Restoration Award
for the restoration of the
Pioneer Square Pergola!

The Valerie Sivinski Award for
Outstanding Achievement
in Historic Preservation Rehabilitation Projects

This award acknowledges the restoration or rehabilitation of a property listed in the State or National Register of Historic Places. Awarded projects demonstrate the best of preservation practice, meeting or exceeding the guidelines of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, and contribute significantly to the community at large.

The Pioneer Square Pergola Then. Back in the summer of 2000, the historic Pioneer Square pergola was a favorite attraction for locals and visitors.


Heidi Seidelhuber of Seidelhuber Iron Works shows a shattered piece of cast iron that has been successfully welded back together. The Historic Preservation Board is very happy that "historical parts" are being salvaged, rather than re-casting new pieces.

 
Original Light Post in Restored Pergola. One light / ventilation post hit by the truck has been welded back together.



 
Working Bay At Seidelhuber Iron Works. Progress with fabricating the structural frame at full scale with the proper angles between the sections is underway as shown here in the working bay at Seidehuber Iron Works.


Intricate Parts Pieced Together.This wrought iron decorative piece was in many pieces, but has been welded back together.