Restore Oregon is working with Walnut Park to document and survey its own architecture and history. Documentation is the first step in discovering the stories of a place and telling them, and it is a fundamental tool for historic preservation. It’s impossible to preserve a place if that place and its story are unknown. While […]
Introducing Walnut Park
Walnut Park is important. But it’s likely that you’ve never heard about it. That’s forgivable. Restore Oregon didn’t know it existed until last summer. It’s probable that even some residents of Walnut Park don’t know that they live within its boundaries. When platted in 1904, this undeveloped island of forest in Northeast Portland was bounded […]
SUCCESS! HB 2007 Has Been “Fixed!”
The introduction of HB 2007 blindsided many of us in the preservation community. As cities across the nation struggle to solve the affordable housing crisis, Restore Oregon strongly believes that historic places and neighborhoods are part of that solution. As an attempt to relieve some of the housing pressure in Oregon, HB 2007 was introduced […]
Pioneer Photography: A Sam Brown Gift
Restore Oregon would like to thank Daniel Dinges who donated this photo to us after our Pioneer Home Tour in May, 2017. According to Dinges, “it may or may not have been taken by the Woodburn pioneer photographer J.J. Hall. It is the size of a glass plate so I know it is a contact […]
40th Birthday Celebration: Explore Our 1977 Eastside Historic Architecture Tour!
Learn about the points of interest from the 1977 event, curated by Alfred Staehli, and what tour goers learned about these places 40 years ago! As part of our 40th Birthday Celebration, we are culling through our organization’s history to celebrate our accomplishments and honor our preservation work. Our summer intern, Victoria Hensley, found Restore Oregon’s […]
Restore Oregon Provided Testimony on HB 2007 Today in Salem; Still Time to Take Action
Still Time to Tell Legislators to either FIX IT or VOTE NO! Today Restore Oregon’s Executive Director, Peggy Moretti, headed to Salem to provide testimony on HB 2007 before the Ways and Means subcommittee on National Resources. Here’s what she had to say, June 22, 2017: “I’m Peggy Moretti, Executive Director of Restore Oregon, a statewide non-profit […]
Calling All Preservationists: Help Us Meet Our Birthday Match Challenge & Win Prizes!
Restore Oregon received a great 40th birthday gift: A Match Challenge! Donate today! With just a $40 donation, we’d only need 250 supporters to meet our match. What does the is mean for Restore Oregon? Your $40 becomes our $80! Plus–we have four weekly “thank you” prize giveaways to help inspire your Match Challenge donation: Week […]
ADVOCACY ALERT: HB 2007 Hearing Thursday, June 22nd; Take Action Today!
Tell Legislators to either FIX IT or VOTE NO! HB 2007 claims to support affordable housing, but in its current form this bill will do more harm than good by: Incentivizing demolitions of existing modest-priced housing. Providing no meaningful incentive to build more affordable homes. Usurping local control over zoning without sufficient public process. Stripping […]
Creswell's Old Schoolhouse: Linking the Past to the Future
Creswell’s old schoolhouse has stood at its current location since 1900, but its’ history goes back further. It was Creswell’s first school when it was built in 1874. Creswell itself had just been platted in 1871 from property donated by two adjoining landowners. The school was two stories high with one classroom downstairs and one […]
Nominations Open: Restore Oregon DeMuro Awards, Most Endangered Places
2017 DeMuro Award Nomination The DeMuro Award honors extraordinary examples of the rehabilitation and reuse of historic buildings, homes, public spaces, or landscapes, and compatible infill development that enhances historic districts. Nominated projects may be large or small, urban or rural, and those selected will display exceptional quality, creativity, problem-solving, and impact. To nominate a […]