Tag: Astoria
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Dr. Harvey Award
The City of Astoria has it own historic preservation awards, the Dr. Edward Harvey Historic Preservation Award, named after Dr. Harvey, who was instrumental in creating the historic preservation movement in Astoria. The award is presented each year to recognize property owners who have completed exterior restoration or beautification of a building which exemplifies the…
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New York Mag and Astoria
The New York Magazine had a recent article extolling the virtues of Astoria. The said Astoria, a “…former industrial town two hours from Portland has transformed into a stylish weekend destination while honoring its maritime history”. I agree with the article and was pleased that it mentioned a number of places that I have done design…
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Astoria Public Service Building
One of the buildings I have been working on recently was the Astoria Public Safety Building , which has been remodeled. The building serves as a combined fire station and police station. There was a small addition added to expand the Police Department, and the space was reorganized to be more efficient. More importantly, the…
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Barbey Maritime Center
The Astoria Train Depot has finished its journey from being a decommissioned train depot to the Barbey Maritime Center for the Columbia River Maritime Museum. The dedication took place on Jan. 25th, where public officials, the Barbey family, the CRMM Board, and the public were able to see the finished building. The waiting rooms have been…
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Depot update 12/3
The final stages of the work is progressing. The exterior lighting have been installed. The interior lighting is being finished up. The interior trim work is proceeding. The painting is being finished up. The windows and doors are almost complete. The brick work will be laid in the breezeway. The HVAC system will be turned…
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Depot Update 11/14
The entry canopy structures are completed. The metal roofing and the gutter between the roof and the building are the next steps. On the west side, the building sign is installed. The building is named the Barbey Maritime Center following a generous donation to the Museum by the Barbey family that have a strong…
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Old is New
The Cool Hunter website has some beautiful photos of modern additions and insertions of new buildings and elements into old historic buildings. In all of them, the new is juxtaposed to the old rather than trying to restore the building to an original state, or reuse a traditional or classical architectural vocabulary. This approach is…