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nReverse - a public history weblog · 8M ago

Maybeck Lecture/tour Saturday 9/24/2011 in Berkeley

Lecture/Tour this Saturday 9/24/2011, 7:30pm Berkeley, sponsored by BAHA. (http://www.berkeleyheritage.com/calendar.html) On Saturday September 24, 2011, consider spending the afternoon in Berkeley, eat an early dinner in the excellent weather and then make your dessert a visit inside a most decaden
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nReverse - a public history weblog · 10M ago

Friday book and building highlight: “Aluminum in Modern Architecture, 1958″

Every Friday, starting today, I’ll be highlighting a building from one of our research books. Aluminum in Modern Architecture, 1958 mostly discusses office buildings, but I managed to find a very unique building that is also tied to Northern California history. The Kaiser Hawaiian Village geodesic d
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nReverse - a public history weblog · 1Y ago

California’s Historic State Parks threatened by closure

On May 13th, the California Department of Parks and Recreation released their proposed list of park closures due to a $22 million general fund budget cut. Of the 278 State Parks, 70 are slated for closure. These proposed closures affect many of the historic resources associated with the State Parks
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nReverse - a public history weblog · 1Y ago

Seven Springs Ranch listed in California Register

My application to place Seven Springs Ranch in Cupertino on the National Register of Historic Places was considered by the Keeper on March 29, 2011. The Keeper made a determination of eligibility, although did not formally list the property due to a protest by a bank in Kansas City, Missouri, who al
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nReverse - a public history weblog · 1Y ago

Cesar Chavez Special Resource Study

The National Park Service (NPS) has begun a “special resource study” of sites that are significant to the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement in the western United States. Cesar Chavez is recognized as the most important U.S. Latino leader of the twentieth century. During the 1960s,
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nReverse - a public history weblog · 1Y ago

Weekend of Home and Studio Tours

April 30, May 1st is a busy weekend, the official start of the Home Tours and Open Studios season.  This is a great opportunity to get inside some of those magnificent houses you may have been wondering about. 1) Sat: Bradbury & Bradbury historic art wallpaper studio 2) Sun: Stanford home tour, incl
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nReverse - a public history weblog · 1Y ago

Moffett’s molting monolith

Today’s extensive media coverage about Hanger One and the beginning of the project to remove the exterior skin of this monolith in Mountain View , California, reminded me of the photo I bought on eBay a number of years ago. The photo below shows Hanger One as it neared completion in 1932, just after
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nReverse - a public history weblog · 1Y ago

Event – Rhoades Ranch presentation at the Morgan Hill Museum

The Morgan Hill Historical Society will be hosting a presentation on the Rhoades Ranch by Architectural Historian Franklin Maggi at their quarter membership meeting April 27 at 7:00 p.m.  The meeting is at the Morgan Hill House, 17860 Monterey St., Morgan Hill. Rhoades Ranch is located at the base o
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nReverse - a public history weblog · 1Y ago

Madronia and the Network of Freedom

On April 5, 2011, Madronia Cemetery in Saratoga was added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom sites. Madronia Cemetery is the burial site of Mary A. Brown, wife of abolitionist John Brown. The Network to Freedom sites program being implemented by the National Park Service to coor
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nReverse - a public history weblog · 1Y ago

Madronia and the Network of Freedom

On April 5, 2011, Madronia Cemetery in Saratoga was added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom sites. Madronia Cemetery is the burial site of Mary A. Brown, wife of abolitionist John Brown. The Network to Freedom sites program is being implemented by the National Park Service to c
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