Historic scavenger hunt highlights preservation month

For the second year in a row, the Spokane City/County Historic Preservation Office is laying down a challenge.

The office has assembled a scavenger hunt in which participants have to find and identify various architectural features around the city, including a number of residential locations.

The scavenger hunt is timed to coincide with National Preservation Month in May.

Those who enter and try to find the treasures become part of a drawing for prizes.

The prizes are a guided tour of the historic County Courthouse with a trip to the top of the tower; a tour of the Masonic Temple; two tickets to Spokane Preservation Advocates’ home tour in the fall; or a private tour of the Undercliff House in the Marycliff-Cliff Park Historic District.

To enter, go to historicspokane.org /preservation-month-2016.

In addition to the scavenger hunt, the Spokane Library is offering a house history workshop on May 20 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The session at the downtown branch, 906 W. Main Ave., will provide a how-to on researching the history of a home.

To register, click on the library calendar at spokanelibrary.org.

The month will conclude with a preservation happy hour at the Steam Plant, 159 S. Lincoln St., from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on May 26.

A $20 cover charge will include appetizers and a drink ticket. Guests will hear a fun presentation on preservation successes and a video history of the Steam Plant, which is 100 years old this year.

To RSVP, send an email to preservation@spokanecity.org to obtain instructions for online payment.