Restore Oregon

As a result of the 2020 Labor Day fires, hundreds of homes in the Santiam Canyon were reduced to ashes and dozens of businesses were razed. Four people lost their lives, and life has been altered for everyone who calls the community of Gates home. According to the USDA Forest Service, in 2020, 2017, and […]

As one of Oregon’s Most Endangered Places, Restore Oregon staff has worked closely with the volunteer leadership of the Billy Webb Elks Lodge (BWEL) to raise close to $200,000 in grant funding and donations since the devastating fire occurred last September.   An award of $140,000 from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program […]

Restore Oregon Staff and Board of Directors Welcome Two New Staff Members Please give a warm preservationist welcome to JB and Sara! Meet Sara Masser, Development Manager Sara brings over a decade of fundraising experience, and a healthy obsession of all things historic, into her new role at Restore Oregon. Sara serendipitously stumbled into a fundraising […]

We can’t thank you enough for joining us yesterday—rain and shine—for Gather in the Garden at Victorian Belle. Not only did you celebrate Peggy Moretti and take part in some of our event activities, you took an active role in restoring Oregon. Each event ticket, auction purchase, and donation goes towards our mission to preserve, […]

Congress is starting the appropriations process which will determine Fiscal Year 2023 funding levels for historic preservation. Co-chairs of the Historic Preservation Caucus, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH), are leading the bipartisan FY23 Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) effort in the House.  Their $200 million request for funding for the HPF would […]

Restore Oregon Publishes Mid-Century Modern Retrospective Book to Raise Awareness of Oregon’s Architectural Heritage Publication Celebrated with Architectural Book Fair, MCM Lecture, and Home Tour Restore Oregon, the only state-wide nonprofit working to save historic places in Oregon, marks a return to in-person events by bringing back their popular mid-century modern (MCM) educational events.  On […]

Founded in 1977, Restore Oregon is a state-wide, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supported by members/donors, led by a volunteer board, and staffed by professionals, who help people save and revitalize historic places and spaces. We work on the front lines and behind the scenes to leverage relationships, resources, and creativity to preserve, protect, and pass forward […]