This flyer pretty much says it all, but see below for a little backstory.

In Fall of 2016, I took on a project through the Lawrence Preservation Alliance (I am on the board) to write an application for 200 Nebraska AKA the Zimmerman House in Lawrence, Kansas, to be added to the Lawrence Local Register of Historic Places.

EASY, I thought. I like houses, writing is kinda fun, NO PROBLEM, I thought.

WRONG.

Turns out I am not a huge fan of the kind of chronological writing required for an application of this sort (detailing when storm and sanitary sewers were installed and subdivisions platted is not exactly exciting, even for an infrastructure/ real estate nerd like myself). That said, I powered through and completed the application in Winter of 2016.

DONE, I thought. The City Commission approving it will EASY, I thought. Time to move on to my next project, I thought.

WRONG.

Instead, the application got hung up in City Commission purgatory for months for whatever reason, and I thought perhaps all my work was for naught.

WRONG. (hooray!)

In December of 2017, the City Commission voted unanimously to add the Zimmerman House (along with a few others that LPA worked on) to the Local Register of Historic Places. (I personally think they were swayed by a pic we showed them of one of the most sexy staircases in Lawrence, so sexy it had to be featured on the flyer as well).

Now, in order to celebrate this unique mid-century modern property's addition to the register, Lawrence Modern and Lawrence Preservation Alliance are hosting this great, free event. HUGE BONUS- the man, the myth, the legend, the architect himself- Warren Heylman, will be flying in from Spokane, Washington, where he has had a prolific career as a forward-thinking architect. Additionally- Lee Zimmerman, the man who commissioned the building of this house, will ALSO be in attendance.

I'm thrilled I've gotten to be a part of this process to document, preserve and celebrate this unique property- hope y'all can make it to the event! BRING A DISH TO SHARE!