The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts,sites,buildings,structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register,or located within a National Register Historic District,may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.
The Spanish Colonial Revival Style is an architectural stylistic movement arising in the early 20th century based on the Spanish Colonial architecture of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Irving John Gill,was an American architect. He did most of his work in Southern California,especially in San Diego and Los Angeles. He is considered a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture. Twelve of his buildings throughout Southern California are listed on the National Register of Historic Places,and many others are designated as historic by local governments.
Antoine Predock is an American architect based in Albuquerque,New Mexico. He is the principal of Antoine Predock Architect PC,the studio he founded in 1967.
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP),an independent federal agency,is charged with the mission to promote the preservation of the nation's diverse historic resources. The ACHP advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy and also provides a public forum for stakeholders and the public to influence federal agency decisions regarding federal projects and programs that affect historic properties. The ACHP promotes the importance of historic preservation to foster an understanding of the nation's heritage and the contribution that historic preservation can make to contemporary communities,along with their economic and social well-being.
A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building,structure,site,or place in California that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance.
The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is a state governmental function created by the United States federal government in 1966 under Section 101 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The purposes of a SHPO include surveying and recognizing historic properties,reviewing nominations for properties to be included in the National Register of Historic Places,reviewing undertakings for the impact on the properties as well as supporting federal organizations,state and local governments,and private sector. States are responsible for setting up their own SHPO;therefore,each SHPO varies slightly on rules and regulations. To link these differences with the SHPOs,the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO) was created as a “point of contact”according to the National Historic Preservation Act.
The David Stott Building is a 38 story high-rise apartment building with office space on floors 2-6 and retail space on the first floor. The "Stott" was originally built as a class-A office building located at 1150 Griswold Street in Downtown Detroit,Michigan,within the Capitol Park Historic District. It was designed in the Art Deco style by the architectural firm of Donaldson and Meier and completed in 1929. Bedrock Detroit owns and manages the building which began leasing in late 2018 and includes 107 apartment homes and 5 floors of commercial office space.
Bruce D. Judd,FAIA,is a historic preservation architect based in Seaside,Florida,and San Francisco,California. He is a principal in the Bruce Judd Consulting Group in Seaside and a Consulting Founding Principal at the Architectural Resources Group in San Francisco. His projects have included surveying the historic African American community of Mound Bayou,Mississippi resulting in its being listed in the National Register of Historic Places. He has also consulted on the restoration of the Alamo Mission in San Antonio,Texas. Judd has directed more than 300 planning,rehabilitation,and expansion projects for architecturally significant buildings throughout the west and is a nationally recognized expert in his field. He has led rehabilitation and new construction projects for library,cultural,and performing arts facilities. He has also directed various high-profile projects including:master plan and restoration of the Hotel Del Coronado;repair and restoration of the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park,which received a National AIA Honor Award;master planning and seismic retrofit of the block-square Beaux-Arts style Pasadena City Hall which received LEED Gold certification;and rehabilitation of the historic Linde Robinson Laboratory for the Center for Global Environmental Ecology at Caltech in Pasadena,the first laboratory in a historic building to receive a LEED Platinum certification. Judd meets The Secretary of the Interior's Historic Preservation Professional Qualifications Standards in Architecture,Historic Architecture,Architectural History,and History.
The History of the National Register of Historic Places began in 1966 when the United States government passed the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA),which created the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Upon its inception,the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) became the lead agency for the Register. The Register has continued to grow through two reorganizations,one in the 1970s and one in 1980s and in 1978 the NRHP was completely transferred away from the National Park Service,it was again transmitted to the NPS in 1981.
Edward Hale Fickett,FAIA,was an American architect who was a consultant to federal and local governments in the United States and to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Steel Bridge Songfest is an annual,four-day music festival held in Sturgeon Bay,Wisconsin. Founded in 2005 by musician Pat MacDonald the event began as part of a grass-roots campaign to restore a historic bridge. The festival features a week-long collaborative songwriting workshop where participants write songs inspired by the bridge. The songs are recorded on-site at the Holiday Music Motel and released as compilation albums. Steel Bridge Songs Vol.10 was released during Steel Bridge Songfest 10th Anniversary (2016)
Robert Mosher was an American architect who operated primarily in Southern California. Mosher was an admirer of the work of Frank Lloyd Wright,and a pioneer of the post-war modernist architecture movement in San Diego. He is best known for designing the San Diego-Coronado Bridge,and the University of California,San Diego's John Muir College.
The USC School of Architecture (USCArchitecture) is the architecture school at the University of Southern California. Located in Los Angeles,California,it is one of the university's twenty-two professional schools,offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fields of architecture,building science,landscape architecture and heritage conservation.
Brenda A. Levin is a Los Angeles-based architect and advocate for historic preservation. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA),her major projects include the restoration of iconic L.A. landmarks like the Bradbury Building,the Griffith Observatory,the Wiltern Theatre,City Hall,Grand Central Market,and Dodger Stadium.
Alice Ross Carey was an American preservation architect,advocate,and early practitioner of historic preservation,restoration,and reuse.
Rebecca L. Binder is an American architect,designer,and educator. She established R. L. Binder FAIA Architects,LLP,in 1979,in Playa del Rey,California. In 1990,Binder was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Her work has received significant recognition,including local,state and national awards. In 2001,the American Institute of Architects California Chapter presented Binder with the California "Firm of the Year" award.
Carolyn Peterson FAIA is a Texas preservation architect.
Homer T. Delawie,FAIA,was an award-winning modernist architect working (primarily) in San Diego from the late 1950s to the 1990s. He designed numerous public,commercial,and residential projects,including the Bea Evenson Fountain in the Plaza de Panama,Balboa Park,the Coronado Library,the M. Larry Lawrence Jewish Community Center and expansion,the Scripps Miramar Ranch High School,the School of Creative &Performing Arts in South Bay,the San Diego Hospice,and projects for UCSD,the San Diego Zoo,San Diego State University,and Qualcomm.
Hans Baldauf FAIA LEED AP,is an American architect with an interest in the crafting of the public realm and of private spaces. He works on a wide range of projects,from large mixed-use master plans to retail stores and single-family residences. In the public realm,Baldauf has been deeply involved in the intersection of design and the sustainable food movement,particularly with the creation of marketplaces and food halls. Baldauf served on the board of directors for the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA),the organization that runs the renowned Ferry Plaza Farmers Market,and as Board President from 2013-2015. Baldauf’s private residences explore the traditions of construction that are evident in the Bay Tradition in architecture. He classifies himself as part of the Fourth Bay Tradition. Over the past two decades he has written about,lectured on and restored buildings designed by the early pioneers of California's Beaux-Arts movement.
