Above: The 132-year old Cumberland church, now known as the Cumberland Community Events Center (CCEC), was moved in October 2021 to save it from demolition. Restoration and rehabilitation efforts continue, and the building is now on its way to being listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Photos courtesy of CCEC.
Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on
Historic Preservation meets February 16
The Cumberland Community Events Center (CCEC), a 2019 Most Endangered Place, is headed to the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) this month for preliminary approval of its nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). If approved, the nomination will be forwarded to the National Park Service for official listing.
This building has undergone extensive rehabilitation and restoration (including moving it to a new location) since 2020 when it was determined eligible for listing in the NRHP.
If you would like to support the church’s nomination, please submit a letter of support to Robert Olguin, National Register Coordinator, at robert.olguin@oprd.oregon.gov, by February 15. You can also support the effort to reopen the church as a community events center through a tax deductible donation.
The SACHP will meet on February 16 to consider five new nominations to the NRHP. Two Portland buildings with LGBTQ+ historic ties are amongst these nominations, completed by the City of Portland’s LGBTQ+ Historic Sites Project.
This meeting is open to the public and will take place in person at 725 Summer St. NE, Room 124A and 124B, Salem, OR 97301. A concurrent virtual meeting will be offered, but you must pre-register here if you wish to participate. The meeting will also be streamed live on YouTube.