[Vision2020] PR - Orchid Award Winners

[Stephanie Kalasz]

City of Moscow
206 E Third Street
Moscow, ID 83843
Contact: Gary J. Riedner, City Supervisor
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PRESS RELEASE
Moscow Historic Preservation Commission honors 2012 Orchid Award Winners

July 30, 2012 (Moscow, Idaho) - The City of Moscow Historic Preservation Commission honored six entities and individuals for the 2012 Orchid awards.  Orchid awards are given to recognize outstanding examples of historic preservation in the community.

The 2012 Orchid Award Winners includes:


·         Heart of the Arts, Inc., represented by Jenny Kostroff, Executive Director and Jay Pengilly, Board President for excellent stewardship of the 1912 Center and successful public outreach making further renovation possible.  The organizations commitment to renovating the remaining two floors of the historic high school to a multigenerational community center is commendable.

·         Moscow Cemetery District, represented by Ken Pedersen for the historically sensitive restoration of a small deteriorated building to be used as a chapel by cemetery visitors.  The building had previously been used as an office and storage shed and has been used as a chapel originally, but records noting its previous use were lost in a fire at City Hall in the early 1900s.  Pedersen assembled a remarkable number of donors and volunteers, who sanded the floor, repainted the interior walls, replaced windows, and salvaged pews from a church in Juliaetta.  Work on the exterior continues this summer.

·         Citizens Larry and Laurel Branen for historically sensitive additions to their residence at 417 South Hayes Street.  The Branens recently purchased the home, then added a bedroom to the rear of the structure and a small roof over the front porch.  Additions were very well done and match the existing architecture seamlessly. The stand-alone garage was also remodeled in a way that corresponds well to the home and the surrounding neighborhood.

·         Citizen and Business Owner, Andriëtte Pieron for historically sensitive adaptive reuse of the residence at 115 North Polk Street.  Pieron employed Wasankari Construction (a prior Orchid winner) to elevate the structure of this wood frame residence and add a basement.  The finished space has become a guest house called "Andriëtte's Bed, Book & Bicycle."  The home was built in 1915 in what is now the Fort Russell Historic District.  By lifting the structure in-place, she was able to increase the floor space without enlarging the footprint or disturbing the exterior walls and roofline.

·         Magyar, Rauch & Thie, PLLC for their historically sensitive adaptive reuse of the former residence at 326 East Sixth Street. The one-time residence had been converted to apartments and most recently was renovated to accommodate a law office.  It sits on a prominent position at the top of Sixth Street hill, across Adams Street from the Latah County Courthouse.  The building had visibly deteriorated during its years as an apartment house, and the renovation involved extensive upgrades or replacements of the plumbing, wiring, heating systems, windows, foundation, and structural elements.

·         The City of Moscow Parks and Recreation Department for collection and preservation of historical information about Moscow's public parks and buildings.  Since 2006, interns working for the Moscow Parks and Recreation Department have researched the historical origins and uses of the many parks and buildings the City of Moscow owns and operates.  The Department has put this information together in a 116-page booklet.  It includes 20 parks, 3 trails, 10 buildings, and 18 other pieces of property owned by the City of Moscow.  After further editing, the Department plans to make this information available to the public on the City's website.  This is an outstanding project that will help preserve historic information that might otherwise be lost or inaccessible.


For more information about the Moscow Historic Preservation Commission, visit http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/commissions/historic_preservation.aspx or contact Mike Ray, City of Moscow Planner II and Commission Liaison at 208.883.7008 or by email at mray at ci.moscow.id.us<mailto:mray at ci.moscow.id.us>.

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Story Contact: Mike Ray, Planner II
Phone:  208-883-7008
Email:  mray at ci.moscow.id.us<mailto:mray at ci.moscow.id.us>


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