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 HISTORIC FRIDAY HARBOR MATTERS: Historic Preservation Review Board Opening

Friday Harbor’s historic buildings contribute significantly to the San Juan Island’s unique sense of place. Friday Harbor’s territorial-era downtown buildings have miraculously escaped at least four serious town fires over the years, while the early downtown districts of most other Washington coastal towns and cites have burned and been rebuilt.

Preserving Friday Harbor’s historic buildings and sites takes the commitment and dedication of property owners, island preservationists and the Town’s Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). Appointed by the Mayor, the members of the HPRB are instrumental in advocating for preservation of the town’s historic district and other heritage sites.

In December, current board member Michael Jean Smith will step down to spend more time with her family, so the Town’s historic preservation program coordinator, Sandy Strehlou, is looking for someone to fill Michael Jean’s position.

Strehlou says the Town has a experienced and committed board, with members currently consisting of three architects, a local electrician and Town Planning Commission member who has worked in every historic building in town, and a property owner who has rehabilitated several historic homes.

Good candidates for the open position are people with direct experience (paid or unpaid) in preservation, historical research, planning, design review, local history, and other related fields. Residency in Friday Harbor is preferred, but not required.

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to Strehlou no later than December 10, 2010. For more information contact Sandy Strehlou, 360.378.2810 or sstrehlou@fridayharbor.org.

Photo Caption: HPRB Members (r to l) David Waldron; former member, Mary Jane Anderson; Kevin Peterson, Michael Jean Smith, Matt Shildneck and HPRB recording secretary, Peggy Sue McRae. The photo was taken as part of a nation-wide This Place Matters campaign sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, www.historicfridayharbor.org/this_place_matters.html.

For more information about these events, contact Sandy Strehlou, 360.378.2810 or sstrehlou@fridayharbor.org.

 

11/05/2010

 

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