GKA Lighting, Inc. (formerly
George King Associates, Inc.) consists of a group of
quality craftsmen with expertise in all areas of lighting design and
manufacture. Since 1992 the company has provided expertise in
lighting for historic and period projects as well as contemporary and
specialty projects such as religious buildings, theme buildings,
theaters, hotels and restaurants, all with an emphasis on
considerations of energy efficiency. Company services also
include: commercial lighting systems design, retrofitting, wiring
and restoration of existing fixtures, UL testing and listing.
Below is a partial list of historic projects for which we have provided period lighting fixtures and restorations. For a list of contemporary projects, please inquire. Properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places are indicated by NRHP.
Below is a partial list of historic projects for which we have provided period lighting fixtures and restorations. For a list of contemporary projects, please inquire. Properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places are indicated by NRHP.
- Liberty Theater, Astoria, OR. A 1925 Italian Renaissance Fred Baker Project (NRHP)
- Immaculate Heart Church, Portland, OR. An 1882 Gothic Victorian Church (NRHP)
- Marcus Whitman Hotel, Walla Walla, WA. A 1927 Renaissance Revival Tower (NRHP)
- LDS Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois. A copy of their original temple built in 1836.
- North Portland Library, Portland, OR. A 1920 Tudor Revival (NRHP)
- Timberline Lodge, Timberline, OR. "Light Up The Lodge" Project. (NRHP)
- Amtrak Train Station, Salem, OR. 1915 Classic Revival (NRHP)
- Embassy Suites Multnomah Hotel Renovation project, Portland, OR. A 1920’s Renaissance Revival Tower. (NRHP)
- Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton, WI. A 1900 Opera House. (NRHP)
- Hotel Pattee, Perry, Iowa. A 1913 Arts and Craft Hotel. (NRHP)
- Historic Fairmount Hotel, Portland, OR. The original hotel built for the Lewis and Clark Exposition (NRHP)
- La Panida Theater Restoration. Sand Point, ID. A 1927 Spanish Revival theater. (NRHP)
- Pittock Mansion, Portland, OR. (NRHP)
- Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR
- Saint Mary's Cathedral Renovation, Portland, OR (NRHP)
- Old Town Hall, Silverton, Colorado (NRHP)
- State of Oregon Law Library, Salem, OR (NRHP)
- Portland City Hall Restoration, Portland, OR (NRHP)