Fw: Preservation Awards:

Forwarding on behalf of Michael Bradley ...

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Michael Bradley

To: 'Peter Hancock' ; 'Kathryn Hosfelt' ; 'Shaun Powers' ; Sharon Warman ; mwp@sdgarch.com ; 'himike'

Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:04 AM

Subject: Preservation Awards:

Could you please forward this information to the neighborhood list.  There are three awardees in the neighborhood, Senate Suites, Gem Building and St. John's AME Church - plus the Friends of Bethany.  The reception, from 3 to 5 this Sunday, to honor these awardees will include a discussion about the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area.

 

 

News Release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Michael Bradley, Shawnee County Historical Society

Preservation Committee Chairperson.  785-267-5900 ex 104 or 785-235-5237 

 

The second annual joint awards for Historic Preservation in Shawnee County will be presented by the Shawnee County Historical Society and the Topeka Landmarks Commission at the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association's offices at 719 SW Van Buren from 3:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 4.  In addition to 8 awards by the Shawnee County Historical Society, the seven most recent Landmark designations by the City of Topeka Landmarks Commission and four recent National and State Historic Register designations will be recognized.  The public is welcomed and encouraged to attend the reception where Sue Pridemore of the National Park Service and Deborah White who runs the Visitor Information Center for the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau  will discuss the planned Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area. 

 

Christy Davis, Chair of the City of Topeka Landmarks Commission will present the most recent Landmark designations including:  Senate Suites Luxury Hotel,  the Commonwealth Building,  St. John's A.M.E. Church, The Gem Building, the Veale-Freeburg Building, the Hale Ritchie House, and the J. Fred & Cora Gaylord House.

 

Julie Weisgerber, State Historic Preservation Office Federal Tax Credit Reviewer will

acknowledge the most recent National and State Historic Register additions including:  The Bowker House, The College Avenue Historic District, the Hard Chief Village Archeological Site near Silver Lake and St. John's AME Church. 

 

Carlton Scroggins, Shawnee County Historical Society President, will honor an individual, Warren Taylor, for contribution to the preservation of the history of the county and an organization, The Friends of Bethany Place, for advocacy.  Additionally the society will honor the owners of five properties for their preservation efforts:  Jill Wolters and Michael Turner for their home on Western, Greg Fox for the Row House Restaurant, the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association for Fire Station #2, Boyd England and Alice and Jeff Landers for the England Farmstead and Kanza Construction for The Palace.  The Society's final award will be presented to the Shawnee County Commission—Parks and Recreation Department for their preservation of the WPA stone shelters at Lake Shawnee.

 

The keynote speaker for the event is Sue Pridemore who works out of Omaha, Nebraska for the National Park Service.  She has brought her knowledge of the National Heritage Area concept to the group which has been working to develop 'Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area' in Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri.  Freedom's Frontier planning has been encouraged from the conception by Lawrence CVB Director Judy Billings and Visitor Information Center director,  Deborah White.  Ms. White will also attend the ceremony.  

 

The Shawnee County Historical Society is a local non-profit organization which is a combination of the previous history focused Shawnee County Historical Society and the preservation focused 'Historic Topeka' organizations which merged membership and missions.  Historic Topeka previously awarded preservation efforts and the Shawnee County Historic Society has awarded historic preservation efforts since the organizations merged.

 

The City of Topeka Landmarks Commission is a volunteer citizen commission appointed by the City of Topeka to identify and acknowledge important historic landmarks in the City. 

 

 

 

 

Takeover/Makeover Reminder

Takeover/Makeover 2008 Reminder

and Other Spring Cleaning News

 

The second phase of the Takeover/Makeover 2008 is slated to begin at 9 a.m. this Saturday with volunteers meeting near the locomotive at the Kansas Expocentre to prepare for their cleanup efforts in low to moderate income neighborhoods west of Topeka Boulevard. Volunteers are needed and are encouraged to arrive at the Expocentre just before 9 a.m. on Saturday! Lunch will be provided at noon.

 

The cleanup for those neighborhoods east of Topeka Boulevard was Saturday, April 5. City crews will continue to pick up limbs from properties that were pre-registered. City officials estimate it will take at least two more weeks for all of the limbs to be picked up in neighborhoods east of Topeka Boulevard. We ask for your patience during this time.

 

Pre-registration for tree limb pick up in neighborhoods west of Topeka Boulevard ended April 14.  

 

For those who missed pre-registering for tree limb pick up, residents can haul the limbs to City of Topeka's Yard Material Recycling Facility located just east of I-70 on April 25 or 26 free of charge. The YMRF is open to all Topekans that day at no charge. Only tree limbs and other lawn debris (no dirt/rocks/concrete or household waste) are accepted.

 

Also on April 26, the following services will be available at no charge:

 

• Tire Amnesty Day: Tires will be accepted as part of a Tire Amnesty Day between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Expert Tires, 3701 SW Topeka Blvd. Limit 4 tires per household. 2,000 tire limit.
• Rolling Meadows Recycling and Disposal Facility: The landfill at 7351 NW Hwy 75, will be open at no charge from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

 

Until May 31, Topekans have the option to burn brush piles. Burn permits can be obtained at http://www.topeka.org/firedepartment/burningpermit/PublicAdd.aspx .

 

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Peter Hancock
pqhancok@swbell.net