Rural Historic Theaters Receive Unprecedented $615,000 in Grant Funds for Preservation

As part of our Oregon’s Most Endangered Places program, Restore Oregon combined forces with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to bring an unprecedented grant opportunity to rural historic theaters in Oregon! Last year, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), which includes the Oregon Main Street Network and the State Historic Preservation Office, received […]

A New Marquee, Drive-In Open for Business, and a Chance Meeting Reveals Historic Plans

The economic impacts of COVID-19 in Oregon are being felt across the state and we’re only just beginning to understand how far and wide the effects will reach. While we unite to help each other through these troubling times it’s important to remember the positive things that are happening around us. Though theaters were forced […]

Preservation Profile: DeMuro Award-Winning Sherman County Courthouse (1899)

Sherman County Courthouse (1899) | Moro, Oregon On a grassy, rural hillside three blocks north of Main Street in the Eastern Oregon town of Moro, sits the Sherman County Courthouse. Built in the Queen Anne Style in 1899, this charming National Register-listed building is one of only three Oregon courthouses which can claim continuous use since […]

Preservation Profile: DeMuro Award Winning Fairmount Apartments

The National Register-listed Fairmount Apartments, originally known as the Hotel Fairmount, were constructed in 1905, directly across the street from the main gate of the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Meant to supply lodging for fairgoers visiting Portland from around the globe, this building is one of the only Exposition structures still standing. And like most […]

It’s that time of year again—time for Restore Oregon’s Pets ’n Preservation Photo Contest!

Highly regarded—in our opinion—as one of Oregon’s premier pet photo contests, the Restore Oregon Pets ’n Preservation photo contest raises awareness of our most loved places around the state. For the last two years, animals from all across the state have entered our contest in hopes of winning the coveted cover of the Pets ’n […]