Photo - The Liberty Theatre was completed in 1924 and designed with Moorish-inspired detailing that included towers, decorative copper domes, and arched entry openings. Since 2015, Little Theatre on the Bay, the non-profit owner, and operator of the theater, has focused on a multi-phased restoration and rehabilitation effort that has restored original windows, upgraded the main lobby and auditorium, created meeting spaces and made facade improvements – most notably the July 2022 re-installation of the copper rooftop domes. Photo by Katelyn Van Genderen.
On February 17th, the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) will meet at the Liberty Theatre in North Bend to consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Six properties are up for discussion for inclusion in the NRHP:
- Dr. John D. Marshall Building (Portland, Multnomah County)
- Jim Pepper House (Portland, Multnomah County)
- Wasco Warehouse & Milling Company Hydroelectric Project Historic District (Maupin vicinity, Wasco County)
- Oregon National Guard Armories 1888-1978 Multiple Property Document (Statewide)
- Cottage Grove Armory (Cottage Grove, Lane County)
- Liberty Theatre (North Bend, Coos County)
Nominations recommended by the SACHP will be submitted to the National Park Service, which maintains the Register under the authority of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
The meeting agenda and virtual registration details can be found on the SACHP webpage here.
Future meetings for 2023 are TBA for June and October.