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Projects & Practice

The following is an overview of Left Coast Architectural History's recent project work and past experience in the field.

  • Historic Resource Evaluations for residential and commercial properties in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area. Ongoing.
  • Landmark Nomination and Mills Act Application for architect Carr Jones' Storybook style P.H. Rosebrook House in Alamo, Contra Costa County, California. 2016.
  • House Histories for two significant residences in San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood, 2015-2016.
  • 1929 Bed & Breakfast Secretary of the Interiors Standards analysis and advocacy. Napa, California. 2015.
  • First St. John's United Methodist Church HABS documentation. San Francisco, California. November 2013.
  • City of Sausalito Historic Context Statement. Sausalito, California. January-June 2013.
  • Sacramento General Plan - R Street Corridor Survey. Sacramento, California. February 2013.
  • Levee Road Property Secretary of the Interiors Standards analysis and advocacy. Locke, California. November 2012.
  • Metro Theater HABS documentation. San Francisco, California. June-July 2012.
  • LADWP Upper Reach pipeline project remote survey. North Hollywood, California, April-May 2012.
  • North Beach Branch Library HABS documentation. San Francisco, California. December 2011.
  • Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project remote survey. San Diego, California. November 2011.
  • St. Anthony Dining Room HABS documentation. San Francisco, California. October 2011.
  • Mineral King Cabin site documentation. Sequoia National Park, California. September 2011.
  • Mt. Umunhum Oral History event. Los Gatos, California. September 2011.
  • Mason Street Warehouses Federal Historic Preservation Certification applications. San Francisco, California. July 2011.
  • North 40 Specific Plan Cultural Resources Evaluation. Los Gatos, California. July 2011.
  • Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Building Federal Historic Preservation Certification application. San Francisco, California. April 2011.
  • Mid-Market Street Historic Resources Survey Update and Context Statement. San Francisco, California. February - July 2011.
  • Roesch Building HABS documentation. San Francisco, California. February 2011.
  • Fairmont Hospital Paupers' Graveyard Study. San Leandro, California. January 2011.
  • San Francisco Theological Seminary Master Plan review. San Anselmo, California. December 2010 - January 2011.
  • Bayview-Hunters Point Historic Resources Survey. San Francisco, California. October 2010 - June 2011.
  • San Francisco Theological Seminary Master Plan Initial Study. San Anselmo, California. November 2010.
  • Fagiani Building Proposed Project Review report and advocacy. Napa, California. September-October 2010.
  • Downtown Napa Specific Plan Historic Resources Survey. Napa, California. September 2010.
  • Good Practices for Relocating Historic Buildings report for Centre City Development Corporation. San Diego, California. July 2010.

Past Experience
  • Heritage Napa Historic Resources Survey & Context Statements - Spencer's Addition & West Napa. Napa, California. 2009-2010. Recipient of Napa County Landmark's Award of Merit, 2010.
  • Presenter, California Preservation Foundation workshop: National Register of Historic Places Standards. Tustin, California. January 2010.
  • Secretary of the Interior's Standards analysis and design guidelines for officer's residence, Benicia Arsenal. Benicia, California. Spring 2010.
  • Heritage Napa Historic Resources Survey & Context Statements - City-Wide and Soscol Gateway/East Napa. Napa, California. 2008-2009.
  • New Monterey Historic Resources Survey and Context Statement, Monterey, California. Fall-Winter 2009.
  • Historic context and relocation feasibility study for historic sulfuring shed and outbuildings at Alviso Adobe, Milpitas, California. Winter 2009.
  • City of Richmond Project PRISM Historic Resources Survey. Richmond, California. 2008-2009.
  • National Register nomination for Bernard Maybeck's Roos House, San Francisco, California. 2008-2009. [NRHP LISTED Spring 2009]
  • Survey and inventory of Roeding Park and Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, California. September 2008.
  • Attendee at California Preservation Foundation Annual Conference. Napa, California. April, 2008.
  • Historic American Building Survey (HABS) documentation of Chinatown YMCA. San Francisco, California. 2008.
  • Japantown Better Neighborhood Plan (inc. Historic Resource Survey, Cultural Preservation Strategies report, Traditional Cultural Property evaluation, etc.) for San Franciso Japantown. 2007-2009.
  • Historic Resources Survey for South Stadium Area. Fresno, California. 2007-2008.
  • General Services Administration (GSA) Mondernism Survey. Western region. 2008.
  • Presenter at California Preservation Foundation workshop: Survey Savvy - A Context for Best Practices. Davis, California. February, 2008.
  • Secretary of the Interior's Standards evaluation and historic preservation consultation for rehabilitation of the Warfield Theater. San Francisco, California. 2007.
  • Historic Resource Survey training Mission & SOMA Surveys. San Francisco, California. 2007.
  • National Register Nomination & Federal Historic Preservation Certification for Mutual Savings Bank Building. San Francisco, CA. 2007-2008. [NRHP LISTED Jan. 2014]
  • Historic Resources Survey for Market & Octavia Area Plan. San Francisco, California. 2007-2009.
  • Historic American Building Survey documentation of Juana Briones House, volunteer. Palo Alto, California. Fall, 2007.
  • Historic Context Statement and City-Wide Historic Resources Survey of Mountain View, California. Spring 2007.
  • Panel speaker at California Council for the Promotion of History Conference: Preserving Communities -- Japantown Case Studies, San Jose, CA. October 2006.
  • Historic Resource Evaluation Reports for local government entities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. 2006-present.
  • Cultural Resources Survey, Context Statement, and Traditional Cultural Property evaluation for San Jose Japantown. San Jose, CA. 2006.
  • Panel speaker at "Preserving California's Japatowns Symposium", San Francisco, CA. June 2006.
  • Volunteer researcher and tour brochure writer for Oakland Heritage Association (OHA) Historic House Tour. Oakland, CA. 2006.
  • National Register nomination for Colombo Building. San Francisco, CA. 2006. [NRHP LISTED Jan. 2008]
  • Historic Resources Survey and Context Statement for the unincorporated areas of Alameda County, CA. 2006.
  • Historic Resources component of program level EIR for Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) conducted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. 2006-2007.
  • Historic Resources component for WSIP project level EIR and Section 106 analysis of Alameda Siphons/Irvington Tunnel for San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. 2006-2007.
  • Historic Resources component for WSIP project level EIR and Section 106 analysis of San Joaquin Pipeline for San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. 2006-2007.
  • Environmental Impact Report studies for private developers, various locations, San Jose, CA. 2006-2007.
  • Historic Resource Surveys for Section 106 and FCC Programmatic Agreement applications. Various locations throughout Oregon. 2003-2005.
  • Survey and Inventory of 60 historic barns and agricultural properties. Benton County, Oregon. September 2005.
  • National Register nomination and State of Oregon Special Assessment for Marx-Shaefers House. Eugene, Oregon. August 2005-August 2006. [NRHP LISTED Aug. 2006]
  • Attendee at National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference. Portland, Oregon. September 2005.
  • Attendee at Western States Covered Bridge Seminar. Eugene, Oregon. August 2005.
  • Guest lecturer for Historic Survey & Inventory class, Historic Preservation Program, University of Oregon. May, 2005.
  • Survey and Inventory and historic context statement for the River Road neighborhood. Eugene, OR. 2005.
  • National Register nomination, Federal Historic Preservation Certification, and State of Oregon Special Assessment for McCracken Brothers Motor Freight Building. Eugene, Oregon. November 2004-October 2005. [NRHP LISTED Nov. 2005.]
  • Survey and Inventory of 300 property historic neighborhood for the City of Forest Grove. Forest Grove, Oregon. January 2004.
  • Inventory and eligibility assessment of Eugene Warehouse Compound for the US Forest Service. Eugene, Oregon. October-November, 2004.
  • Survey and inventory of Oregon City Public Works complex. Oregon City, Oregon. October, 2004.
  • Eligibility assessment of Lowell Ranger Station, US Forest Service. Lowell, Oregon. September, 2004.
  • Normal Gate Restoration, University of Oregon campus, Eugene, Oregon. May - August, 2004.
  • Archeological test dig for Section 106 application. Grande Ronde Reservation. Grande Ronde, OR. July 2004.
  • Sheldon Jackson College Assessment and Preservation Plan. Sitka, Alaska. May, 2004.
  • Organizer of East Skinner Butte Historic District Preservation Week Home Tour. Eugene, Oregon. May, 2004.
  • President of Associated Students for Historic Preservation (ASHP), University of Oregon student organization, 2003-2004.
  • Editor of Associated Students for Historic Preservation (ASHP) Journal student publication. 2002-2004.
  • Historic Resources Inventory. College Hill Neighborhood. Eugene, Oregon. 2003, 2004.
  • Railroad Ranch Preservation Assessment. Harriman State Park, Idaho. December, 2003. Recipient of Idaho Historic Preservation Council's Orchid Award, 2004.
  • Restoration of head gates at Thompson's Flouring Mill. Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School, Shedd, Oregon. August, 2003.
  • Preliminary National Register nomination for Zopher A. Davis House. Eugene, Oregon. June, 2003.
  • Restoration of Ferry House and Jacob Ebey Block House. Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School, Ebey's Landing, Whidbey Island, Washington. September, 2002.
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