02/02/2020
The Guardhouse located in Ft. Stevens State Park in Hammond Oregon is another current undertaking that has been a personal desire to restore for nearly a decade as I studied Historic Preservation. The structure served as a jail on the military base dating about 1911 till 1946. I recall seeing it in my youth as we would play around the park to look at the buildings, ride bikes on the paths, and surf off shore. Parts of me wonders if my grandfather Duane did basic training at Ft. Stevens prior to being deployed to Japan at the tail end of the War. What ever the case, It's a place I feel connected to in many different aspects and I feel fortunate and strongly rewarded for the skills I have developed and practiced on a daily basis to be trusted in contributing to it's longevity, the building deserves the best and I hope to stand with it. and yah, it is a torrential downpour with high winds in the photo..... typical Coast in January.