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Restoration crews find Corvallis building frozen in time
Volunteers and construction professionals spent more than five years and $5 million to reopen the 88-year-old Children's Farm Home, northeast of Corvallis' city center, last week.
Oregon properties vying for historic designations
Nine Oregon properties in contention for listing on the National Register of Historic Places could be approved at the state level in Astoria on Friday. Approval by the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation is necessary before the properties can be approved at the national level.
Brainstorming session held for Centennial Mills
Approximately 70 real estate, development and design professionals from Portland and around the country came together at Centennial Mills on Thursday to explore redevelopment ideas for the site. Attendees had many more questions than answers.
Oregon鈥檚 Most Endangered Places named for 2013
A hangar in Tillamook used for blimps during World War II and a building in Salem where a state official was murdered were among the buildings named this year as Oregon's Most Endangered Places by Historic Preservation League of Oregon officials.
UPDATED: Firm says its only choice is to demolish historic building
The red and white "U" signs on the historic Cornelius Hotel building could be removed soon, but not because a renovation is planned. TMT Development has filed for a permit to demolish the building.
Proposed Forest Grove zoning change sits well with preservationists
Caretakers of a historic Forest Grove home built in 1856 on what is now Elm Street are enthusiastic about city officials' plans to change the area's zoning from industrial to institutional.
Salem neighborhood, hospital divided over historic building
Salem Health executives demolished all of the buildings that once made up the Oregon School for the Blind 鈥� except one. Now they want to demolish Howard Hall too, to accommodate a $20 million expansion of their neighboring campus.
Haunted by a Salem parking lot
Ghosts, unlike teenagers, almost never hang out in parking lots. I wonder why. If you believe any of those ghost investigation shows on basic cable, the spirits of the […]
Workshop focuses on historic building research
May is National Preservation Month, and a wide range of programs are planned throughout the month and across Oregon. The next one is "How to Research Your Historic Building," a workshop on May 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Albany City Hall.
A plan for preserving Oregon鈥檚 brick buildings
The Historic Preservation League of Oregon recently released a report looking at potential strategies for preserving the state'聙s many unreinforced masonry buildings.
Architects say historic districts present both challenges and rewards
Designing new structures to blend in with existing ones in historic areas like Portland鈥檚 Alphabet District or Ladd鈥檚 Addition can be rewarding, but also challenging, local architects say.
Restoration efforts on Oswego Iron Furnace honored
The restoration of the Oswego Iron Furnace is being honored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation at its awards banquet Friday in Spokane.
News
- $960,000 office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 10, 2026
- Two projects in historic districts in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 10, 2026
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
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- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
