Queen Anne Historical Society Receives Grant from
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Washington

In February the Society received an invitation-only application for a grant from the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Washington. A grant request to help fund a Queen Anne Landmarks Recognition project was submitted in March. Last month, Landmarks/Preservation Chair Char Eggleston received notice that a $3,000 grant from the Colonial Dames had been awarded to help fund Phase I of the project.

The project goals are to increase awareness and appreciation of historic properties in the Queen Anne Hill community and to foster a culture in which preservation of historic properties is valued and promoted. The project will involve identification of specific landmarked properties, outreach to owners to discuss their historic status, and development of text that describes their significance. With owners' approvals, cast bronze plaques will be purchased and mounted on National Trust, Washington Trust and Seattle City landmarked properties throughout the Queen Anne community. Queen Anne Historical Society volunteers will administer the project and undertake the necessary research, writing, and outreach, along with installation of the plaques on properties where they can be seen and read from public sidewalks and rights of way. Phase I of the project is planned to be finalized in April 2008.

The grant application was completed by Leanne Olson with technical assistance from Bruce Jones. We would like to extend our appreciation to Susan Boyle of BOLA Architects for her valuable input and assistance.

For further information , contact Char Eggleston, Landmarks/Preservation Chair, at 206-378-1618 or char@qahistory.org .