New logs for the Homestead should complete restoration basic
New logs for the Homestead should complete restoration basic
Logs from Kalama, Washington were delivered to the the parking lot next to the Alki Homestead and unloaded by a crew of workers on Aug. 21. The logs will be used to replace those in the structure that have rotted or were damaged in the fire that closed the structure in 2008.
SWSHS
Fri, 08/21/2015
Nearly 20 logs were delivered to the Alki Homestead on August 21 as the most basic phase of the restoration of the historic structure continues.
Owner Dennis Schilling and his crew got to work unloading the logs which came from Kalama, Wash., to replace rotted logs in and near the southeast corner of the building. (Replacement of the southeast-corner logs was given administrative approval by city landmarks staff in January 2015.)
Restoration work on the 1904 city landmark began in the spring and continues through this summer and beyond.
The restoration process will continue beyond log replacement with a lot more work ahead.
Schilling said, "I think this is a pretty good estimation of what we will need to finish this corner. I don't think we're going to need any more. Hopefully we won't. I think we're going to actually have a few extra."
A video was shot of the delivery by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society.
