By Carrie Richter, chair For nearly 45 years Restore Oregon has been committed to protecting the homes, buildings, and places that speak to communities, religious, social, business, and cultural groups throughout the state. With no corner of Oregon immune from the recent economic ravages resulting from the pandemic shutdown and the physical displacement caused by […]
Oregon Places to Love #ORPlaces2Love
Call for Submissions! We are asking readers to tell us about the Oregon spots that have delighted, inspired, and comforted them in a dark year. Whether it is a hike, historic place, historic business, or most-loved landscape, we want to hear from you! We will publish submissions in our summer travel issue. Email your submission […]
People in Preservation – Kimberly S. Moreland
We need your bio! Please give us some history on your education, work background, affiliations, and involvement with Restore Oregon and/or historic preservation in Oregon: Kimberly Stowers Moreland, MBA, MURP, is currently owner of Moreland Resource Consulting, LLC. She has over 25 years of public sector community development and urban planning experience. She was employed […]
Progress on the Mayo House – A 2020 Most Endangered Place
In the fall of 2020, Restore Oregon hired locally-owned Albina Construction, LLC to weatherize and protect the Mayo House from damage. Paid for through a Most Endangered Places seed grant made possible by the Kinsman Foundation, the cottage now has new downspouts, and clean gutters, and has been cleared of moss on the roof and […]
Historic Preservation and Restoration Program Creates Futures While Preserving the Past
Astoria, OR- One is restoring historic wood windows in Portland. Another is working for an Architectural Conservation company in Philadelphia. One is working for FEMA in New York, and yet another has started a restoration company in Astoria, OR. What do they all have in common? They are graduates of the Clatsop Community College Historic […]
Horsing Around with Van Evera Bailey Fellow Harley Cowan
During the height of the mid-August heat-wave, Restore Oregon kept things cool by inviting Portland-based photographer and licensed architect Harley Cowan to join us for five days of photographing the historic Jantzen Beach Carousel. Restore Oregon’s Jantzen Beach Carousel Project Manager, Stephanie Brown, sat down with Harley to discuss his work on this and other […]
Restore Oregon’s 2020 Preservation Gifting Guide
Restore Oregon staff bring you our top picks for the preservation-obsessed person in your life! Of Barns and Palaces: John Yeon Northwest Architect by J. M. Kava. John Yeon (1910-1994) designed some of the most beautiful and influential structures in the Pacific Northwest. Kava’s book, devoted primarily to Yeon’s residential architecture and his unique approach […]
From Grassroots to Official Status: The Oak Lodge History Detectives are Designated a 501(c)(3)
After eleven years of operating informally as the local history group for the Oak Grove, Oatfield Ridge and Jennings Lodge communities south of Milwaukie, Oregon, the Oak Lodge History Detectives (OLHD) have gained tax-exempt status with the IRS. Starting out in 2009 as a grass roots group of history-minded citizens, the group gradually gained recognition […]
Strength in the Face of Historic Fires
Hearts are aching at Restore Oregon for those suffering and experiencing loss from September’s historic wildfires. Our staff is reeling from the immensity of destruction throughout our beautiful state and doing all we can to learn what has been saved and what has been lost. As people whose personal and professional lives revolve around placemaking […]
Big Changes Proposed for Historic Protections in Portland!
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