Architectural Historian to Speak About Astoria Building Styles
February 2, 2013 |
ASTORIA - The Lower Columbia Preservation Society will hold a free public lecture at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, upstairs at the Clatsop County Historic Society Heritage Museum, at 16th and Exchange streets. Jack Bookwalter, an architectural historian, will speak about Astoria's variety of historic building styles, giving an overview, then focusing on some case studies. Bookwalter is a regular writer for Northwest Renovation Magazine. Take a look at some of his articles at http://nwrenovation.com/?s=Jack+Bookwalter
Bookwalter worked for 28 years as a preservation planner in California before coming to Oregon to work on his own hands-on restoration projects. He has restored a grand five-unit 1886 Victorian in Portland and is currently restoring his 1926 English-style home there. He developed an early interest in, and fondness for, Astoria's large stock of older homes, especially the ornate hillside Victorians which remind him of San Francisco and other cities on the northern California coast.
Find out how national, regional and local events shaped Astoria's architecture and learn about what may have inspired the design of your favorite buildings in Astoria.For more information call Pam Chestnut at 503-325-3245.
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Astoria, OR |
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