Historic Trust seeks input on Providence Academy project

The Historic Trust will hold an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. on April 17 at Providence Academy to get public feedback on redevelopment of the Vancouver landmark.

The event will be in the ballroom of Providence Academy, 400 E. Evergreen Blvd. It will be a chance “for the community to view actual renderings of the project and provide feedback,” Mike True, president and CEO of The Historic Trust, said in an email.

Trust representatives will discuss the history of Providence Academy and the guiding principles established for the site. The public will have an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed plan for redevelopment of the western portion of the site.

The Trust acquired the 7-acre Providence Academy site in 2015. It has made significant progress in renovating the Academy, which it calls one of the most historically significant buildings in the Pacific Northwest.

The transition into a mixed-use urban campus will be guided by five principles, according to the news release.

• Preservation: Preserve the Providence Academy building and landscape within a viable mixed-use urban campus.

• Compatibility: New construction should be compatible, while differentiated from the historic Providence Academy building.

• Fiscal sustainability: Redevelopment and improvements on the Providence Academy site should be fiscally self-supporting.

• Safety and code compliance: Preservation and redevelopment should enhance the safety and code compliant elements of the buildings and site.

• Stakeholders and public benefit: Redevelopment and improvements will consider community, tenant, donor and stakeholder input, and provide for public benefits.