2007 Governor’s Historic Preservation

AwardsOffice of Historic Preservation

California State Parks

November 16, 2007

2007 Governor’s Historic Preservation

AwardsOffice of Historic Preservation

California State Parks

November 16, 2007

Sacred Springs Restoration ProjectSacred Springs Restoration Project

Award given to the Award given to the Gabrieleno/TongvaGabrieleno/Tongva

Springs Springs Foundation Foundation

••Sacred springs flows on the campus Sacred springs flows on the campus of University High School in West Los of University High School in West Los AngelesAngeles

••Gabrieleno/TongvaGabrieleno/Tongva

Springs Springs Foundation originally formed to fight Foundation originally formed to fight development that would have dried up development that would have dried up the springsthe springs

••Foundation stayed together to clean Foundation stayed together to clean up and interpret the springsup and interpret the springs

••Through the use of State funds and Through the use of State funds and volunteer labor, the springs were volunteer labor, the springs were cleaned up, interpreted and made cleaned up, interpreted and made accessible to all members of the accessible to all members of the communitycommunity

Award given to the California Department of Award given to the California Department of TransportationTransportation

Prehistoric Research and Public Prehistoric Research and Public Interpretation at Black Creek SiteInterpretation at Black Creek Site

••Caltrans provided ways for modern day MeCaltrans provided ways for modern day Me--

Wuks to share their perspective and culture, Wuks to share their perspective and culture, including onincluding on--site tours and a brochure telling site tours and a brochure telling their story through oral history, archaeology, and their story through oral history, archaeology, and ethnographyethnography

••Caltrans staff presented the Black Creek study Caltrans staff presented the Black Creek study in public forums, lectures, workshops, school in public forums, lectures, workshops, school presentations, and professional meetingspresentations, and professional meetings

••Award for extraordinary efforts by Award for extraordinary efforts by Caltrans to interpret and archaeological Caltrans to interpret and archaeological mitigation excavation for the publicmitigation excavation for the public

••A brochure and website were created A brochure and website were created to inform the general public about the to inform the general public about the site and the prehistoric people who site and the prehistoric people who created it, the Mecreated it, the Me--WukWuk

Award given to the Award given to the SearlesSearles

Valley Historical Valley Historical SocietySociety

Preservation and Interpretation Efforts Preservation and Interpretation Efforts in the Town of in the Town of TronaTrona

••SearlesSearles

Valley Historical Society has Valley Historical Society has been active since 1979been active since 1979

••Has preserved several buildings from Has preserved several buildings from the early 1900s, when the early 1900s, when TronaTrona

was a was a company town company town

••Maintains an archive and museum for this Maintains an archive and museum for this remote community of approximately 1800 remote community of approximately 1800 residentsresidents

••With a membership of roughly 300 With a membership of roughly 300 people, this historic society rivals similar people, this historic society rivals similar groups in much larger communitiesgroups in much larger communities

••As a historic preservation advocate, As a historic preservation advocate, museum operator, archives repository, and museum operator, archives repository, and interpretive group, the historical society is a interpretive group, the historical society is a ““jack of all tradesjack of all trades””

in this communityin this community

Award given to the Santa Ana Historical Award given to the Santa Ana Historical Preservation SocietyPreservation Society

Living History Cemetery ProgramLiving History Cemetery Program

••Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society has for 33 years created programs celebrating has for 33 years created programs celebrating Santa Ana and early Orange County historySanta Ana and early Orange County history

••Living History Cemetery Tour at Fairhaven Living History Cemetery Tour at Fairhaven Memorial Park offers vignettes organized on a Memorial Park offers vignettes organized on a theme featuring local student actorstheme featuring local student actors

••Scripts are researched and written Scripts are researched and written by Society members and by Society members and professional script writers who professional script writers who donate their servicesdonate their services

••Now in its tenth year, the Now in its tenth year, the cemetery tour is an annual fund cemetery tour is an annual fund raiser for the Societyraiser for the Society

Award given to the West Adams Heritage Award given to the West Adams Heritage AssociationAssociation

Evening StrollsEvening Strolls

••WAHA designed a series of evening WAHA designed a series of evening strolls to highlight the history and strolls to highlight the history and architectural gems of the diverse architectural gems of the diverse communities represented in the West communities represented in the West Adams section of Los AngelesAdams section of Los Angeles

••Program used a low key, no cost Program used a low key, no cost approach to historic preservation requiring approach to historic preservation requiring only that community members step outside only that community members step outside their doorstheir doors

••Members lead tours or contribute Members lead tours or contribute historical anecdotes to strollers happy historical anecdotes to strollers happy to discover their neighborhoods are to discover their neighborhoods are safer than they thoughtsafer than they thought

Award given to the Historic House Committee, Award given to the Historic House Committee, Stanford Historical SocietyStanford Historical Society

Historic Houses ProjectHistoric Houses Project

••This project of the Stanford Historical This project of the Stanford Historical Society documented the historical Society documented the historical significance of early faculty housing on significance of early faculty housing on the campusthe campus

••Volunteer researchers have produced Volunteer researchers have produced four increasingly detailed volumes on four increasingly detailed volumes on early houses, including information on early houses, including information on architects and early residentsarchitects and early residents

••Annual tours of the houses have Annual tours of the houses have attracted 400 to 500 attendees; 2007 was attracted 400 to 500 attendees; 2007 was the thirdthe third

••Regularly maintained web site contains Regularly maintained web site contains background data, access to three historic background data, access to three historic houses volumes, information about houses volumes, information about research and documentationresearch and documentation

Award given to the City of CampbellAward given to the City of Campbell

Historic Design Guidelines for Historic Design Guidelines for Residential BuildingsResidential Buildings

••Historic Design Guidelines are to help Historic Design Guidelines are to help owners of historic homes restore and owners of historic homes restore and preserve homes on the citypreserve homes on the city’’s Historic s Historic Resources InventoryResources Inventory

••Sensitive rehabilitation approaches will Sensitive rehabilitation approaches will ensure that Campbellensure that Campbell’’s older s older neighborhoods maintain their distinctive neighborhoods maintain their distinctive charactercharacter

••Adoption of the Guidelines allows the Adoption of the Guidelines allows the City Planning Department to collaborate City Planning Department to collaborate with owners of historic homes before and with owners of historic homes before and during restoration and remodelingduring restoration and remodeling

Award given to the City of Huntington ParkAward given to the City of Huntington Park

Historic Preservation OrdinanceHistoric Preservation Ordinance

••In 2006, the City of Huntington ParkIn 2006, the City of Huntington Park’’s s 100100thth

anniversary, the City adopted a anniversary, the City adopted a historic preservation ordinance establishing historic preservation ordinance establishing regulatory criteria for historic preservation regulatory criteria for historic preservation and a Historic Preservation Commissionand a Historic Preservation Commission

••The ordinance was the culmination of The ordinance was the culmination of three yearsthree years’’

work by City officials, staff, and work by City officials, staff, and consultantsconsultants

••Adoption of such an ordinance is unique Adoption of such an ordinance is unique in being one of the first in recent years and in being one of the first in recent years and one of the first in a predominantly one of the first in a predominantly Hispanic communityHispanic community

Award given to the Partners of Rosie the Riveter Award given to the Partners of Rosie the Riveter National ParkNational Park

Rosie the Riveter, World War II Home Rosie the Riveter, World War II Home Front National ParkFront National Park

••Rosie the Riveter is the official World Rosie the Riveter is the official World War II War II homefronthomefront

national park. national park.

••National Park Service relies on partners National Park Service relies on partners to build and maintain the parkto build and maintain the park

••The City of Richmond completed the The City of Richmond completed the $40 million rehabilitation of the Ford $40 million rehabilitation of the Ford Assembly Plant, built a memorial and four Assembly Plant, built a memorial and four waterfront public parkswaterfront public parks

••Richmond Museum Association, Richmond Museum Association, $1 million, and hundreds of $1 million, and hundreds of volunteers are restoring the Red volunteers are restoring the Red Oak Victory ShipOak Victory Ship

••Rosie the Riveter Trust raised Rosie the Riveter Trust raised millions to restore a WWII child millions to restore a WWII child development centerdevelopment center

Award given to the Western Neighborhoods Award given to the Western Neighborhoods ProjectProject

Restoration of 1906 Refugee ShacksRestoration of 1906 Refugee Shacks

••Award is for the preservation of a unique Award is for the preservation of a unique California building: the 1906 refugee shack. California building: the 1906 refugee shack.

••Over 5000 wooden cottages were built by Over 5000 wooden cottages were built by the City of San Francisco to house the City of San Francisco to house temporarily those displaced by the 1906 temporarily those displaced by the 1906 earthquake and fireearthquake and fire

••As camps closed in 1907, the shacks were As camps closed in 1907, the shacks were sold off and moved sold off and moved

••Western Neighborhoods Project Western Neighborhoods Project was organized to preserve four was organized to preserve four cottages slated for demolition in the cottages slated for demolition in the SunsetSunset

••Cottages were rehabilitated and Cottages were rehabilitated and will likely be moved to permanent will likely be moved to permanent sitessites

Award given to San Diego PadresAward given to San Diego Padres

Western Metal Supply Company Western Metal Supply Company RehabilitationRehabilitation

••The historic warehouse was integrated The historic warehouse was integrated fully into the ballpark and made part of left fully into the ballpark and made part of left field seatingfield seating••The combination of historic preservation The combination of historic preservation and ballpark design is unique in California and ballpark design is unique in California and highly unusual nationallyand highly unusual nationally

•This is the first Governor’s Award to be given to a professional athletic team•Project involved construction of Petco

Park, home to the San Diego Padres, at the site of a 1909 warehouse –

the Western Metal Supply Company Building

Award given to San Diego Parks and RecreationAward given to San Diego Parks and Recreation

SpreckelsSpreckels

Organ Pavilion Lighting Organ Pavilion Lighting RestorationRestoration

••SpreckelsSpreckels

Organ Pavilion was a Organ Pavilion was a spectacular part of the original 1915 spectacular part of the original 1915 PanamaPanama--Pacific Exposition Pacific Exposition ••Lighting was a key part of the original Lighting was a key part of the original designdesign••By 2004, more than a quarter of the 1734 By 2004, more than a quarter of the 1734 fixtures were no longer functionalfixtures were no longer functional

•The rehabilitation by San Diego Parks and Recreation restored the glowing presence of this landmark in the park

Award given to California State ParksAward given to California State Parks

Crystal Cove RehabilitationCrystal Cove Rehabilitation

••Award is for rehabilitation of dozens of Award is for rehabilitation of dozens of beach cottages at Crystal Cover State Parkbeach cottages at Crystal Cover State Park••Cottages were built in the 1920s and Cottages were built in the 1920s and 1930, to very temporary standards1930, to very temporary standards••When State Parks decided to rehabilitate When State Parks decided to rehabilitate them, the cottages were in sad condition, as them, the cottages were in sad condition, as shown belowshown below

••The restored cottages, as shown above, The restored cottages, as shown above, retain the feel if not all of the original retain the feel if not all of the original material of the old cottagesmaterial of the old cottages••Cottages are among the most popular Cottages are among the most popular attractions in the State Park systemattractions in the State Park system

Award given to the Point Cabrillo Award given to the Point Cabrillo LightkeepersLightkeepers Association and California State ParksAssociation and California State Parks

Rehabilitation of Rehabilitation of LightkeepersLightkeepers’’ ResidencesResidences

••Award is the rehabilitation of Award is the rehabilitation of LightkeepersLightkeepers’’

Residence at Point Cabrillo Residence at Point Cabrillo Light Station Light Station ••Light station and buildings date to 1909Light station and buildings date to 1909••Property is now owned by State Parks but Property is now owned by State Parks but managed by managed by LightkeepersLightkeepers’’

Association, a Association, a nonnon--profit partnerprofit partner

••Buildings were rehabilitated in 2005 and Buildings were rehabilitated in 2005 and 2006 2006 ••Principal keepersPrincipal keepers’’

house and associated house and associated outbuildings are now a popular bed and outbuildings are now a popular bed and breakfastbreakfast••Project is an excellent illustration of Project is an excellent illustration of publicpublic--nonnon--profit partnershipprofit partnership

Award given to the San Bernardino Associated Award given to the San Bernardino Associated Governments and City of San BernardinoGovernments and City of San Bernardino

Santa Fe Depot, San BernardinoSanta Fe Depot, San Bernardino

••Award is for historic preservation and Award is for historic preservation and community revitalizationcommunity revitalization••Built in 1918, this 65,000 squareBuilt in 1918, this 65,000 square--foot foot Mission Revival depot was one of the Mission Revival depot was one of the largest in the Western United Stateslargest in the Western United States••TwoTwo--year, $8 millionyear, $8 million

project was funded chiefly through federal grants and local match

••The restoration was undertaken by the The restoration was undertaken by the San Bernardino Associated Governments, San Bernardino Associated Governments, the owner and principal tenant of the the owner and principal tenant of the restored building restored building ••Project was successful on many fronts: as Project was successful on many fronts: as a historic rehabilitation, as a historic rehabilitation, as atransitatransit

proejctproejct, , and for helping to revitalize a distressed and for helping to revitalize a distressed part of townpart of town

Award given to California State Parks and Leland Award given to California State Parks and Leland Stanford Mansion FoundationStanford Mansion Foundation

Leland Stanford Mansion RestorationLeland Stanford Mansion Restoration

••Leland Stanford Mansion is a National Leland Stanford Mansion is a National Historic Landmark and one of the most Historic Landmark and one of the most important historic properties in California important historic properties in California ••It is significant as the home of Governor It is significant as the home of Governor Leland Stanford and as an official Leland Stanford and as an official governorgovernor’’s mansions mansion••It is also an excellent example of Second It is also an excellent example of Second Empire architectureEmpire architecture

••The $22 million rehabilitation was one of The $22 million rehabilitation was one of the most extensive and expensive the most extensive and expensive preservation projects in California preservation projects in California ••The work was funded through major The work was funded through major private fundraising as well as substantial private fundraising as well as substantial public fundingpublic funding••Building is now the official protocol Building is now the official protocol center for the State of Californiacenter for the State of California