Above: Board President, Rachel Browning, shown here with the Cumberland’s Vice President, Joel Orton, learned about the upcoming work on the Cumberland’s steeple on a recent visit with the CCEC in Albany. Photo by Restore Oregon. The Cumberland Community Events Center (CCEC) recently received a grant from the Kinsman Foundation for $50,000 to perform exterior restoration […]
Most Endangered Places: Cumberland Church
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church, also known as the Main Street Church, has stood as a landmark anchoring east Albany for 127 years. It retains its unique historical integrity through Queen Anne architectural details including original stained-glass windows, doors, and ornate trim work and is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Restore […]
Albany’s Historic Cumberland Church Set to Move September 28
The Cumberland Church sits ready for steeple removal and its move scheduled for September 16, 2021. Crews worked to prepare the steeple in the weeks leading up to its removal. On September 1, 2021, the Cumberland Church’s steeple was removed in preparation for the building’s move to its new location down the street. Albany’s historic […]
Save Our Cumberland: Community Members Organize to Rehabilitate Historic Church into Community Center
Constructed in 1892, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, also known as the Main Street Church, has stood as a landmark anchoring east Albany for 126 years. It is Albany’s only Queen Anne church, and is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The building retains its unique historical integrity through architectural details such […]
The Cumberland Church
The Cumberland Church Albany, Oregon Built: 1892 Constructed in 1892, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, also known as the Main Street Church, has stood as a landmark anchoring east Albany for 126 years. It is Albany’s only Queen Anne church, and is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The building retains its unique historical […]
Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation meets February 16
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 […]
Most Endangered Places UPDATE
Photos courtesy of Cumberland Community Events Center Most Endangered Places UPDATE: Cumberland Community Events Center Celebrates Restored Steeple & New Roof! Last year, the Cumberland Community Events Center (CCEC), a 2019 Most Endangered Place, received a grant from the Kinsman Foundation with Restore Oregon’s support for $50,000 to perform exterior restoration work, including the roof and […]
2022: A Year of Progress for Restore Oregon’s Preservation Programs
Waldron Brothers Drugstore (The Dalles) – After years of uncertainty about the fate of this 159-year old building, The Dalles City Council made a momentous decision about its future this past October – they voted unanimously to pursue preservation in place! The Friends of the Waldron Brothers Drugstore will work with the City to identify […]
Oregon’s Most Endangered Places Celebrate Major Accomplishments in 2021
Over the last decade, Restore Oregon has delivered the only statewide program dedicated to saving our unique and diverse historic resources through technical assistance. At the close of 2021, Oregon’s Most Endangered Places program has assisted the stakeholders of 56 individual places in 27 of our 36 counties–as well as settlement era homesteads in the […]
An Update on Oregon’s Most Endangered Places in 2021
Over the last decade, Restore Oregon has delivered the only statewide program dedicated to saving our unique and diverse historic resources through technical assistance. Oregon’s Most Endangered Places program has assisted 56 individual places in 27 of our 36 counties, as well as settlement era homesteads in the Willamette Valley, and rural historic theaters statewide, […]