One of the reasons Sonoma is a favorite destination for weddings is the preponderance of historical buildings. As as a Sonoma photographer, I volunteer my services to photograph special events for selected non-profits in the area.Last week I did so for the Sonoma League for Historic Preservation gathering at "the General Joseph Hooker House to recognize and celebrate one of Sonoma’s best known landmarks and the League’s efforts to protect and preserve it along with the Sonoma Valley’s greater historic landscape.
The League opened an exhibit on the historic Duhring Building and unveiled a new logo that prominently features the landmark Sonoma structure at the corner of East Napa and First Street East. In the face of cries from a then Sonoma city official to demolish and remove the smoldering structure following a devastating fire 21 years ago, the League and other dedicated volunteers stood up, saved, and ultimately restored the building. Many regard the effort as the League’s defining, even signature moment.
“Today, we are honoring the past and looking toward increasing community awareness to protect and preserve the very special architectural and cultural resources of Sonoma through education and advocacy,” observed League President Loyce Haran, who presided over this evening’s activities.
Playing off the Duhring Building, the new League logo features a rendering of the building’s cupola in red and black with the League’s familiar logotype surrounded by the motto, “Honoring the Past, Imagining the Future.” Sonoma artist Barbara White Perry provided sketches and pictures to local graphics designer Tina Tovey who came up with the logo and rendering working closely with Perry and League members Yvonne Bowers, Pat Pulvirenti, Micaelia Randolph, and Gary Kozel.
“Using an image as historically meaningful as the Duhring Building within the logo is such a plus,” commented Randolph. “The new mark will provide a consistent and compelling message about the work of the League, past as well as present that can be used in its newsletters, Web site, stationery, signage, and more. We believe it can become a truly memorable and highly visible symbol not just of the League and its preservation efforts, but of the marvelous historic and architectural character of the City of Sonoma and the greater Sonoma Valley as well.”
Description written by Gary Kozel, one of the members of the Board of Directors for the Sonoma League for Historic Preservation.
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