The 2025 DeMuro Award Winners
Restore Oregon has brought back our signature project awards while keeping the new DeMuro Impact Award that honors a person. The DeMuro Impact Award honors Christine (Chrissy) Curran in recognition of her contributions to historic preservation statewide. And, this year the DeMuro Award panel of judges selected nine historic projects across the state to receive DeMuro Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation, the state’s highest honor for the preservation, reuse, and revitalization of architectural and cultural sites. This was the most competitive year with a record-breaking number of project nominations.
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Preservation
Honoring communities, organizations, and individuals around the state who preserve and restore historic places.
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Reuse
Existing homes and buildings are among Oregon’s greatest renewable resources. As such, their restoration and reuse should be promoted as an effective strategy for meeting carbon reduction goals statewide.
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Revitalization
Uplifting communities with reimagined, rescued, and revived meaningful places.
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Community
People saving remarkable historic places snatched from the wrecking ball or rescued from decades of neglect.
Celebrating Oregon’s Built Environment and Diverse History
Celebrate the DeMuro Awards at the Restoration Celebration
The Restoration Celebration
When: October 24, 2025
Restore Oregon will host the annual party and fundraiser at a previous DeMuro Award winner, The Redd. Tickets on sale now
Become a Restoration Celebration sponsor!
Are you an industry professional looking to network, promote your business, and celebrate historic preservation throughout Oregon? Check out our sponsorship options or email keith@restoreoregon.org with questions or to sign up today!
Honoring Individual Impact to Historic Preservation in Oregon
Congratulations to the Christine (Chrissy) Curran, the 2025 DeMuro Impact Award Recipient
Superior Restorations and Outstanding Leadership in Historic Preservation
Congratulations to the Award-Winning Projects and the People Who Made it Possible
Learn More About Our 2025 DeMuro Award Judges
Kendra Jacobson is a second-year student in the Historic Preservation and Restoration program at Clatsop Community College in Astoria. She entered the program mid-career, inspired by a long-standing interest in architecture from a sociological perspective—specifically, how homes functioned in the past and how they can be used most efficiently today. Kendra initially enrolled to gain the skills needed to restore her own 140-year-old Victorian home. However, the program sparked a broader passion for all aspects of restoration. She is particularly drawn to the craftsmanship and design details found in historic homes and is committed to preserving their integrity through thoughtful and informed restoration practices. A frequent detour-taker on road trips, Kendra rarely passes up the opportunity to explore historic neighborhoods and buildings. Beyond restoration, she is an award-winning short-form documentary filmmaker whose work highlights people, places, and things from the past that inspire and entertain. She has also worked as a project manager for the last twenty years.
In addition to serving as a Broker at Coldwell Banker Bain, Corinne combines her passions for history and photography by creating content on her Instagram & Facebook pages, @iloveoldbuildings. She documents old buildings that catch her eye, at home and on her wandering travels. Corinne loves learning about history and sharing stories that weave historical information into scenes in the modern era. After graduating from the University of Oregon with degrees in History and Ethnic Studies, she has worked in fields including photography and real estate. Corinne has lived in Portland for many years, and loves helping people buy and sell the beautiful and historic homes of the area.
Heidi Slaybaugh has extensive experience in the field of architecture, with a particular emphasis on historic preservation. She has worked on preservation projects ranging from the rehabilitation of Pasadena City Hall in Pasadena, California, to the adaptive reuse of a fire hall addition to the Wallowa County Historical Museum in Joseph, Oregon. She also developed the Historic Design Guidelines for the City of Enterprise, Oregon, and the revised Preservation Code for Deschutes County and the City of Bend. Heidi served as the Chair of the Bend Landmarks Commission for 10 years, previously served on the Deschutes County Historical Landmarks Commission, and is currently the Chair of the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation. With her vast knowledge and experience, Heidi meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards for Historic Preservation.
Architectural Historian at Oregon Department of Transportation
Portland, Oregon
Jessica Engeman believes in the power of transformative redevelopment and urban planning projects to create architectural and economic vibrancy. As the founding principal of Continuum Preservation Consulting, She is a specialist in historic preservation with over 22 years of experience working on high-profile historic redevelopment projects in a variety of roles, including project manager/owner’s representative. Her range of consulting services touches most aspects of historic preservation and adaptive reuse—from feasibility studies to historic tax credit applications to strategic guidance on land use reviews. Developers, architecture firms, nonprofits, and local governments seek her unique expertise that blends a deep knowledge of real estate economics along with a holistic understanding of historic preservation constraints, opportunities, and best practices. She is also a University of Oregon alumna with bachelor and master’s degrees in architectural history, historic preservation, and planning.

