Portland Preservation

The City of Portland’s Historic Landmarks Commission will present the 2016 “State of Historic Preservation” report to the City Council on Wednesday December 7th at 2 pm. All are invited to ...

https://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/2016/11/29/portland-landmarks-commission-to-present-annual-report/

by Holly Chamberlain, Managing Director No matter our age or where we live…we all have personal and public landmarks. The visceral jolt of recognition when I stepped into my Kentucky grandmoth...

https://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/2016/03/29/place-emotion-history-the-national-register-turns-50/

At the Portland City Council hearings on January 7 and 13, 2016, representatives of the Portland Coalition for Historic Resources and other Portland residents concerned about historic preservatio...

https://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/portland-coalition-for-historic-resources-proposal-to-portland-city-council-for-amendments-to-the-draft-portland-2035-comprehensive-plan/

President Fred Leeson will be testifying about the Architectural Heritage Center’s support of the Demolition Tax being considered at the Portland City Council meeting on Wednesday, November 25,...

https://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/2015/11/24/ahc-comments-on-portlands-proposed-demolition-tax/

Portland’s new demolition delay requirements went into effect on April 20, 2015. The automatic 35-day delay and the possibility of a 60-day extension for a total delay of 95 days, may seem like...

https://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/portlands-new-demolition-delay-rules-and-your-neighborhood/

AHC members are encouraged to share their voice and their feet in regard to an important bill coming up for consideration in the state Senate Finance Committee – the Revitalize Main Street Act ...

https://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/support-the-revitalize-main-street-act/

The Oregon State Historic Preservation Office has received a completed application by a group of Irvington Historic District property owners seeking to reduce the district boundaries. The applica...

https://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/irvington-historic-district-boundaries-challenged/

Architectural Heritage Center president Fred Leeson was one of more than 20 people to testify at last week’s Portland City Council hearing regarding amendments to the Building Demolition Code. ...

https://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/2014/12/26/1132/

With October being Archives month, plus with all the interest in Laurelhurst these days (most notably the Markham House on NE 32nd and Glisan), we thought we’d share a couple of Laurelhurst rea...

https://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/laurelhurst-booklets-shed-light-on-early-days-of-neighborhood/

The United Neighborhoods for Reform and the Portland Coalition for Historic Resources have posted a petition on Change.org in regard to developing approaches for solving the demolition problem. D...

https://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/2014/10/04/united-neighborhoods-and-pchr-petition-city-council/