2010 AWARDS
NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION WEEK
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Location: 11 First Street
Owners: Ronald & Carrie Yamaoka
Architect: Tom Giordano
Designer: Bill Emerson Design & Drafting
Contractor: Vitus Construction
Ron and Carrie Yamaoka had a dream; they dreamed about moving to Ashland and opening up a restaurant with attached living quarters. They bought the former Grizzly Roasting Company building at
Giordano and Emerson designed a three-story mixed use building for the site. Before completing the working drawings for this building all parties realized that the building was going to run way over the initial cost estimates and the building was scaled down to a two story building which quickly was approved by the Historic and Planning commissions.
At this point Vitus Construction Company came into the picture and started construction as general contractor. The overall design and details Giordano and Emerson envisioned were followed closely resulting in the beautiful building you see today. The design blends beautifully with existing downtown buildings, but stands apart as a unique statement. Although its design is very traditional there is no mistaking it for an old building. The exterior building materials of plaster, brick, glass and metal were combined to create a very harmonious design.
The Yamaoka's dream became not only a reality with the Red Hibiscus Restaurant on the first floor and two residences on the second floor, one of which is their own, but proof that when owners, contractors and builders work together the result can be wondeful!
Designer
Contractor: Eric Laursen
This Railroad District residential property has a long history of change. On September 18, 1888, John & Mary Banks purchased the lot from the Oregon & Transcontinental Company. Ten days later, the Tidings reported that construction of a new dwelling had been started on the site as well as a small rental cottage nearby. The cost of both buildings was $1100.00.
Present owner Lynn Carmichael bought the house in 1998 after many years of ill conceived remodeling by previous owners.
Owner, Lynn Carmichael put together a creative team effort for this cottage, so much so I’m sure she will find it very difficult to move into the larger main house upon her retirement.
Ashland School District #5
Juli DiChiro, Superintendent
Albert Einstein said once said that “Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means.”
Today we honor the forward-thinking community members and leadership of the
The project is remarkable in scope, touching nearly every school property. Today we honor the aspects of the project that embraced and preserved history, and brought some great buildings back to life.
At Bellview Elementary School, the original early 19th century school building was preserved and renovated, inappropriate previous construction additions were removed, and a new, wonderful school facility was constructed that will serve the community for many years.
The beautiful, yet simple art deco façade of
At
Please join me in congratulating District Superintendant Juli Di Chiro, members of the Ashland School Board, project architects DLR Group and Ogden Roemer Wilkerson, project manager HEERY, general contractor Adroit Construction for Bellview School and Ashland High School, Ausland Builders for Walker Elementary School and finally the citizens of the Ashland School District who worked together in passing the bond act and showing that once again historic preservation is an important aspect of any community project-public or private.
Joe Peterson
Joe Peterson teaches history and education courses at Southern Oregon University and trains local teachers in how to teach history. Mr. Peterson took on the project of presenting the history of
He gathered historic photographs primarily from the extensive private collection of lifelong
Mr. Peterson has shown that by understanding the history of a place we can begin to appreciate what has been achieved and treasure how the City of
Kathleen (Kit) Leary & Amy Richard
Kathleen Leary, also known as Kit, has been Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s archivist for the last 24 years. She learned early on about history in her native
Amy Richard has spent twelve years as the media and communications manager for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She grew up on the East Coast and in 1990 moved to
The publishing of this title coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and features more than 200 images which Ms. Leary pulled from the Festival’s extensive archival collection, the Southern Oregon Historical Society and the Terry Skibby Collection, capturing 75 years of change. Ms. Richard wrote the copy.
The authors strived to answer the long-time mystery of “how a nationally-renowned theatre came to be located in rural southwest