The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation has announced that grant applications for the 2015 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund are being accepted.
Established in 1997, the program has awarded grants to over 100 projects totaling nearly $100,000 in funding to local historic preservation organizations and advocates engaged in preserving Washington’s cultural heritage.
Past Tacoma and Pierce County recipients have included:
- University Place Historical Society (University Place | 2014) – $2,000 to paint the exterior of the Curran House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a significant post-war, modernist residential design;
- Spanaway Historical Society (Spanaway | 2014) – $2,000 to re-roof the milk shed and blacksmith shed, located at the Prairie House Museum;
- Broadway Center for the Performing Arts (Tacoma | 2013) – $1,150 in emergency funding to repair a leak near the main lobby entry of the Pantages Theater;
- Ezra Meeker Historical Society (Puyallup | 2013) – $1,500 to patch, fill, replace and seal the westside window bay in preparation for painting at the Meeker Mansion;
- Points Northeast Historical Society (Browns Point | 2013) – $1,000 for abatement of asbestos and lead paint at the Browns Point Light Station Buildings;
- South Pierce County Historical Society (Eatonville | 2013) – $650 for rehabilitation and stabilization work to the main entry wall of the historic Van Eaton Cabin;
- Steilacoom Historical Museum Association (Steilacoom | 2013) – $1,500 to address needed repairs to the banister on the main stairway at the 1857 Nathaniel Orr Home;
- Historic Fort Steilacoom Association (Lakewood | 2012) – $500 to paint the exteriors of four 1850s buildings, which served as officer’s quarters at the historic fort;
- University Place Historical Society (University Place | 2012) – $1,000 to help restore the decks on the mid-century modern Curran House;
- Ezra Meeker Historical Society (Puyallup | 2011) – $2,000 to help rehabilitate dining room windows at the National Register-listed Meeker Mansion;
- Fort Nisqually Foundation (Tacoma | 2011) – $500 to develop architectural drawings for the circa-1850 National Historic Landmark Granary at Fort Nisqually;
- Gig Harbor Boatshop (Gig Harbor | 2011) – $1,000 to repair and restore the hull of Thunderbird #2, a racing sailboat designed and manufactured in Gig Harbor;
- Steilacoom Tribal Museum Association (Steilacoom | 2010) – $1,000 to help restore the roof of the historic Oberlin Church, now used as the Tribal Cultural Center;
- University Place Historical Society (University Place | 2010) – $500 to restore window glass and trim on the historic Curran House;
- Historic Tacoma (Tacoma | 2007) – $1,000 to assess and restore water damaged plaster and ornamental painting in the main hall of the Pythian Temple;
- South Pierce County Historical Society (Eatonville | 2007) – $500 to frame and pour a new foundation for the relocation of the Eatonville Japanese Community Milk House;
- Tacoma Railcar Preservation Society (Tacoma | 2007) – $1,000 to assist in repairing the wooden roof of the 1910 Northern Pacific Dining Car;
- Friends of Eddon Boatworks (Gig Harbor | 2004) – $500 for public information materials for a city bond election to acquire and save Eddon Boatworks.
Additionally, the amount of funding has generally increased or remained the same every year:
- 2014 ($9,000 awarded to five projects);
- 2013 ($10,000 awarded to nine projects);
- 2012 ($10,000 awarded to 11 projects);
- 2011 ($10,000 awarded to nine projects);
- 2010 ($6,500 awarded to eight projects);
- 2009 ($8,000 awarded to five projects);
- 2008 ($6,000 awarded to six projects);
- 2007 ($7,500 awarded to 10 projects);
- 2006 ($4,385 awarded to seven projects);
- 2005 ($6,500 awarded to nine projects);
- 2004 ($7,000 awarded to eight projects);
- 2003 ($3,250 awarded to four projects);
- 2002 ($3,000 awarded to three projects);
- 2001 ($2,000 awarded to two projects);
- 2000 ($1,000 awarded to one project);
- 1999 ($1,250 awarded to three projects);
- 1998 ($1,250 awarded to four projects).
While priority is given to bricks and mortar rehabilitation of historic resources, eligible projects also include services such as hiring professional expertise for the production of as-built drawings, a Historic Structures Report, or a feasibility study for the adaptive use of a historic resource.
“The Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund enables preservation to happen at the local level, assisting with projects that highlight the heritage and history of communities across the state,” said Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Executive Director Chris Moore. “From boat docks to log cabins to schoolhouses, program funding reaches a unique assortment of resources that matter to Washington.”
“With its 2015 funding cycle, the Washington Trust is renewing its focus on providing grants for projects that represent the day-to-day activities and events of our past,” said Kris Bassett, Chair of the Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund. “An authentic sense of place is important for any community — this grant program reaffirms the impact historic sites have on informing our shared past.”
The next deadline for submitting grant applications is Mon., Oct. 6, 2014. Applications submitted via e-mail must be received by 5 p.m. that day. If a hard copy is being sent via U.S. mail, application materials must be postmarked no later than Mon., Oct. 6, 2014. All application materials are available online at preservewa.org/Washington-Preserves-Fund.aspx. For additional questions about the application and for information on donating to the Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund, please contact Cathy Wickwire at (206) 624-9449 or via email at cwickwire@preservewa.org.
To read the Tacoma Daily Index‘s complete and comprehensive coverage of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, click on the following links:
- Gig Harbor trolley pilot program earns downtown revitalization award (Tacoma Daily Index, May 7, 2014)
- Register today for RevitalizeWA historic preservation conference (Tacoma Daily Index, April 14, 2014)
- City honors Tacoma’s Knights of Pythias (Tacoma Daily Index, February 26, 2014)
- City Hall News: McMenamin’s BIA Expansion, Knights of Pythias turns 150 and Enviro Services strategic plan (Tacoma Daily Index, February 21, 2014)
- Metro Parks Tacoma completes Fort Nisqually Granary Building preservation project (Tacoma Daily Index, February 4, 2014)
- 2 Pierce County groups awarded Washington Trust historic preservation grants (Tacoma Daily Index, December 16, 2013)
- Washington Trust seeks nominees for 2014 Most Endangered Historic Properties List (Tacoma Daily Index, November 19, 2013)
- Free workshop available for Pierce County heritage barn owners (Tacoma Daily Index, September 24, 2013)
- Washington Trust offers historic preservation grants (Tacoma Daily Index, September 20, 2013)
- Grants available for Wash. heritage barns (Tacoma Daily Index, August 26, 2013)
- New leadership at Washington Trust for Historic Preservation (Tacoma Daily Index, August 20, 2013)
- Local historian will share “Tacoma Then and Now” photos (Tacoma Daily Index, August 7, 2013)
- WSDOT halts plan to tear down historic McMillin Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, July 18, 2013)
- McMillin Bridge added to Pierce County historic register (Tacoma Daily Index, June 19, 2013)
- McMillin Bridge historic nomination reaches Pierce County Council (Tacoma Daily Index, May 20, 2013)
- Historic preservationists deem century-old Gig Harbor church endangered (Tacoma Daily Index, May 16, 2013)
- Pierce County Council committee OKs historic McMillin Bridge nomination (Tacoma Daily Index, May 7, 2013)
- Pierce County Council committee to consider historic McMillin Bridge nomination (Tacoma Daily Index, May 2, 2013)
- Pierce County Commission OKs landmark nomination for historic McMillin Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, February 21, 2013)
- Downtown Tacoma’s Pantages Theater awarded historic preservation grant (Tacoma Daily Index, January 29, 2013)
- Public hearing scheduled for McMillin Bridge historic landmark nomination (Tacoma Daily Index, January 15, 2013)
- Year In Review: Saving McMillin Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, December 17, 2012)
- Washington Trust seeks nominees for 2013 Most Endangered Historic Properties List (Tacoma Daily Index, December 12, 2012)
- Historic preservation grant recipients to be announced at Washington Trust open house (Tacoma Daily Index, November 27, 2012)
- Fearing its demolition, preservationists nominate McMillin Bridge to Pierce County’s historic register (Tacoma Daily Index, November 16, 2012)
- State’s heritage barn program earns National Trust award (Tacoma Daily Index, November 13, 2012)
- Pierce County’s historic McMillin Bridge has lasted almost 80 years. Can it survive WSDOT? (Tacoma Daily Index, September 7, 2012)
- Murray Morgan Bridge rehab will include new elevator, staircase (Tacoma Daily Index, June 14, 2012)
- City: Murray Morgan Bridge will re-open in time for centennial (Tacoma Daily Index, February 28, 2012)
- Study links historic preservation, environmental benefits (Tacoma Daily Index, February 6, 2012)
- Dwell magazine contest could help save your favorite Tacoma landmark (Tacoma Daily Index, January 17, 2012)
- Transient linked to Old City Hall fire (Tacoma Daily Index, January 6, 2012)
- Nominations sought for state historic preservation honors (Tacoma Daily Index, January 5, 2012)
- Fort Steilacoom, Curran House receive historic preservation grants (Tacoma Daily Index, December 19, 2011)
- Washington Trust seeks nominations for 2012 Endangered Historic Properties List (Tacoma Daily Index, November 21, 2011)
- Tacoma City Council committee approves elevator, staircase for Murray Morgan Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, November 9, 2011)
- Murray Morgan Bridge elevator, staircase discussion continues (Tacoma Daily Index, November 4, 2011)
- Murray Morgan Bridge rehabilitation could include new elevator (Tacoma Daily Index, October 14, 2011)
- Pierce County Landmarks Commission hosts workshop for historic barn owners (Tacoma Daily Index, September 13, 2011)
- Washington Trust accepting historic preservation grant applications (Tacoma Daily Index, August 23, 2011)
- Falcons call Murray Morgan Bridge home (again) (Tacoma Daily Index, June 9, 2011)
- Hope for Old City Hall? Historic Tacoma tours iconic, derelict building (Tacoma Daily Index, June 7, 2011)
- Inside Old City Hall (Tacoma Daily Index, May 26, 2011)
- Endangered Properties: A historic list no property owner wants to join (Tacoma Daily Index, May 25, 2011)
- Historic preservation group calls Tacoma’s Old City Hall ‘endangered’ (Tacoma Daily Index, May 24, 2011)
- Washington Trust in Tacoma May 24 for endangered historic properties announcement (Tacoma Daily Index, May 20, 2011)
- Applicants sought for Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission (Tacoma Daily Index, May 18, 2011)
- Murray Morgan Bridge to be painted black (Tacoma Daily Index, March 24, 2011)
- Back In Black? City proposal would paint Murray Morgan Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, March 21, 2011)
- Washington Trust seeks nominees for 2011 endangered historic properties (Tacoma Daily Index, February 14, 2011)
- Washington Trust names historic preservation award recipients (Tacoma Daily Index, January 20, 2011)
- Puyallup’s Meeker Mansion awarded $2K historic preservation grant (Tacoma Daily Index, January 12, 2011)
- $49M contract approved for Murray Morgan Bridge rehab (Tacoma Daily Index, January 5, 2011)
- Tacoma City Council votes Tuesday on $49M Murray Morgan Bridge rehab contract (Tacoma Daily Index, January 3, 2011)
- Council vote ahead for Murray Morgan Bridge loan (Tacoma Daily Index, September 10, 2010)
- $20M WSDOT loan would complete Murray Morgan Bridge rehab (Tacoma Daily Index, September 1, 2010)
- Coke Oven Park listed as endangered historic site (Tacoma Daily Index, June 3, 2010)
- Curran House, Oberlin Church awarded historic preservation grants (Tacoma Daily Index, April 27, 2010)
- Bicyclists, pedestrians return to Murray Morgan Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, March 31, 2010)
- National Trust for Historic Preservation grant will fund Curran House renovation study (Tacoma Daily Index, February 24, 2010)
- Washington Trust seeks nominations for 2010 Endangered Historic Properties List (Tacoma Daily Index, February 10, 2010)
- Murray Morgan Makeover (Tacoma Daily Index, February 9, 2010)
- Historic preservationist, former State Rep Lantz appointed to Parks & Recreation Commission (Tacoma Daily Index, February 5, 2010)
- Steel cables, heavy equipment signal beginning of Murray Morgan Bridge rehab (Tacoma Daily Index, January 25, 2010)
- Pierce County drops historic preservation officer (Tacoma Daily Index, January 20, 2010)
- Legislative session puts preservationists on ‘defense’ (Tacoma Daily Index, January 14, 2010)
- Apply now for Washington Trust for Historic Preservation grants (Tacoma Daily Index, January 7, 2010)
- Call for Washington historic preservation awards nominees (Tacoma Daily Index, January 6, 2010)
- Year In Review: Murray Morgan Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, December 31, 2009)
- Bridge Support: A chorus of praise for saving Murray Morgan Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, December 4, 2009)
- Tacoma City Council approves Murray Morgan Bridge agreement (Tacoma Daily Index, December 2, 2009)
- City Council to vote Dec. 1 on Murray Morgan Bridge agreement (Tacoma Daily Index, November 25, 2009)
- Tacoma closer to owning Murray Morgan Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, November 19, 2009)
- Covered storage space needed for 1910 dining car restoration (Tacoma Daily Index, November 17, 2009)
- Space needed for 1910 dining car restoration (Tacoma Daily Index, November 14, 2009)
- Murray Morgan Bridge rehab delayed (Tacoma Daily Index, October 8, 2009)
- Free workshop available for Pierce County heritage barn owners (Tacoma Daily Index, September 2, 2009)
- Preservationists push for regional maritime heritage area designation (Tacoma Daily Index, August 10, 2009)
- Contract awarded for Murray Morgan Bridge cable project (Tacoma Daily Index, June 17, 2009)
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- Endangered Property: St. Edward’s Catholic Church (Tacoma Daily Index, June 3, 2009)
- Endangered Property: Vashon Gym (Tacoma Daily Index, June 2, 2009)
- Endangered Property: Carmack House (Tacoma Daily Index, June 1, 2009)
- Endangered Property: Bush House (Tacoma Daily Index, May 29, 2009)
- Endangered Property: BF Tabbott House (Tacoma Daily Index, May 28, 2009)
- Endangered Property: Alki Homestead (Tacoma Daily Index, May 27, 2009)
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- In an old hilltop mansion, a strong voice for preservation (Tacoma Daily Index, April 14, 2009)
- Budget amendment bitter-sweet for Pierce County historic preservation (Tacoma Daily Index, March 20, 2009)
- Washington State budget cuts threaten Main Street program (Tacoma Daily Index, March 18, 2009)
- Nominations sought for Washington Trust’s Endangered Historic Properties List (Tacoma Daily Index, February 19, 2009)
- Apply now for Washington Trust for Historic Preservation grants (Tacoma Daily Index, January 7, 2009)
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- Rep. Flannigan awarded historic preservation Deeds Award (Tacoma Daily Index, December 3, 2008)
- 2008 Washington State Endangered Historic Properties — Murray Morgan Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, June 11, 2008)
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- Murray Morgan Bridge tops list of Washington Trust’s annual Most Endangered Historic Properties (Tacoma Daily Index, May 27, 2008)
- Murray Morgan Bridge site of state’s ‘Most Endangered’ historic properties announcement (Tacoma Daily Index, May 22, 2008)
- Historic preservation groups partner to boost membership (Tacoma Daily Index, December 7, 2007)
- Local grants will help restore Knights of Pythias Hall (Tacoma Daily Index, June 25, 2007)
- History Makers (Tacoma Daily Index, November 21, 2006)
- City’s Landmarks Commission honors historic preservation leaders (Tacoma Daily Index, June 8, 2006)