thrice all american: Visit a Future Landmark With Historic Tacoma

Visit a Future Landmark With Historic Tacoma

· Posted Friday February 16, 2007 by jamie

We love old houses. There is something wonderful about the solid-wood doors, the gently sloping floors, the drafty wood windows. There is nothing more depressing than seeing someone renovate their house in ways that ruin the charm—vinyl windows and siding being the worst offense, both stylistically and environmentally.

Luckily, there are lots of other people out there who also love old houses enough to fix them the right way. One such Tacoman is historian and preservationist Caroline T. Swope, who will be opening her 1906 home for a Historic Tacoma “tea party” on February 24th from 1-4pm. Swope, author of Classic Houses of Seattle, has spent the last year carefully renovating the house with as much historical accuracy as possible, and the home is currently nominated for Tacoma’s Registry of Historic Places. The home will be featured in Sunset Magazine in March, and also featured on the Tour of Historic Homes this year, but this event provides the unique opportunity to talk to some of the craftspeople involved in the renovation and discuss energy-efficiency, code concerns, and various other topics related to the process. We’re definitely hoping to attend.

Space is limited, and reservations must be made in advance.

Reserve your space by calling 253-370-6984 or email info@historictacoma.net. I’m assuming more details will be provided once you’ve registered.

Tickets are $25 for non-members. Or, if you join Historic Tacoma, tickets are only $20.

All proceeds benefit Historic Tacoma.

I’m not sure what the deal is with the tea party…but we like tea so I guess it’s all good.

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