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November 2010 Blog Posts (3)

Bungalow Reborn

This weekend Drew and I attended an open house at the Rose City Park bungalow of Dawn and Jeremy, authors of the Bungalowcious blog. The house looked wonderful, they did a great job bringing it back from layers of satanic pink paint (the paint color was actually called "satan" on the chip and it had covered walls, woodwork and fireplace). Check out their blog if you get a chance, there are lots of photos -… Continue

Added by Denise Bartelt on November 22, 2010 at 12:59pm — No Comments

Aurora Home Tour

I attended the home tour in Aurora this weekend. The George Kraus house had a very knowledgeable and engaging docent as well as Jane Kirkpatrick who has written a trilogy of books about Emma Wagner Giesy, the first resident of the home. My reading list grows. The Keil house, also on the tour, is one of the properties protected by a Conservation Easement with the HPLO. The owners, Retta and Steve, were extremely gracious setting out extensive refreshments including homemade bread and coffee. I… Continue

Added by Denise Bartelt on November 15, 2010 at 5:53pm — No Comments

The Next American Preservationist

I heard many thought-provoking talks at the National Trust conference in Austin last week. The conference theme was "The Next American City - Next American Landscape," reflecting the sense that preservation is really more about Place, than just architecture.

One speaker who stuck in my mind was Ken Gladish, President of the Austin Community Foundation. His topic was "The Next American Preservationist," and I thought it worthwhile to share a few of his…

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Added by Peggy Moretti on November 5, 2010 at 4:21pm — No Comments