Title
Special Recognition - 2016 Historic Preservation Awards
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
the Olympia Heritage Commission seeks recognition of the recommended award recipients for the 2016 Excellence In Historic Preservation Award.
City Manager Recommendation:
Recognize the recommended Historic Preservation Award recipients.
Report
Issue:
Whether to celebrate the work that ordinary Olympians do to preserve and celebrate our city's unique historic places.
Staff Contact:
Michelle Sadlier, Historic Preservation Officer, Community Planning & Development, 360.753.8031
Presenter(s):
Holly Davies, Chair of the Olympia Heritage Commission
Notified: Award Recipients Sean Kirby and members of the Thurston-Lewis-Mason Central Labor Council
Background and Analysis:
Under their role of promoting excellence in historic preservation, the Heritage Commission reviews nominations and recommends one or more recipients for Olympia's Historic Preservation Award each year. While each recipient contributes something unique, the Preservation Award is intended to recognize the people and projects which serve as a model for preserving and championing Olympia's historical culture, architecture, and stories as embodied in its historic places.
For 2016, the Heritage Commission wishes to applaud the work of a number of people and groups, including tonight's award recipients. They are:
1. Sean Kirby, for rehabilitating the Trena and Leo Belsito House (408 27th Avenue SE) (Attachment 1)
Sean Kirby has gone above and beyond the call of duty in rehabilitating this significant Trena Worthington-designed home from 1948. Paying extremely close attention to detail, Mr. Kirby painstakingly restored rotting and failing building systems and finishes to their original grandeur while making minor design concessions where necessary in order to make the house function for modern living. The modern upgrades - such as the kitchen remodel, basement build-out, new garage doo...
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