Upcoming Saturday Speaker Series Saturday, February 14, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

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1 The Redmond Recorder REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER February 2015 VOL. 17 NO. 2 Every town has a history. Discover ours. Upcoming Saturday Speaker Series Saturday, February 14, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, NE 80th Street Eddie Bauer and the Northwest Eddie Bauer in front of Bauer s Sport Shop at 211 Seneca Street in Seattle in 1926, posing with steelhead taken in the Nooksack River with three other friends. (Photo courtesy Eddie Bauer Archives & The Seattle Daily Times) Eddie Bauer clothing and gear are internationally known, but the man behind the brand was rooted in the Seattle area including the Eastside. Born on Orcas Island, Eddie Bauer was raised in Seattle, began his outdoors career at the age of 13 working for the Piper and Taft sporting goods store, started his own business in 1920 and went on to create the first patented down jacket in America. He later designed cold weather gear for the U.S. military, South Pole scientists and the expedition that made the first American ascent of Everest always using the Pacific Northwest as his laboratory. Relax over a cup of coffee at the Redmond Historical Society Saturday Speaker Series, and enjoy the story of the man, his innovations and his company, told by Colin Berg through a combination of vintage photographs and physical artifacts. Also in this issue, the continuation of our landmarking discussion, and celebrating Dr. Lewis Fink s 100th birthday. Every town has a history. Discover ours. February

2 2015 EXECUTIVE BOARD Joe Townsend President Mary I. Hanson Senior Vice-President Ed Dint O Brien Vice-President Finance Gene Magnuson V.P. Collections Lori Perrigo Secretary BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rosemarie Ives Judith Simpson Sherry Stilin Kris Swanson Margy Rockenbeck OFFICE MANAGER Jlean McDonald ATTORNEY Charles Diesen Our finances are public record and may be viewed at the office. FREE NEWSLETTER If you don't subscribe, please sign up. Call the office at or info@redmondhistoricalsociety.org. State your preference of or U.S. Mail. The historical society prefers as it's inexpensive and photos are enhanced online. FIND US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/redmond.historical.society THE REDMOND RECORDER is published nine times annually. Jeanne Gustafson Editor Janice LeVeck Art Director/Webmaster janiceannleveck.com What s New Online: Of a Feather The White River Valley Museum and guest curator Kenneth Greg Watson present the temporary exhibit Of a Feather, an exhibition of works inspired by or depicting birds. The exhibit features 26 pieces by 19 Northwest artists, in mediums ranging from sculpture and jewelry to prints and paintings. Of a Feather: Artists, Birds and the Northwest opens on Wednesday, January 14 and runs through Sunday, June 7, Admission is free every First Thursday and Third Sunday, and regular admission is $5.00 Adults and $2.00 for Children & Seniors. For hours and directions, please visit the White River Valley Museum Website at Information from 4Culture.org Major Sponsors 2 February 2015 Every town has a history. Discover ours.

3 President s Notebook: In Honor of Society President s Notebook I don t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve. Albert Schweitzer Joe Townsend Redmond Historical Society President It has been said that volunteers are unpaid, not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless. For nonprofit organizations like Redmond Historical Society, volunteers power our achievements and service to the community. Their energy, expertise, and optimism are vital to this organization. In this newsletter, we thank the many individuals and organizations who have volunteered in various ways. Another way to honor these volunteers is to remind ourselves that time is valuable, and volunteering is invaluable. Our Founders Naomi Hardy, Margaret Weise, and Miguel Llanos volunteered their collective vision, their boundless energy, and their skills to make this Society a going concern. Every Board of Directors since has pushed the Redmond Historical Society toward fulfilling its mission through wisdom and determination planning, leading, managing, sharing, and mentoring, then taking pride in their accomplishments all volunteered. Please join me in honoring our Directors, listed in this newsletter. Redmond Historical Society wants you! You don t need to commit to a two- or three-year term as an Officer or Director to be a part of our volunteer leadership (call me if so interested). There are opportunities at all levels, from setting up for a Speaker Program or cleaning the office, to chairing a standing committee, to offering your professional experience and skills as a committee member: Collections Management, Programs, Events and Displays, Public Relations and Marketing, Advocacy, Governance, and Fundraising. All personally fulfilling. Your talents can and are helping the Society to carry out the Long Range Plan, realize our Vision, and fulfill our Mission. Please join us. Thank you! ~Joe Townsend Redmond Historical Society President Every town has a history. Discover ours. February

4 Saturday Speaker Series Eddie Bauer and the Northwest: Adventure- Driven Innovation Say Eddie Bauer and great Pacific Northwest clothing comes to mind. But the international brand name got its start with a real man named Eddie Bauer, and his roots were wide across the region. Born on Orcas Island, he started his career in Seattle and later had a weekend home in what was then a slow-paced Redmond, along Bear Creek. The fascinating history of the man, his innovations and his company will be the focus of the next Redmond Historical Society Saturday Speaker Series program on February 14, from a.m. to noon. Colin Berg, company historian at Eddie Bauer Inc., will use vintage photos and artifacts to tell the story of how a young man s passion became an international brand s identity. Eddie s personal story is the embodiment of the adage, Necessity is the mother of invention, says Berg. For Eddie, the outdoors was his necessity, and the Pacific Northwest was his laboratory. At just 13 years old, Bauer began his outdoors path in 1913 by working for Piper & Taft, Seattle s biggest sporting goods store at the time. A 1935 winter fishing trip in which he suffered hypothermia changed his life forever. Had he been fishing alone, he might not have survived, notes Berg. The experience compelled him to work on a better cold-weather jacket; something that was both warm and highly breathable. He created the Blizzard Proof Jacket that was later called the Skyliner. It became the first down jacket patented in America. Bauer went on to design cold weather gear for the U.S. military, South Pole scientists, and mountaineers, providing down apparel and gear for many of the historic American Himalayan climbing expeditions in the 1950 s and 60 s. The Saturday Speaker Series is a monthly program presented by the Redmond Historical Society on the second Saturday September through May (with the exception of December) at 10:30 a.m. at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, located at NE 80th Street in Redmond. Topics range from local, state and Pacific Northwest historical interest. There is a suggested $5.00 donation for non-members. Speakers are subject to change. 4 Colin Berg, Eddie Bauer Historian, February 2015 Program Speaker February 2015 Every town has a history. Discover ours.

5 The Process and Guidelines for Certificates of Appropriateness History in the Making By Kim Dietz, Historic Preservation Officer, and Tom Hitzroth Chair, Redmond Landmarks Commission In the January 2015 newsletter, you learned about the process of nominating and designating a historic landmark in Redmond. This month, we d like to share the steps the City takes to work with owners and tenants of landmarked properties, particularly regarding character and maintenance. Once a property is designated a historic landmark, there is a requirement that the character of the property and its maintenance continue in a manner called for in The Secretary of the Interior s (SOI) Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The Standards are common sense historic preservation principles that promote historic preservation best practices and protect irreplaceable cultural resources. The Redmond Landmark Commission works with property owners and tenants to review proposed modifications and makes recommendations to Redmond s Technical Committee on whether and how the changes can maintain the historic integrity of the property. The review of proposed modifications to a landmarked property is called a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA). There are three types of COA s: Type I is for any restorations and major repairs which utilize in-kind materials. An example would be when the Bill Brown Building (The Matador) removed a non-historic door from the south wall. The gap had to be filled with period (1913) brick and mortar. This type of COA can be administratively approved by the City s Historic Preservation Officer. Type II is for alterations in appearance, replacement of historic material, and new construction. An example would be the lighting, signing, and window work for the Redmond State Bank Building (Homegrown Deli). The SOI Standards are very specific about how and with what materials this can be accomplished. This requires action by the Redmond Landmark Commission. Type III is for demolition, moving and excavation of archaeological sites. For example, this process would be followed for an owner wishing to demolish an existing landmark. No law or regulation could prevent this; however, there is still a procedure in the SOI Standards for formalizing it and this requires significant assessment and action by the Redmond Landmark Commission. The process is quasi-judicial, defined by Redmond s Zoning Code as a Type III Permit Review (RZC H). In Tom s seven years with the King County Landmarks Commission he was involved in two Type III COAs. (continued page 7) Every town has a history. Discover ours. February

6 Local History Redmond s Pioneer Cemetery By Tom Hitzroth The Redmond Pioneer Cemetery, a landmarked property in Redmond, and one of four landmarked cemeteries in King County, was established in It is located on the land of John Perry, who bought 80 acres for $ on May 23, This land was next to another 80-acre tract that Perry purchased from Henry Denny in This made Perry s 160 acres equal in size with Luke McRedmond s land, and Perry remained one of the more prosperous land owners in the area for nearly 20 years. For years the cemetery was known as a cemetery in Redmond. On June 6, 1929, the Seattle Goodwill Club (SGC) of Redmond asked locals to help name it. On October 10, 1929 the SGC announced the name would be Roselands. Plans were begun to construct an archway at the entrance to replace the wooden gate as well as to beautify the grounds. On May 15, 1930, the SGC wrote that the cemetery was to have an attractive brick pillar archway. County Commissioner and Mayor Bill Brown said he would improve the parking strip at the cemetery. In July 1930, the Lutheran Church deeded the cemetery to the Lutheran Old People s Home, which on December 3, 1931 deeded it to the Redmond Community Cemetery Association, which then administered the cemetery for the next 38 years. Whether any of the improvements planned by the SGC were ever implemented is not known. On September 2, 1969 the cemetery was deeded to the City of Redmond and on September 30, 1997 the City of Redmond deeded it to Service Corporation International, who oversees the cemetery today. This cemetery holds a significant part of the history of Redmond a walk through the cemetery is a walk through time. Among the early settlers laid to rest there are William Perrigo and his family, Adam Tosh and some of his family, Mayor Bill Brown, and many others who helped build Redmond into the city it is today. 6 King County record of the 1904 purchase of one acre for Redmond s Pioneer cemetery. February 2015 Every town has a history. Discover ours.

7 Certificates Continued from page 5 Society News To have a COA considered by the Redmond Landmark Commission, a property owner works with City staff to complete the necessary application material. The request must outline the proposed modifications in every detail. If there is a change in signage, examples of the proposed signage must be provided; if it is roofing, samples of the proposed roofing material must be provided. If lighting is to be considered, depictions of what lighting is being considered by the owner and how the lighting would be installed must be provided. The City s Historic Preservation Officer may consult with the King County Historic Preservation Program for guidance, but the Redmond Landmark Commission has the responsibility to make sure that the modifications are within the guidelines of the Secretary of Interior s Standards when making their recommendation to Redmond s Technical Committee. Stay tuned next month for part three of this landmarking discussion next month with Incentives for Owners of Landmarked Properties. Have questions for our history insiders? your question to info@redmondhistorical. org with the subject line History in the Making, and we ll try to answer it in a future column. Apartments Proposed for Nokomis Site A five-story, 96-unit residential-suite apartment development has been proposed for the current site of the Nokomis building, Redmond Senior Planner Gary Lee said. The development application is posted and comments on the proposal are being accepted until February 13. The plans for the project, called 162Ten, include 96 residences of about 200 square feet each, and about 800 square feet of ground floor retail. The project would require demolition of the current Nokomis building. Nokomis Club opened the building, located at NE 80th Street, on March 1, 1933 for library service. The Club opened an addition, named The Clubhouse, on November 2, 1937, which provided space for income producing activities that supported library operations. The Nokomis Club provided library services until 1947, and thereafter maintained the building at no cost to the town as the Rural King County Library District administered library services. Following the 1964 move of the library from the premises to accommodate growing circulation, the property lost its tax-exempt status, and the Club agreed to sell the property to the Chamber of Commerce in Written comments on the proposed project, or name and address to be added as a party of record, can be submitted to the City of Redmond Planning Department, Development Services Center NE 85th Street, P.O. Box 97010, Mail Stop 2SPL, Redmond, WA , or fax to Nokomis building history provided by Alexa Munoz, Nokomis Club President. Every town has a history. Discover ours. February

8 Society News Huge Historical Thank Yous To: The Society would like to thank Dawnell Dean Lamb and the estate of Dr. O.T. Dean for the generous donation of King County maps from the 1920s and 1950s. King County 1958, from the estate of Dr. O.T. Dean 8 Also, many thanks to the following people, who assisted with the January Speakers Series Program: greeters Patsy Rosenbach and Sylvia Bernauer; cake servers Beryl Standley and Kris Swanson; room set up and takedown by Redmond High School ASB Treasurer, Connor York and Dillon York; Room Set-up Coordinator Tom Hansen; audio visual manager David Rossiter; communications assistant Miguel Llanos; and providing photo options for the presentation, Tom Hitzroth. February 2015 Every town has a history. Discover ours.

9 Redmond Reflections $10 (INCLUDES TAX) * Order now SHIPPING & HANDLING: Please add $5.00 shipping & handling surchage for any order that you would like mailed. ORDERING INFO*: NAME PHONE NUMBER # OF BOOKS ORDERED AMOUNT ENCLOSED (CHECK PLEASE) _$ SHIPPING INFO: NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP NOTE: REDMOND REFLECTIONS is also available at the RHS OFFICE at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center. (Hours of operation on page 12.) Great Gift Ideas for History Lovers Need something special for someone who appreciates our history? These are available at our Society office: GREETING CARDS, MAGNETS & NOTE CARDS featuring artwork by local artists: PATTI SIMPSON WARD DORISJEAN COLVIN PAT DUGAN OUR TOWN History of Redmond by Nancy Way VIEW OF HISTORY DVD Every town has a history. Discover ours. February 2015 This painting of Marymoor Park, Flying Kites at the Clise Mansion, is the work of fine artist Patti Simpson Ward. Visit her website to see more images of Eastside settings pattisimpsonward.com. 9

10 Society News Redmond Centenarian: Dr. Lewis Fink Happy Birthday! Dr. Lewis Fink (shown here seated in his Redmond office) a Redmond resident since the 1950s, turns 100 years old on February 11, He would like to invite folks that remember him to his birthday celebration. February 21 Emerald Heights th Circle NE 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Our Society Lifetime Members Eric Anderson John Anderson Barbara Neal Beeson Brad Best Marjorie Stensland Costello John Couch Liz Carlson Coward Tony Emmanuel Frank Garbarino Edward L. Hagen Tom Hall Lucille B. Hansen- Bellings Wayne Hansen Jerry Hardy Naomi Hardy Chris Himes Rosemarie Ives Cory de Jong Patricia Weiss Jovag Barbara Weiss Joyce Glenn Lampaert Roy Lampaert Allen Lang Judy Aries Lang Miguel Llanos Jon Magnussen Clare Amo Marr Daryl Martin Allison Reed Morris John Phillips Roxie Phillips Dale Potter Jo Ann Potter Charles Reed Frances Spray Reed Vivian Robinson Laurie Rockenbeck Margy Rockenbeck William Rockenbeck Richard Shinstrom Beryl Standley John Stilin Sherry Stilin Fred Springsteel Fred Stray Doris Bauer Schaible Herb Swanson Doris Townsend Roger Trepanier Arlyn Vallene Patti Simpson Ward Don Watts Rose Weiss Joanne Westlund Margaret Evers Wiese James Windle 10 February 2015 Every town has a history. Discover ours.

11 Membership Join RedmondHistorical Society Every town has a history. Discover ours. FOR NEW OR RENEWING MEMBERS, PLEASE SEND IN YOUR DUES. LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP (Check one only.) $5.00 $25.00 $40.00 $ $ $1, TRAILBLAZER (Student) PIONEER (Individual) HOMESTEADER (Family) ENTREPRENEUR (Supporter) CORPORATE (Business) HISTORY MAKER (Lifetime) ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY Fill out the form below, cut out and mail with your check to: Redmond Historical Society Attn: Membership ORSCC, Room NE 80th Street Redmond, WA MEMBERSHIP (CIRCLE ONE): NEW RENEWING NAME If FAMILY MEMBERSHIP, OTHER NAMES TO BE INCLUDED PHONE NUMBER ADDRESS STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP NEWSLETTER DELIVERY (CHECK ONE): U.S. MAIL Every town has a history. Discover ours. February

12 Redmond Historical Society NE 80th Street, Room 106 Redmond, WA :30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and by appointment PHONE WEB SITE redmondhistoricalsociety.org HOURS Monday, Wednesday and Friday: February 2015 Every town has a history. Discover ours.