Historic Tacoma Lectures: What's Your Style? ( 1. May 2007, 06:41 by Derek Young) ~ Join The Fun
ID Required: Residential Architectural Styles from 1880 – 1930
Thursday, May 3rd at 7:00 pm
This is the first in a series of May lectures brought to you by Historic Tacoma.
Caroline T. Swope, Ph.D., a Historic Tacoma board member and architectural historian at Seattle Central Community College, will guide you through a maze of house styles. Caroline was featured in a recent issue of Sunset magazine and is an absolute treasure trove of architectural knowledge. Bring photos of your house!
All lectures are at the Pythian Temple in downtown Tacoma. The lectures are free for Historic Tacoma members. $8.00 per lecture for the general public. $25.00 gets you into the entire series.
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This should be a great introductory program for the series. While PNW architectural history is relatively short in span of time, it is nice to be able to recognize and appreciate the styles and their origins. Granted, while many houses are naturally an amalgam of styles, or have been updated throughout the decades, there are also many pure examples of each. It is good to see this relationship develop between Commencement Lodge #7 and Historic Tacoma. As described in a recent News Tribune article by C.R. Roberts, the Lodge used to be a center of social activity in Tacoma, not the mysterious structure it came to be, known only to history buffs. The Castle Hall room where these presentations will be held is is the perfect setting and it’s good to see it once again playing host to more people.
(Linked images above are from the Tacoma Public Library Photography database)
1 | Posted by Dave L. | May 1, 09:23 AM
Thanks for the lead on this one. The Pythian Temple was wonderful to stroll around and I learned quite a bit about PNW architecture. After Dr. Swope had taught us the general aspects of the classic forms, she gave us architectural puzzles to solve: misconstrued updating. Some buyers want a Victorian even if they’ve purchased a Craftsman…and set about with a conversion. Very amusing and will be fun to drive around Tacoma and spot these beauties.
2 | Posted by Sharon Styer | May 4, 12:06 PM
What a great first Historic Tacoma lecture it was indeed. I am much looking forward to the rest of the series. Turnout was amazing. I am happy to know just how many poeple love Tacoma and have an open eye for places worthy of preservation. Dr. Swope made a point of reusing buildings to keep them off the landfill. I totally agree. It is much preferable to use up empty lots before tearing down strong structures to make way for new ones.
It was fantastic to see so many people come to the lecture. I think that everyone enjoyed themselves and that the upcoming lecture topics will be as popular as the first one. I am looking forward to seeing the turnout for the remainder of the series.
4 | Posted by Scott C | May 5, 07:22 AM
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