What do you think of when you hear the term Art Deco? Many people immediately recall the iconic Chrysler and Empire State buildings in New York City, while others think of the Jazz Age, Hollywood, and all things glamorous. Paris Exhibition of 1925 While the term “Art...
Read MoreProject Background With a Small and Simple grant from Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods, the Ballard Historical Society and its 100 volunteers mapped the streets of Ballard in 2016 to document what is ‘still historic’ in its structures. They were looking for structures over 60 years-old with...
Read MoreThe American Foursquare is more of a house form than a house style—the nearly perfect “cube” shape was quick and economical to build, and easy to embellish with detailing in a variety of styles. The Foursquare became popular nationally in the mid-1890s and persisted well...
Read MoreThis web map presents the results of the volunteer-driven crowd-sourced data collection effort to inventory all of the pre-1965 buildings in Ballard. Click a parcel to see a photo of the building, as well as a list of structural and site characteristics. (a full screen...
Read MoreWe produced a series of large-format PDF maps to showcase the data collected by our volunteers and to provide information about Ballard. Click the thumbnail or associated link to download the PDF file. Parcels by Building Type Buildings and Parcels by Year Built Survey Evaluation Category Select 150 and...
Read MoreWe built a series of 'time travel' maps that enable users to swipe back and forth between the past and the present day. Here is a screenshot of the map showing 1904/2015, click here for the interactive version: ...
Read MoreWe built a series of 'time travel' maps that enable users to swipe back and forth between the past and the present day. Here is a screenshot of the map showing 1937/2015, click here for interactive version: ...
Read MoreWe built a series of 'time travel' maps that enable users to swipe back and forth between the past and the present day. Here is a screenshot of the map showing 1996/2015, click here for interactive version: ...
Read MoreSaturday, June 4th, 6-10 p.m. Sunset Hill Community Association Clubhouse, 3003 NW 66th St. Ballard Historical Society invites you to celebrate completion of this amazing project. Volunteers surveyed and mapped 7,308 homes and buildings for pre-1965 historic integrity, by type and decade. Come see what's been researched,...
Read MoreWe had 41 volunteers trained by Sunday January 24th and look forward to training more on Wednesday, January 27th. The training included a powerpoint, background on Ballard history, a map of the sectors in the survey and hands-on training on the app. Volunteers are already...
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