Bayley House News
2005
2004
2003
12/03 - Limited reprinting of A Country Woman Remembers, the out-of-print memoir by one-time Bayley House resident Lillian LaFaille, was done in partnership with the original publisher, the Divide Women's Club.
11/05/03 - Friends of the Bayley House Meeting - Click here for minutes.
8/18/03 - Friends of the Bayley House Meeting re: the Dance/Barn Sale. Click here for minutes.
6/9/03 - Granted non-profit status by the IRS
6/4/03 - Click for detailed Work Plan
2002
11/02 - Produced the 2003 Bayley House calendar. (Thank you to Elizabeth Wandersheid for a job well done.)
10/23/02 - Applied for non-profit status with the Federal Government (IRS)
10/11/02 - Granted non-profit[501](c)3] status by the State of California.
9/19/02 - Applied for non-profit status to the State of California.
6/17/02 - The Friends of the Bayley House organization was formed by the Bayley House Committee members for the purpose of obtaining non-profit, tax exempt status.
5/18/02 - "Grand Soiree" dinner dance planned as a major fundraiser at the Barn. Need volunteers. Call Aloha at 530-887-8848.
3/21/02 - A bumper sticker and a newspaper ad have been designed to help promote the Bayley House restoration.
4/11/02 - Next Meeting of the Bayley House Restoration Committee, 7 pm at Aloha's house. Call her at 530-887-8848 for directions.
1/11/02 - It's a Country Hoe-Down! Fundraiser dance at the Bayley House Barn.
1/2/02 - Meeting, 7 pm, Aloha Adams' home (in Pilot Hill/Cool area). Call her at 530-887-8848 for directions.
2001
12/7/01 - First Draft of Grant Application (California Heritage Fund) published online for public review.
12(?)/01 - Requested from the El Dorado County BOS a portion of the windfall 7 million dollar "Community Enhancement Fund" (thank you Victoria Croft for being our ears in Placerville) and subsequently granted $100K to be used as matching funds to secure a larger grant. As an aside, it took over a year and a change in our County Supervisor for a contract to be written up for the GDRD to sign.
12/01 - Produced 2002 Bayley House calendar
12/6/01 - The Bayley House Restoration Project is earmarked for $100,000 from the El Dorado County Community Enhancement Program. Read about the program.
12/5/01 - Meeting, 7 pm - (1) First draft by our Grant Writer Julie McDonald for the California Heritage Fund Grant Program was discussed and will be posted online soon. (2) A real live country hoe-down is taking place on 1/11/02 at the Bayley House Barn. Details soon. (3) Due to basketball games at the Bayley House Barn, the next meeting will be held at Aloah Adams' house. Contact John Crane for directions.
11/16/01 - Windfall Community Enhancement Funds available from the County of El Dorado could be our matching funds for the $1,000,000 California Heritage Fund Grant. Read more!
11/7/01 - Meeting, 7 pm, Bayley House Barn
11/3/01 - Saturday Night Barn Dance. "The 13th Annual Bayley House Ball" was held at the Bayley House Barn in Pilot Hill to raise funds for the Bayley House Restoration Project. Click to read announcement. $700 was raised by this event.
10/3/01 - Meeting, 7 pm, Bayley House Barn
9/5/01 - Meeting, 7 pm, Bayley House Barn. Among other topics, a Barn Dance was discussed and is being planned for Saturday, November 3, 2001, at the Bayley House Barn.
8/18/01 - Flea Market. This first fundraiser event for the Bayley House Project raised more than $400, of which $100 was donated directly
8/1/01 - Meeting, 7 pm, Bayley House Barn. There was a good turnout of about 15 enthusiastic volunteers at this meeting. Fund-raising ideas were discussed and a flea market at the BH Barn is planned for 8/18/01, with table space for sale.
7/24/01 - Next meeting is scheduled. A press release was issued today to regional newspapers regarding the next scheduled meeting for the Historic Bayley House Restoration Project, to be held Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. at the restored barn on the Bayley House property in Pilot Hill. Click here for details.
7/23/01 - Interest in the restoration project is escalating, with online sign-ups increasing four-fold since the banner was placed.
7/20/01 - Banner is in place at the Bayley House.
7/5/01 - Banner ordered from Uptown Sign Company in Auburn:
It will be at least 3' high with 15-18" letters, and will be fastened to the fence in front of the Bayley House, highly visible to motorists on Highway 49. We hope to encourage support for the project with this advertisement.
7/2/01 - Draft of the California Heritage Grant Fund Program was received. Contact us if you'd like to preview it.
6/01 - Awarded grant for $140,000 by the State of California
2001 - A company from Montana specializing in historic restoration has contacted John Crane about helping with the project.
4/28/01 - Second Meeting - The second meeting for the Bayley House Restoration Project was held Saturday, April 28, 2001. Those interested in volunteering for the project were invited to meet at the Bayley House in Pilot Hill at 1:00 p.m. to learn more about the project and to sign up to volunteer.
John Crane, Pilot Hill representative for the Georgetown Divide Recreation District, and several interested individuals from the community were in attendance. The group met on the property in the large barn, which has been restored by the District with concrete slab, reinforced framing, and interior walls. (Use of the improved barn for fundraising purposes was discussed.)
Construction plans for the Bayley House and a plot plan of the 10-acre parcel were reviewed and discussed, and the group walked the property to see its boundaries while discussing its possible uses.
Attendees were shown some of the remaining original woodwork from the Bayley House, including the French doors accessing the balcony, doors with room numbers, the front doors, decorative mouldings from the exterior columns, parts of stair railings, and fireplace mouldings/mantels. One door was attractively hand-painted with a wood grain that looked like cherry. Some of the original glass remains.
Although more of the bricks have fallen from the Bayley House, extending the hole in the wall to the roofline, the additional damage probably won't affect the restoration project to any significant degree.
Due to the scope of the project, the need for volunteer grant writers was emphasized. Grant money, for which the Bayley House may qualify, is available from several sources. Another urgent need is for finding a Project Manager who can pull the project together. All persons willing and able to help with this historical restoration are invited to attend our next meeting (TBA) and/or sign up online. Volunteer organizations and historical societies will be contacted for assistance in finding the help needed.
The project needs:
4/2/01 - Article in Mountain Democrat
4/2/01 - Then & Now: The Bayley House segment on the Central Valley Chronicles on KVIE Channel 6, 7:00 p.m.
3/01 - Applied for a grant from the State of California-Office of Historic Preservation for a portion of the California Heritage Fund(which was funded by the year 2000's Proposition 12) in order to complete a stabilization/ weatherization project on the Bayley House(thank you to Julie McDonald for writing the proposal)
1/27/01 - Kick-off Meeting - The first Bayley House meeting was held on January 27 at the Nugget Café in Cool and was supported by County Supervisor Penny Humphreys, the Georgetown Divide Recreation District, the Mountain Democrat, and interested individuals. Brainstorming ideas presented about the use of the 10,000 sqare foot Bayley House, once restored, included a museum, library, office space, art gallery, snack bar or cafe, conference center, activity room for light sports like ping pong and other table games, lodging, restaurant, historic re-enactments, plays, movies, and music. The 10 acres could be used for an orchard, vineyard, community garden, park, habitat preservation, nature trails designed with physically disabled persons in mind, baseball field, tennis courts, basketball courts, picnic area, playground, track with exercise equipment. Pilot Hill is a short trip from Auburn, Placerville, and El Dorado Hills and is convenient to local residents throughout the area.
In addition to getting committees formed with "can-do" volunteers, projects in the works include a banner at the Bayley House informing passersby of the restoration project and directing attention to the Bayley House website, and special Bayley House letterhead for a letter-writing campaign. Also noteworthy is the proposed State historic preservation funding that the Bayley House will likely qualify for when the program is implemented in the near future.
This website has volunteer sign-up forms and a list of current Project contributors. Viewers can also submit their comments and suggestions online. It's a quick and easy way to keep everyone updated on the progress of the project and to get important feedback from the community.
John Crane of the Georgetown Divide Recreation District, owners of the Bayley House, asks that those who plan to attend the April 28 meeting at the Bayley House please RSVP online (above), by e-mail at register@thebayleyhouse.com, or by mail to Bayley House, P.O. Box 993, Placerville, CA 95667. All that is needed is your name, address, phone number, and mention of the Bayley House Meeting.
2000
8/11/00 - Click for article in Mountain Democrat
