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Historic Trust reports Providence Academy work, Howard House repairs and public programs
Summary
Holly Chamberlain of the Historic Trust told the Clark County Historic Preservation Commission on April 2 that landscape work, repairs and public programs are moving forward at Providence Academy, Howard House and Grant House, and that the Trust is seeking additional funding for a small business incubator rental assistance program.
Holly Chamberlain of the Historic Trust gave the commission a partner update on April 2, 2025, describing preservation projects, fundraising, maintenance work and public programs the trust is advancing.
Chamberlain said the next phase of landscape renovation at Providence Academy is scheduled to start in June or July 2025, pending weather. She said the Trust’s small business incubator rental assistance program has drawn public interest and that funding continues to be sought; the Trust received its first gift from the Port of Vancouver Community Fund to support that program.
Chamberlain reported that the Vancouver City Council approved the bid for Howard House reroofing and siding repair; the project is funded in part by a Heritage Capital Projects grant from the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation and the winning contractor is Signature Roof Service (the same contractor that reroofed the Grant House). The Trust has also purchased a used 65‑foot boom lift for maintenance work, and staff have been trained in its use. She said second‑story window rot at the Grant House has been repaired and that current tenant Wilfel Wine has signed a new lease to operate the entire building.
Chamberlain described upcoming public programs: a musical history performance, “Blowing in the Wind: Songs and Stories of Bob Dylan,” presented by musician and historian Joel Underwood at Providence Academy chapel (advanced general seating $12; day‑of $15; tickets at historictrust.org), and a free Humanities Washington program at the Howard House on April 10 featuring Steve Edmiston about the 1946 Maury Island incident, presented in partnership with the Vancouver NAACP. She also noted that applications are open for the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation’s summer youth heritage field school (a free overnight program for high schoolers set for July 17 at the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in North Bend).
Chamberlain closed by thanking partners and inviting commissioners and the public to the Trust’s events and programs.
