HomeMy WebLinkAboutHPC Packet 2015-03-11 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION - AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING 5:15 P.M. March 11, 2015
I. 5:15—CALL TO ORDER:
II. 5:15—ROLL CALL: Declaration of Quorum
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
February 11, 2015
IV. 5:20—OLD BUSINESS:
A. None
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. None
VI. WORKSHOP:
A. Pasco History Slideshow: Add bullets, talking points:
a) Commissioner Baker: Ainsworth Town; (Cemetery?)
b) Commission Chair Stafford: Railroad; (Big Pasco?)
c) Commissioner Brandon: Schools
d) Commissioner Tate: Moore Mansion
e) Commissioner Bergstrom: Pasco Airfield/NAS Pasco/Tri-Cities Airport
fl Staff: Integrate into PowerPoint Presentation, PDF handout.
VII. 5:55—OTHER BUSINESS:
A. Progress Report: Invite City Manager Dave Zabell, Deputy Manager Stan
Strebel, representatives from the Franklin County Historical Society Museum,
Washington State Railroads Historical Society Museum, et al., to HPC for
Pasco History Slideshow (Commissioners Baker and Stafford).
VIII. 6:00—ADJOURNMENT
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION - Minutes
REGULAR MEETING 5:15 P.M. February 11, 2015
I. 5:37—CALL TO ORDER:
II. 5:15—ROLL CALL: Present Marilynn Baker, Malin Bergstrom, Tom Brandon,
Devi Tate. Absent: Dan Stafford
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
January 14, 2015 (Approved)
IV. 5:20—OLD BUSINESS:
A. None
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. None
VI. WORKSHOP:
A. Commissioners discussed Pasco History Slideshow; Decided to do the
following:
a) add Native American influences, Lewis 8v Clark slides;
b) Map 8v Plat of Ainsworth;
c) Move Moore Mansion to end with new section "Existing historic
Landmarks" including Moore Mansion, County Courthouse, Carnegie
Library/Museum;
d) Add old airfield overlay map
B. Commissioners will turn in "bullet points" to be added to slideshow by Friday
February 27, 2015.
C. Presentation has been tentatively moved to April 8, 2015 at 3:00 in City
Council Chambers (pending reservation/ RSVP by invitees).
D. "Mock Hearing" preparation on hold until after April presentation.
VII. 5:55—OTHER BUSINESS:
A. Staff will reserve City Council Chambers for Wednesday April 8, 2015 from
3:00 to 4:00; invite City Manager Dave Zabell, Deputy Manager Stan Strebel.
B. Commissioners will invite representatives from the Franklin County Historical
Society Museum, Washington State Railroads Historical Society Museum, et
al.
VIII. 6:00—ADJOURNMENT
Slide 1
Historic Pasco
An to Citv of Pasco Hi;tory
Slide 2 Archeologists from Washington State
University discovered a rock shelter on
the banks of the Palouse River, several
miles upstream from its confluence
Pre-Columbian Influences with the Snake River, in the 1960's.
Their finds included human artifacts
and parts of a human skull and other
fragments of skeletal parts which
revealed under the carbon-dating test
that they were 10,000 to 12,000 years
old. The scientists have named this
shelter Marmes rock shelter, and they
refer to its inhabitants as Marmes Man,
the name Marmes being that of the
owner of the farm on which this
discovery was made. Unfortunately
that site is now partially inundated by
the backwaters of the Snake River
impounded behind Lower Monumental
Dam, making the site virtually
inaccessible.
Slide 3 Nativ American
Travel Trade Routes
Slide 4 erican
Lands
Slide 5 Members of the Lewis and Clark
Expedition, arriving at the mouth of the
Snake River on their westward journey
on Oct. 16, 1805 where they camped
Lewis & Clark for several days while trading with the
local Indians for salmon and dogs, were
the first white men to set foot in our
vicinity. Sacajawea State Park
commemorates that campsite.
Slide 6 Lewis 8 Clark Route
Acr the West
1
r
- r
5
-
Slide 7 ent The coming of the Northern Pacific
Im on Routes Railway brought a great rush of settlers
w 5°" ! T 9 to Washington Territory, leading to
statehood in 1889.
Slide 8 The temporary construction town of
Ainsworth, which sprang up at the
mouth of the Snake River in 1879 when
the railroad built a bridge across the
• `^''l river, became the predecessor of Pasco.
After completion of the Snake River
Bridge in 1884 the workers were moved
en masse to Pasco to commence
construction of the railroad bridge
across the Columbia River, and
Ainsworth soon faded from the scene
Slide 9 Map oft e Department
of the lumbia 1896
b
�AfA L
WALLOP
Slide 10 lown During its brief life span it had become
Plat worth 1884 the temporary county seat of the newly
created Franklin County in 1883.
wt�
Slide 11 Ain th Town
The Fred lings ca 1882-84
Slide 12
Ains orth Town
Captain J C Ainsworth
Slide 13
7At Town
1884
Slide 14 Ain th Town Ainsworth's ferry landing was home to
Railr oats ca 1900 the transfer Steamer Sternwheeler
Frederick Billings, the largest steamer in
the Northwest at that time. As such,
Ainsworth was one of the busiest
places in the Territory as a transfer
point for a variety of goods such as
wheat, cattle, sheep, and railroad
esirius'rm.i re.aSim .
materials.
Slide 15 Ains orth Town
Snake River 'dge&Ferry ca 1905
Slide 16 lown
Snake River t Ainsworth ca 1900
3"
i
Slide 17 Ain th Town
Moved worth to Pasco
Slide 18
Fr
Slide 19 In the early years of Pasco's history the
dominant economic factor was the
million-dollar annual payroll of the
Northern Pacific Railway, now merged
Northern Pacific Railroad with other lines to form the Burlington
Northern /Santa Fe. One of the most
valuable and exotic commodities
hauled by it is mentioned in the Pasco
Express, in December, 1912: "There
passed through this city last Saturday
one of the fastest trains ever operated
across the American continent, and its
cargo was the most valuable, composed
of 15 express cars loaded with raw silk
valued at two million dollars." This silk
traffic was especially prominent in the
1920's and lasted into the 1930's.
These trains had the right of way over
all other traffic.
Silk is no longer a part of the cargo, but
freight traffic on the railroad is
constantly growing, and the Amtrak
trains have taken on the passenger
business.
Slide 20 NP Railroad Pasco was established as a Northern
"A"Street H ises&Water Tower Pacific station in 1884. It was named by
Virgil G. Bogue, principal engineer of
the Northern Pacific Cascade
construction branch, after his most
recent job at Cerro de Pasco located in
the Andes in Peru.
Slide 21 bad
"A" S ow Houses
Slide 22 N ilroad
Second R Columbia River
,j, u i
Slide 23 NP Railroad
Rail Yard v/Roundhouse
Slide 24 oad
Second and Water Tower
Slide 25 "kn oad
Ha ll
Slide 26 N jRailroad
RR Ikundhouse
Slide 27 oad
Rail king North
Slide 28 ilroad
"Ma hinatown"
Slide 29 NP Railroad
Pasco-Kenn&vick Rail Crossing
1 -r
Slide 30
road
ouse
Slide 31 `' ilroad
Depot
- FF, F6 -
arxw-j
Slide 32
Pasco Schools
Slide 33 tools The original Schoolhouse was moved in
West C 001190 1885 from its original location at
Ainsworth Town near the Snake River to
the southwest corner of"City Hall
Block," located between Third and
Fourth Avenues and Lewis and Clark
Streets.
Westside School, later named
Longfellow after the American
writer/poet Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow (Grades K-12) was built to
replace the Ainsworth School in 1909
for a sum of$9,000.
Slide 34 • •` ools Longfellow was the first of three
• - • :� schools on site; lost to fire in 1949, it
was rebuilt in 1951.
rl
.11�IL.1:
Slide 35 Pas o Schools Eastside School—grades K-12 (Second
East Si School 1912 school) was completed in 1912 on the
corner of East Lewis Street and Franklin
Avenue for a contract totaling $35,721.
Y
Slide 36 ools ; Eastside School was later renamed
Whi chool 1912 Whittier School after the Poet and anti-
slavery advocate John Greenleaf
-- Whittier. It was closed in early'60s for
desegregation purpose.
WF , IN fill?
Slide 37 P chools The original Pasco High School Building
P h 1921 was built in 1921 and was named
"Washington High School" by the
School Board.
The "Washington High School" sign was
apparently torn down by students
r.
-- unhappy with the name. The school
F - was subsequently renamed "Pasco High
School"
Slide 38 Pas o Schools When the new High School was built in
Pasco 'gh Pre-1953 1953 on Tenth Avenue high school
children moved to the new Pasco High
- School and the old High School building
:.
s. became Pasco Junior High until around
1985. After ten years siting vacant, the
_ building was fully remodeled in 1995 to
become Pasco City Hall.
"The City obtained the old McLoughlin
Junior High School building for$85,000
from the local school district after it
had sat vacant for ten years. The City
chose to obtain ownership of the
building, which dated from 1920, to
preserve its historic and perceived
aesthetic value for the community. The
design team was charged with
producing a combination
preservation/conversion design for the
building that would preserve the
historic west facade while addressing
the presentation of an image of
permanence and civic authority, design
interior public spaces to convey a
feeling of conservative quality, and
provide special attention to the city
council chambers by producing a design
that would invite and facilitate
audience participation. The completed
building is 73,900 square feet."
Slide 39 Paso Schools Site of current Pasco High School, built
Pasc High 1953 in 1953.
Slide 40 tools The new Pasco High School enjoyed a
Pa gh 1953 major remodel in 1993. It has since
been augmented by a new Chiawana
High School built in 2009 on Argent
�--L-- - Road in west Pasco.
s1 - -, Chiawana (Nch'i-Wana) is the Sahaptin
word for "Big River"
Slide 41
Slide 42 1St r Mail Route Pasco's aviation history goes back to
West o ieMississippi 1926 when Varney Air Lines
PascoW iseID-Elko NV commenced regular airmail service
between Pasco, Washington and Elko,
Nevada.
Slide 43 Va es 1926 Varney was taken over by United
go Airlines, and in 1934 United moved
their operations out of Pasco to
Pendleton, Oregon. Pasco was without
�1 regular air service until Empire Air Lines
Started regular air service out of Pasco
in 1949, being later taken over by
Hughes Air West.
Slide 44 Varne rlines 1926
Pasco ID Elko NV
Slide 45 The Pasco Naval Air Station was
established in 1942 as a training center
for naval aviators. In the later stages of
World War II this base was used to
n Pasco rebuild carrier-based squadrons of
planes that had been shot up in action
against the Japanese in the Pacific.
Slide 46 Nav ion Pasco
Flig rol Tower
F
.' YI
i ef-
Slide 47avai tion Pasco
ine"
Slide 48 Naval Ai Station Pasco
"WAVE' ltha Skogley
Slide 49 Na on Pasco
FFernaleafftt'Mechanic
Slide 50 Naval tation Pasco
Re uilding
JV
, ,
Slide 51 Naval Ai • Station Pasco
Bipla s in a Row
Slide 52 Nav ion Pasco
Planes ht Formation
A
Slide 53 Naval tation Pasco
n
atio
Slide 54 Naval Ai Station Pasco
Fli t Training
Slide 55 Na ion Pasco
Line
R„
Slide 56 Pasco Ai t - Post WWII After the War the city of Pasco
1949 purchased the Navy Base from the
government for a consideration of only
$1.00. Today many commercial and
31�
industrial tenants are using the facilities
F there. The landing field, along with the
air terminal is now known as the Tri-
�°' Cities Airport, operated by the Port of
Pasco. Regular scheduled airline service
is provided in this airport.
Slide 57 Naval Aid Station Pasco
Flight Coi—ol Tower Today
Slide 58
Thin unty
se
Slide 59 Cou ourthouse In March, a small wood-structure
un tion-1913 courthouse was built in Ainsworth at a
cost of$800, including the land.
On February 7th the courthouse and
jail were moved to East Lewis Street in
Pasco at a cost of$218.
In January the bid of Misho & Grant of
$74,215 was accepted for a new
courthouse to be built on North 4th
Avenue in Pasco. The architect was C.
Lewis Wilson and Co. of Seattle,
Washington. In May the bid of C.C.
Belknap Glass Co. of$3000 was
accepted to furnish and install the art
glass dome and two art glass skylights.
Slide 60 Co rthouse
Iyl Widr
.n
1 �1
Slide 61 Cou ouse In 2003 Franklin County commissioned
2006 CKJT Architects to restore and
modernize the County Courthouse.
Quality craftsmanship and great
. rli girl � �IGI II€I
attention to detail ensured this building
kept the original architect's intent,
_ while getting its electrical, mechanical
and functionality updated. The
restoration and modernization was
completed in 2006.
Slide 62
rary
Slide 63 rary The Museum was originally constructed
1 in 1910 as part of Andrew Carnegie's
worldwide library construction
program. The high ceilings and dark
wood trim create a period atmosphere
for this collection of historic artifacts
and information.
Slide 64 Car e Library A new library was built in 1962, after
which the building served several
different business concerns, ending in a
€ period of abandonment and neglect.
ERAMICS
Slide 65 Carn ie Library
Walter Ob t—First President
f
Slide 66 lbrary In 1980 the Society was offered the
Hist useum 2012 opportunity to use the building as its
museum. Between 1980 and 1982, the
building was beautifully refurbished by
volunteers. It opened to the public as
1� the Franklin County Historical Museum
on January 3, 1983.
Slide 67 Car e Library
Annex
, f
N'
d� .n
Slide 68 Carn ie Library
Pro sed Annex
Slide 69
Moo e Mansion
Slide 70 This is a neoclassical/Beaux Arts style
J. A 's Mansion structure, originally built as a private
home in 1905 by Mr. James A. Moore.
During the roaring twenties, the
{ Mansion was a speak-easy; with secret
underground tunnels and passageways
which aided in "rum running."
Located on 6 acres, along the majestic
Columbia River, the Mansion has also
served as a retirement home,
restaurant and special event venue.
Slide 71 Histo 'c Moments In 2001, an arson fire took off the roof
& upper floor.
Slide 72 After 3 years of exposure to Mother
A Collag &Catastrophe
Nature, The Moore Mansion was
purchased and carefully restored in
2004.
Slide 73 Craftsm ip Worthy of The new owner invested many hours of
ation research (into the original construction
and style) of the mansion.
Slide 74 A Wor in Progress They restored many components that
had been removed (or remuddled) over
the years.
'j " s
f l�
Slide 75 Pro h Work The owner has invested countless hours
g and dollars in this restoration and
continue their efforts to this day.
Slide 76 Resto o Original The Moore Mansion has been on the
National Register of Historic Places
since 1979.
A
Slide 77
The End