and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, how to conduct property research, and the benefits, financial incentives and value of historic preservation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1575676205039-XA7NB435K9DIYAVXPXNH/Engineering+Annex.JPG Projects - Engineering Annex Northwest Vernacular prepared a City of Seattle Landmark nomination for the Engineering Annex (former Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Foundry) for the University of Washington. Built in 1909 and designed by architect Washington N. G. Place, the former foundry remains in academic industrial use and represents the legacy of the AYPE influence on the growth of the university campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535660880830-Z6PC7GMCF5XT52FTT7RV/1st_Ave_W_401_07.JPG Projects - Uptown Survey Historic Context, Intensive and Reconnaissance Level Survey Northwest Vernacular prepared a historic context and conducted an intensive and reconnaissance level survey of 100 properties within the neighborhood. This project marked the first historic context specifically for Uptown. Properties surveyed included commercial, single and multi-family, industrial, and religious buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1575675808770-4YMVRV37SMS5PRUSIKDT/College+Place.jpg Projects - City of College Place Northwest Vernacular completed a reconnaissance (52 properties) and intensive (10 properties) level survey and conducted two public meetings to convey the survey process and findings. NWV worked with the City staff and the Historic Preservation Commission to identify which properties to survey. The survey encompassed a variety of buildings, including commercial, residential (apartment and single family), religious, government, and Walla Walla University buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1575675867606-IGJ1K2MT6R87WVVFSKKP/Fruit+Row.JPG Projects - Fruit Row Yakima Northwest Vernacular completed an intensive level survey of the Fruit Row warehouses along N First Avenue in downtown Yakima. Warehouses dated from the late 1890s through 1969 and consisted of stone, brick, and concrete (block, poured, and pre-cast) buildings. The warehouse corridor remains in active use and is central to the history of agriculture in the valley and the growth of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1575676028507-0ABIT9N0U03Y2ELOFD9I/Eagelson+Hall.JPG Projects - Eagleson Hall Nomination Northwest Vernacular prepared a City of Seattle Landmark nomination for Eagleson Hall for the University of Washington. Built in 1923 and designed by architects Bebb & Gould, the Tudor Revival style building was built by the YMCA and reinforced the extension of the Tudor Gothic or Collegiate Gothic style out from the University campus to the adjoining commercial district west of the campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535660669472-JSBC3BAGYQY7W1OOIF3J/Front_321_02.JPG Projects - Lynden Historic Resource Survey Northwest Vernacular conducted a reconnaissance survey, prepared a historic context, and developed preservation strategy guidance for the City of Lynden. As a new certified local government, this was the first large scale survey work undertaken by the city and included 109 properties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535663059834-2544O2712I9ZY2M68XIP/MHA+FEIS_map+4_olmsted.jpg Projects - Expert Witness and GIS Analysis Spencer Howard served as an expert witness on behalf of the Friends of North Rainier Neighborhood Plan and SCALE relative to the Mandatory Housing Affordability Final Environmental Impact Statement (MHA FEIS). Howard assembled geographic information system (GIS) data and overlaid it on proposed land use and zoning changes in the MHA FEIS to convey the extent of inventoried, listed, and properties 50-years of age or older within the MHA FEIS study area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1535660249432-XMTOC59TWIGY6MURY7Z6/Parrington_321.JPG Projects - Parrington Hall Northwest Vernacular prepared a City of Seattle Landmark nomination for Parrington Hall for the University of Washington. Built in 1902 and designed by architects Josenhans and Allan, the Romanesque Revival Style building was the first building constructed along the 1898 Oval Plan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1487780888728-74W2AQ5UW23KYEA7VWOA/unnamed.jpg Projects https://www.nwvhp.com/contact-1 daily 0.75 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1493624462591-UQDK7X500VL0BWVQ0ZPU/IMG_0213.JPG Get in Touch Plaster capital detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1487780980906-3BNJCR1JJJY3AK7YUYLF/unnamed.jpg Get in Touch https://www.nwvhp.com/home-1 daily 0.75 2017-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a89dfe15d5db737e553c28/1487709210428-N5H624OCOGW7OAYQXG2R/unnamed.jpg NW Vernacular