Title
Special Recognition - 2017 Historic Preservation Awards and Olympia Heritage Register Plaques
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Olympia Heritage Commission seeks recognition of the recommended award recipients for the 2017 Historic Preservation Award.
City Manager Recommendation:
Recognize the Historic Preservation Award recipients recommended by the Heritage Commission.
Report
Issue:
Whether to recognize the work that Olympians do to preserve and celebrate the city's special historic and cultural places.
Staff Contact:
Michelle Sadlier, Historic Preservation Officer, Community Planning & Development. 360.753.8031
Presenter(s):
Katherine M. Kelly, Chair of the Olympia Heritage Commission
Michelle Sadlier, Historic Preservation Officer
Notified:
Award Recipients Gray & Joy Graham, Artisans Group, and Maurice Major
Plaque Recipients Maria & Keith Ciani, Connie Phegley, and Kanako Wynkoop
Background and Analysis:
One of the Olympia Heritage Commission's important roles is to promote excellence in historic preservation. To that end, the Heritage Commission reviews nominations and recommends one or more recipients for Olympia's Historic Preservation Award. Although each recipient contributes something uniquely special to our community, the overarching goal of the Historic Preservation Award is to recognize the people and projects which serve as a model for preserving and championing Olympia's cultural and built heritage along with the stories embodied in these historic places.
The people recommended to receive the 2017 Historic Preservation Award all share the common characteristic of going above and beyond all expectations to champion the rich heritage of Olympia's urban and natural cultural landscape. The Heritage Commission is proud to recommend the following award recipients:
1. Gray & Joy Graham and Artisans Group, whose creative rehabilitation of the former Thorp Motors Building (222 Capitol Way North) has turned this unde...
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