The city of Issaquah recently gave Plateau Campus, LLC, permission to tear down the Providence Heights campus, which it owns.
The ruling came in the form of a Determination of Non-Significance that said razing the property would not adversely affect the environment. The campus was built in 1961 as a college for nuns of the Sisters of Providence.
However, preservationists do not necessarily agree with the city, and members of the public have an opportunity to make their opinions heard. Of particular interest is the fact that the campus chapel has 14 stained-glass windows, each 30 feet high and designed by Gabriel Loire, a renowned French artist. The city has proposed that the windows be returned to the Sisters of Providence.
J. Todd Scott, a preservationist with King County, has argued in favor of saving the campus, and in particular the windows, saying he is not sure what the sisters would do with them and that they would be difficult and expensive to remove.
Loire's work can be found in some of the most important houses of worship in the world, including ones in South Africa, Germany, and the UK.
People who would like to discuss Providence Heights can send their comments to the city until 5:00 pm today, April 14.
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