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Seven projects in Portland were among 11 selected by Restore Oregon to receive a 2021 DeMuro Award for excellence in historic preservation.

The awards, given since 2013, honor the people and places that preserve Oregon’s heritage and historic spaces. Among this year’s winning projects are: improvements of affordable/low-income housing units, adaptive reuse of industrial space, and restorations of vacant buildings to accommodate small businesses.

Winning projects were selected by a jury of professionals in architecture, engineering, planning and historic preservation fields. Projects were recognized for their positive impact upon the community, the ways they inspire historic preservation, and the degree to which they align with Restore Oregon’s mission, stated Nicole Possert, the nonprofit’s executive director.

鈥淭hese DeMuro-award winning projects serve as inspiration for solving real-world challenges in every community in our state,鈥� she stated.

This year’s winners include:

• The Rose Apartments (Portland) 鈥� a full seismic upgrade, an increase in ADA accessibility, and restoration of historical features including the main staircase, original Murphy bed alcoves and cast-iron radiators. The team included REACH CDC, Jones Architecture, Froelich Engineers and LMC Construction.
• The Henry Building (Portland) 鈥� a seismic upgrade and addition of 20 affordable housing units (now 173 total). The team included Central City Concern, SERA Architects, KPFF and Colas Construction.
• Premier Gear (Portland) 鈥� cuts of approximately 150 window openings to the existing concrete exterior walls and the addition of a sky-bridge to connect the north and south halves to the new interior mezzanine level. The team included Sturgeon Development Partners, LRS Architects, Catena Consulting Engineers and Lorentz Bruun Construction.
• For Mrs. Noble (Portland) 鈥� renovation of a two-story building originally commissioned nearly a century ago in order to suit more than a dozen small businesses. The team included several investors (all with ties to the neighborhood), EMA Architecture, Grummel Engineering and Joseph Hughes Construction.
• The Madeleine (Portland) 鈥� rejuvenation of the church’s original sanctuary included integrating and concealing modern building systems, refurbishing trim and stained-glass windows, and re-creating an accent wall that had been painted over. The team included The Madeleine Parish, Carleton Hart Architecture, TM Rippey Consulting Engineers and H & A Construction.
• Living Room Realty headquarters (Portland) 鈥� renovation of an aging office building with new finishes except for the use of curved, glulam beams for the ceiling. The team included SUM Design Studio, S. Baird Design and Deform NW.
• Jim Fisher Volvo (Portland) 鈥� addition of green Vitrolite glass to two sides of a four-story building. The team included the Fisher family, Hennebery Eddy Architects, KPFF, Interface Engineering and R&H Construction.
• Gray-Belle Building (Salem) 鈥� renovation of a structure more than a century old and vacant for several years into Salem’s first food hall and rehab of five second-story apartments. The team included the city of Salem, Ronald James Ped Architect PC, Design-Build by FXG, Gralund Engineering and FXG Construction.
• Caples House Museum (Columbia City) 鈥� foundation stabilization and front porch restoration for a community museum and event center. The team included the Oregon State Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, city of St. Helens, BK Engineers and Arciform.
• Carlton office building (Carlton) 鈥� transformation of a building originally constructed as an auto repair garage into office space by showcasing the ceiling’s heavy-timber bow trusses that allow for an open interior.
• Pole House 5 (Otis) 鈥� preservation of a wood-framed cabin perched on several poles off of the forest floor involved restoration of original carpentry and the addition of insulation without disrupting proportions or sight lines. The team included Beebe Skidmore Architects and Hoffman Taylor Construction.