The historic preservation field reached a new milestone on April 24th when Chief Justice Thomas Balmer ordered the State Supreme Court to review a law that jeopardizes the preservation of as many as 3,200 historic properties across Oregon. The case, Lake Oswego Preservation Society v. City of Lake Oswego, represents the first time that Oregon’s highest court has taken up a specifically historic preservation […]
Saving the Rayworth House: A Preservation Saga
It all started with a bottle of wine… Restore Oregon Board member Roy Fox and his wife Kim were gathered with friends in their home unwrapping bottles of wine they’d bought as part of the Architectural Heritage Center’s annual “Riches of a City” auction, when, as typically happens at the Fox’s annual “blind wine” parties […]
Egyptian Theater Almost Ready for Its Close-Up
Back in 2011 the Egyptian Theatre (built in 1925) was placed on Restore Oregon’s Most Endangered Places list. It had been shut down by our theatre’s owner, the Urban Renewal Agency of Coos Bay, because of structural concerns. In 2012 the City of Coos Bay and the Egyptian Theatre Preservation Association (ETPA) embarked on an […]
Energy Efficiency on Main Street
Energy efficiency: everyone knows the phrase, but what does it really mean? Pacific Power, in collaboration with the Oregon Main Street Program and Energy Trust of Oregon, recognized the need to reach out to small commercial property owners and businesspeople with this question. They partnered with Clatsop Community College’s historic preservation program to create […]
Historic Pilot Butte Canal Threatened by Hydroelectric Project
For over a century, Central Oregon has been graced with open canals lacing across high desert landscapes. Historically the canals were the linchpin that encouraged and fostered settlement of Bend and Redmond. Over time they have become a rich and diverse habitat for plants, birds, and animals. Despite their historic, aesthetic, and ecological significance, the over […]
That’s a Wrap! Over 800 People Attended the 2014 Restore Oregon Mid-Century Modern Home Tour
Over Mother’s Day weekend more than 800 people took part in the celebration of architect Pietro Belluschi’s Mid-Century Modern residential work, producing record breaking attendance and setting the bar even higher for next year’s event. The “Belluschi weekend” started Friday night at the Portland Art Museum where accomplished architect, Tony Belluschi, lectured to more than […]
Vintage Barn-Turned-Tasting Room
A thoughtful remodel and adaptive reuse of a historic barn in Southern Oregon has provided space for a popular tasting room at RoxyAnn Winery and revitalized a local landmark. Both the barn and RoxyAnn Winery are located on Hillcrest Orchard, a National Register-listed farmstead complex in Medford, Oregon complete with house and out buildings that […]