Lakeview’s Alger Theater Now Designated in the National Register of Historic Places

Restored marquee, Alger Theater.  Photo courtesy of Lakeview Community Partnership. Worker’s dismantled the Alger Theatre’s marquee and blade sign fr restoration funded in part by a 2020 Oregon Heritage grant.  Photo courtesy of Lakeview Community Partnership. Historic image of the Alger Theater.  Photo courtesy of Lakeview Community Partnership. Rural Lake County’s oldest movie theater and […]

Apply for Restaurant Funding

Backing Historic Small Restaurants Grant Program Should your restaurant get $50,000?! Apply for the Backing Historic Small Restaurant Grant Program! Applications are due March 25. Announcing Backing Historic Small Restaurants, presented by American Express in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation! 50 restaurants across the country have the opportunity to receive a $50,000 […]

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 […]

That’s a Wrap! Oregon’s Rural Historic Theaters Complete Major Grant Program

In 2020, as part of our Oregon’s Most Endangered Places program, Restore Oregon joined forces with Oregon Heritage to bring an unprecedented infusion of over $615,000 in grants to eight rural historic theaters in Oregon. Restore Oregon has acted as a technical consultant for these projects, many of which were affected by pandemic shutdowns, inflation, […]

Announcing the 2023 DeMuro Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation

Restore Oregon Announces Winners of the 2023 DeMuro Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation! Award-winning projects repurpose buildings to capitalize on embodied carbon and demonstrate that adaptive reuse of existing structures is essential to Oregon reaching climate sustainability goals Restore Oregon has selected 14 historic projects across Oregon to receive a 2023 DeMuro Award for […]

Grants Awarded for Main Street Projects!

Project rendering image credit: CBTwo Architects/Dylan Chavez, courtesy of Charles Weathers. Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grants $5 million in Funding Announced Restore Oregon congratulates ALL the recipients of the Main Street Revitalization grants in every corner of our state including many rural main streets that really need all the resources possible! With housing being such […]

2023 Preservation Month sticker ‘People Saving Places’

Celebrate National Historic Preservation Month!

Every year in May, local preservation groups, state historical societies, and business and civic organizations across the country celebrate Preservation Month through events that promote historic places and heritage tourism, and demonstrate the social and economic benefits of historic preservation. This year’s Preservation Month theme is “People Saving Places,” a national high-five to everyone doing […]

State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) meets June 16th

Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation meets June 15-16 On June 16th, the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) will meet to consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). This meeting is open to the public and will take place in person at the Central Hotel in Burns, Oregon–a 2019 […]