U - S S S: He Edmond Ecorder
U - S S S: He Edmond Ecorder
U - S S S: He Edmond Ecorder
Saturday, February 8, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th Street
2014
Chris Himes President Judy Lang Senior Vice-President Joe Townsend Vice-President Finance John Phillips Vice-President Collections Mary Hanson Secretary Rosemarie Ives Janice LeVeck Judith Simpson Sherry Stilin Kris Swanson
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Thanks to Mike Foss we now have hundreds of digital pictures that include but go well beyond the Foss family of RedmondBabcocks, Bjerkes, Kelloggs, Koppenbergs, Phillips and Rosfords are also pictured!
In the photo above, Daphne Rosford, second from bottom left, and other students as well as a rather tired-looking teacher pose at a school picnic by the Bear Creek bridge on Novelty Hill Road. Below left, domestic science (aka housekeeping) students include Daphne at far left. The postcard below right shows Redmonds first two-story school, built in 1908.
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Planned exterior for the historic building that had been Brad Best Realty. (Image courtesy of Homegrown)
The little brick building that sits on the northwest corner of Leary and Cleveland is a proud reminder of Redmonds roots. It opened in 1911 as the Redmond State Bank, the towns first financial institution. And since 1955 it had housed Brad Best Realty, the longest-lived and most renowned realtor in town. In a few months it should begin a new chapter, this time as a specialty sandwich store and caf. Brad Best and his family had been looking for a tenant who would celebrate the building and its history when along came Homegrowna small, Seattle-based chain that has worked with other historic properties. The company stresses sustainable food sources, seeking to buy local ingredients such as produce from Willie Greens of Woodinville and Full Circle Farms of Carnation. For more about Homegrown, visit eathomegrown.com. The Redmond Regional Landmarks Commission in 2010 approved the property as a City of Redmond landmark because it is one of the few remaining commercial buildings from Redmonds earliest period of community development. As a result of that landmark status, Homegrown was required to seek approval for alterations it was planning. The Redmond Landmark Commission last month approved removing the Brad Best Realty awnings because they are not original to the building. Other changes were approved such as: hanging exterior lights and a Homegrown sign from the mortar, but not the bricks; repainting the window sills in a charcoal color; and removing some original bricks from the banks vault room so as to allow a third archway. The removed bricks will be stored for possible re-use in the future. An exterior feature that Homegrown plans to bring back to life is the word BANK. After 102 years, its nearly invisible high above the front door, but efforts will be taken to highlight it when the buildings parapet is repainted.
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Thanks also to Patsy Rosenbach and Marjorie Stensland Costello, who recalled hearing about Gary Cooper visiting from their elders. Marjorie said her dad had been the mail carrier for the area in the 1930s and would see Gary by the mail box waiting for the mail when he visited. The Coopers didnt want to get word out when Gary would visit, Marjorie recalls, so her dad would tell his kids after Gary had visited. Her dad said his stays ranged from two to six weeks.
LANDMARKED
A Kirkland treasurean 1889 home built by the Kirkland Land and Improvement Company and owned by Barbara Loomiswas landmarked by the Kirkland Landmarks Commission last December. The Loomis House is one of the most intact of the surviving dwellings associated with the company, and the best example of the Queen Anne cottage style in the city, the Kirkland Landmarks nomination stated in explaining its value. Located at 304 8th Ave. West, the home is one of eight remaining in Kirkland that illustrate the historic context of the speculative land deals going on there from 1888-1893, the nomination added. The company, co-owned by town founder Peter Kirk, intended to sell the homes to workers at the Great Western Iron and Steel Works along Forbes Lake but the 1893 depression scuttled that industrial dream before any steel was ever produced. Today, the nomination stated, the residential neighborhood surrounding the Loomis House is undergoing rapid change as the historic building stock is being replaced with large, contemporary dwellings. Any significant changes to the Loomis home will need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the King County Landmarks Commission. By becoming a City of Kirkland landmark, the property is now eligible for restoration grants and county tax programs.
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Redmonds transition from sleepy town to bustling city included turning its volunteer fire department into a professional service and those on the ground floor included Jan Foreman. Jan passed away on December 19 at the age of 82, but his legacy includes that fire fighting history. Apart from his 15 years as a member of the Redmond Fire Department, Jan was a member of the American Legion in Redmond and the Masonic Lodge in Bellevue. He retired from Cadman Gravel in 1994 after 32 years as a heavy equipment operator. Jan also helped the Redmond Historical Society in its early years, joining Daryl Martin to talk about the fire departments evolution at a presentation in June 2001. Perhaps his most visible contribution was the donation of a Welcome to Redmond sign that the City had posted in 1966 and then thrown out. The sign shows Redmonds population was just 573 in 1950. Jan knew hed eventually find just the right home for it, Society founder Nao Hardy wrote in 2000. Were grateful Jan had such foresight, and he only had to hang onto it for 3 decadesuntil our Society was formed. Jan is survived by Diane, his wife of 57 years, their three children, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The Foreman family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the Redmond Fire Department Widow and Orphans Fund or a charity of their choice.
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Jerry Hardy for donating $5,000 more in memory of his late wife and Society founder Nao Hardy. Jerry has now contributed $15,000 to the long-term stability of the Society. Richard Morris for managing our website for years and putting it on a stable, long-term platform. And Janice LeVeck, who took over the role of webmaster. January Speaker Series volunteers Fran and Fred Stray (greeters), Tom Hansen and Gene Magnuson (chairs, snacks) and Beryl Standley (coffee).
Any business owners/managers out there with a nice public space to display this beautiful pastoral scene? The artwork was carved by local sign maker Wayne Gunderson in 1990 for the First Citizens Bank. Please contact our office at 425-885-2919 if interested in a long-term loan of the piece.
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LIFETIME HONOR IN MEMORY OF TOM HALL
Suzanne Hall, the wife of the late Tom Hall, helped us start 2014 on a stronger financial footing by honoring his memory with a lifetime membership. Im usually not emotional but I am about this, Suzanne told the dozens gathered at our January Speaker Series program. The Historical Society meant so very much to him, she said of Tom, who passed away last July and had been a longtime volunteer. He was very interested in all history, but Redmond was his real love, Suzanne added. I want to say thank you to all of you who made him feel such a part of the Historical Society.
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