Legendary designs. Uninterrupted glass walls. Intimate courtyards. Indigenous materials. On day two of Restore Oregon’s Mid-Century Modern Design Series, attendees can enjoy a carefully curated Mid-Century Modern Home Tour featuring the archetypal work of mid-century master architects including Pietro Belluschi, Frank Shell, Walter Gordon, John Storrs, and Saul Zaik. This self-guided driving tour provides timeless […]
Restore Oregon and the Portland Diamond Project Team Up to Re-TURN the Historic Jantzen Beach Carousel to Portland
Restore Oregon and the Portland Diamond Project Team Up to Re-TURN the Historic Jantzen Beach Carousel to Portland Restore Oregon has some very happy news to share! Back in 2012, after delighting generations of Oregonians, first at the Jantzen Beach Amusement Park, and later at Jantzen Beach Center, the Jantzen Beach Carousel was dismantled. With […]
Announcing the Oregon Historic Theater Grant
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), which includes the Oregon Main Street Network and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), was awarded $665,000 in federal grant funding to implement a grant program for the preservation of historic theaters. The grant was one of nine awarded nationally through the National Park Service Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program. […]
Restore Oregon’s 2020 Pets ‘n Preservation Calendar
To create our first ever calendar, we asked preservationists from around the state to submit photos of their furry besties in old Oregon places. With submissions flooding in featuring different resource types from different time perious, we awarded a cash prize to our cover pup: Simba at the John Mock House, North Portland (1894). Gift […]
The 2019 Legislative Session: A Very Mixed Bag for Preservation
Restore Oregon attacked this legislative session with high hopes and a concerted lobbying effort to fix Oregon’s broken preservation policies. After a uniquely contentious session, the results were decidedly mixed. The good news: Special Assessment was renewed through 2022. Special Assessment freezes assessed property value for ten years in exchange for the rehabilitation of National […]
Saving Oregon’s Most Endangered Places: Waldron Brothers Drugstore
Waldon Bros. Drugtore: Restore Oregon Seed Grant to be Used for Reuse Plan Friends of the Waldron Brothers Drugstore–an Oregon non-profit corporation working to save and restore the building– is working with Restore Oregon and other partners to plan for an economically viable future for this local historic landmark. Friends of the Waldron Brothers Drugstore […]
Saving Oregon’s Most Endangered Places: The Robert and Charles Wilson Homes
The Robert and Charles Wilson Homes, constructed along the banks of the Deschutes River, are significant for two reasons: their mid-century architectural pedigree, and the little-known role played by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (CTWSRO) in Central Oregon’s lumber industry. Designed in the 1940s by world-renowned architect, Pietro Belluschi, the Wilson […]
Proposed Changes to National Register Rules Would Give Feds Veto Power over Nomination of Government Properties, Stymie Protection of Key Resources.
Join Restore Oregon in opposing this harmful and unfair proposal. Submit comments to the Office of the Federal Register by April 30. Restore Oregon is joining Preservation Action, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and scores of state and local preservation partners in strongly opposing proposed revisions to the National Register of Historic Places. The […]
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 […]
A Preservationist’s Guide to Design Week Portland 2019
Design Week 2019 is less than two weeks away! Restore Oregon is proud to co-host a free open house on April 11th with Craftsman Design and Renovation, a long-time business member. For us at Restore Oregon, preservation reinforces the five senses of quality communities: sense of place, sense of identity, sense of evolution, sense […]