Scope and Contents note The Office of Urban Conservation was created in 1975 as part of the Department of Community Development (DCD). It was founded in an era of citizen protests against a proposed urban renewal program that would have demolished Pioneer Square and Pike Place Market. The office’s mandate was to coordinate Seattle’s historic preservation programs and administer the city’s landmark boards and historic districts. When DCD was abolished in 1992, the office became the Historic Preservation Program in...

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Records of the committee during Clark's tenure as chair.

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A comprehensive slide collection displaying Seattle's neighborhoods, homes and businesses from the mid 20th century to the 1980s.

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Petitions, correspondence, and designations of historical landmarks in Seattle. Landmarks are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board.

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Records relating to the renovation of landmarked buildingsenovation files and records for several landmarked buildings.

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Minutes and agendas documenting meetings of Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board.

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Correspondence, memos, clippings, and other materials relating to the work of Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board.

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Records documenting the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board's decisions to deny a building, object, or structure historic landmark status.

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Records of the committee during Bagshaw's tenure as chair.