PRESERVATION IN PRACTICE
Our historic architects implement long-term historic building stewardship and maintenance programs from start to finish—from identifying historic jurisdictions and technical preservation issues to maintaining an historic building for future generations.
Studio TJP frequently serves as the historic preservation consultant embedded within a larger design team — bringing the archival expertise, regulatory relationships, and documentation rigor that other firms may not carry in-house.
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Whether you're evaluating an acquisition, facing a permit requirement, or exploring landmark designation — Studio TJP can help you understand what you're working with and what your options are.
EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF OLYMPIA
Capital Hill, Seattle, WA · Commercial client | Historic consulting
Studio TJP has provided historic resources consulting to the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia across its portfolio of Seattle-area properties — conducting significance evaluations, preparing required regulatory documentation, and advising on preservation compliance for buildings with deep roots in the city's social and architectural history. Link to Featured Project
STUDIO TJP's ROLE
Historic resources consulting | Significance evaluations | Regulatory documentation
Photography by Studio TJP
SIGMA KAPPA MU CHAPTER HOUSE
Architect Joseph Skoog · University of Washington · Residential / campus | Historic evaluation
Designed by Seattle architect Joseph Skoog — whose work shares design lineage with Frederick Anhalt's draftsmen — the Sigma Kappa Mu Chapter House reflects the rich residential architecture that shaped the UW neighborhood. Studio TJP provided historic evaluation services for this architecturally significant campus structure. Link to Featured Project
STUDIO TJP's ROLE
Historic evaluation | Research and documentation
Photography by Studio TJP
ANHALT HALL
Frederick Anhalt, builder/designer, 1931 · University District, Seattle · Residential landmark
City Landmark 2018 | TDR Advisory | Long-term stewardship
When a neighborhood up-zone threatened to obscure the significance of this Tudor Revival apartment building, Studio TJP stepped in at the policy level — advocating to expand the Transfer of Development Rights zone to protect the property before a landmark nomination was even filed. The building was designated a City Landmark in 2018. Studio TJP has continued as a long-term advisor, developing a schematic master plan compliant with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and counseling the owner on tax incentives, TDR strategy, and sustainable operation of a landmarked property.
STUDIO TJP's ROLE
Policy advocacy | Landmark nomination | Tax incentive advisory | TDR strategy | Master plan / SOI Standards | Ongoing stewardship
Photography by Studio TJP
PALIHOTEL SEATTLE
Originally the Colonnade Hotel, 1900 · Downtown Seattle · Commercial adaptive reuse
National Register | City Landmark | Federal Tax Credits
The 1900-era Colonnade Hotel survived Seattle's Denny Regrade — a massive early-20th-century earthmoving project that reshaped downtown — making it a direct record of the city's transformation. Studio TJP prepared both the National Register and City of Seattle Landmark nominations, then collaborated with Gensler through the full Certificate of Approval process with the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board. Studio TJP also facilitated procurement of Federal Historic Tax Credits from the National Park Service, unlocking financing that made the rehabilitation economically viable.
STUDIO TJP's ROLE
National Register nomination | City Landmark nomination | Landmarks Board coordination | Federal tax credit procurement | Rehabilitation design consulting
Federal tax credits can equal 20% of total project cost — the kind of incentive that turns a challenging historic property into a fundable development.
Photography by Studio TJP
MORE HALL ANNEX (NUCLEAR REACTOR BUILDING
TAAG architects, 1961 · University of Washington · Brutalist / institutional
National Register 2009 | WA Heritage Register | Landmark advocacy
One of Seattle's most consequential preservation battles. The More Hall Annex — designed by TAAG, a collective of UW faculty architects including Wendell Lovett, Daniel Streissguth, and Gene Zema — housed the first university-based nuclear reactor in the country. The building was listed on both the Washington Heritage Register and the National Register of Historic Places. Studio TJP contributed historic resources expertise and documentation to the preservation effort.
STUDIO TJP's ROLE
Historic documentation | Preservation advocacy | Significance analysis
Photography by Studio TJP