Sound Historical Resources is Closing

Due to the ongoing effects of the pandemic, I have made the extremely difficult decision to close my company.

All business operations of Sound Historical Resources, LLC will cease on Friday, September 4, 2020 at 5:00 P.M.

Please keep an eye out for a future announcement about my new position with an established cultural resource management (CRM) firm.

I will continue to monitor my company email address for the next several months as I transition into my new role.

I would like to extend a sincere thank you to all of my clients that I had the privilege of serving over the past year. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you again in my upcoming new role.

Take care, stay safe, and here’s looking forward to better days ahead.

Early Masonic Meeting Places in Seattle: 1860-1915

Bro. Adam S. Alsobrook, AIA, member of University Lodge No. 141, F. & A. M. and owner of Sound Historical Resources in Seattle, Washington, just completed a research report entitled: "Early Masonic Meeting Places in Seattle: 1860-1915." This paper explores buildings in Seattle that were constructed specifically for Masonic Lodges, and also sheds light on existing buildings that were adapted for Masonic uses. Many of these early Masonic buildings were lost to the wrecking ball long ago, and only a handful of these buildings survive to this day.

This report is intended to serve as a high-level overview of these buildings. Some of these buildings will be the subject of forthcoming research papers over the coming months.

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A Forgotten Building by a Forgotten Architect at Seattle's Forgotten World's Fair: The Masonic Building at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition

Bro. Adam S. Alsobrook, AIA, member of University Lodge No. 141, F. & A. M. and owner of Sound Historical Resources in Seattle, Washington, just completed a third research paper entitled: "A Forgotten Building by a Forgotten Architect at Seattle'S Forgotten World's Fair: The Masonic Building at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition." This paper explores the planning, development, design, and construction of the Masonic Building at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. It also delves into the adaptive reuse of the building after the conclusion of the exposition and its demolition in 1922. The paper also presents additional biographical information about the architect Ulysses Grant Fay that was discovered in the course of Bro. Alsobrook's research into the Masonic Building.

Come explore this long-lost building and discover the role that it played during the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, which has become known as Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair.

The Three Masonic Homes of Washington State

Adam S. Alsobrook, AIA just completed a personal research project on the history of the Masonic Homes in Washington State. This research paper explores the establishment of the first and second Masonic Homes at Puyallup, Washington during the first two decades of the 20th century and also documents the history of the third Masonic Home at Zenith (Des Moines) Washington which was constructed in the mid 1920s.

The paper also highlights the work of noted Washington architects such as the Tacoma architectural firm of Heath & Gove, which later became Heath, Gove & Bell, and the work of Seattle architect Andrew Willatzen (later spelled as Willatsen).

Come explore 130 years of Masonic history in Washington State below:

Stone Way Electric/Golden Rule Dairy Building Nominated as City of Seattle Landmark

The Stone Way Electric/Golden Rule Dairy Building at 3665 Stone Way North in Seattle was nominated as a City of Seattle Landmark at the Wednesday, December 4, 2019 meeting of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board. Adam S. Alsobrook, AIA, owner of Sound Historical Resources, LLC, presented this landmark nomination to the Landmarks Preservation Board on behalf of Marvin Anderson Architects, PLLC. The potential designation of the building as a City of Seattle Landmark will be considered at the January 15, 2020 meeting of the Landmarks Preservation Board.

Adam S. Alsobrook, AIA Attends DAHP Academy

Adam S. Alsobrook, AIA, owner of Sound Historical Resources, LLC attended the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) Academy yesterday at the South Sound Community College in Lacey, Washington. The topic of this DAHP Academy session was the completion and submission of History Property Inventory forms.