Restore Oregon Publishes Mid-Century Modern Retrospective Book to Raise Awareness of Oregon’s Architectural Heritage Publication Celebrated with Architectural Book Fair, MCM Lecture, and Home Tour Restore Oregon, the only state-wide nonprofit working to save historic places in Oregon, marks a return to in-person events by bringing back their popular mid-century modern (MCM) educational events. On […]
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Founded in 1977, Restore Oregon is a state-wide, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supported by members/donors, led by a volunteer board, and staffed by professionals, who help people save and revitalize historic places and spaces. We work on the front lines and behind the scenes to leverage relationships, resources, and creativity to preserve, protect, and pass forward […]
2020 Most Endangered Place Spring 2022 Update: Billy Webb Elks Lodge, Portland
Since the September 2021 fire that devastated the Billy Webb Elks Lodge (BWEL) ballroom, Restore Oregon and BWEL leadership have been working together on fundraising and restoration planning for the lodge, beginning with authorizing a condition assessment led by Restore Oregon Board member Sean Bolden, in collaboration with John Flynn of Resolve Architecture and Planning […]
Apply for the 2022 DeMuro Awards
Now in its 10th year, the DeMuro Awards promote historic preservation and reuse in Oregon by spotlighting and celebrating outstanding rehabilitation projects, and sharing the lessons learned from those case studies. The DeMuro Award honors the legacy of our friend and Board member, Art DeMuro, whose career embodied vision, persistence, creativity, excellence, and sound economics. The purpose […]
Portland Adopts Historic Resources Code
The Portland City Council’s January 26th meeting officially approved the Historic Resources Code Project. The code changes are now scheduled to go into effect on March 1, 2022. Restore Oregon has participated in the process and been an active member of the preservation community in this multi-year journey. City staff are hosting an online Lunch […]
Oregon Legislature Short Session in Full Swing
The 2022 session of the Oregon state legislature opened on February 1, and will be in full swing until it concludes at the end of March. Restore Oregon has a short legislative agenda. Our staff, alongside the volunteer experts on our Policy and Advocacy Committee, are focused on two main bills, while we are tracking […]
Oregon’s Most Endangered Places Celebrate Major Accomplishments in 2021
Over the last decade, Restore Oregon has delivered the only statewide program dedicated to saving our unique and diverse historic resources through technical assistance. At the close of 2021, Oregon’s Most Endangered Places program has assisted the stakeholders of 56 individual places in 27 of our 36 counties–as well as settlement era homesteads in the […]
Please Welcome Restore Oregon’s New Board President and Directors!
Rebecca Ziegler begins her first year as Restore Oregon’s President in January 2022, having served as our Vice President for the past two years; while Rachel Browning and Tama Tochihara are the newest members of our Board of Directors. Rebecca Ziegler Many of you may know that Rebecca runs her own historic preservation consultancy, Adaptive […]
January Dates Set to Finalize Historic Resources Code Project
The Walnut Park neighborhood in Northeast Portland. Photo credit: Dan Everhart. The final steps for adopting the Historic Resources Code Project (HRCP) are scheduled to happen in January. Per City of Portland staff, the City Council has scheduled a two-step process: The January 19th at 9:45am meeting will allow City Council to formally accept revised project […]
Celebrating Oregon’s 2021 National Register Designations
Historic preservation in Oregon took a big step towards equity in 2021, focusing largely on culturally diverse designations in the National Register of Historic Places. In total, 18 properties were designated. Twelve more have been approved by the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation, and forwarded to the National Park Service (NPS) for listing. Included […]