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9 historic buildings receive Oregon’s highest preservation honor. Here are their stories
9 historic buildings receive Oregon’s highest preservation honor. Here are their stories
9 historic buildings receive Oregon’s highest preservation honor. Here are their stories

Published on: 09/12/2025

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1879 Mark Prairie Schoolhouse Disaster Recovery & Restoration in Canby After two large oak trees fell on the building in 2021, the Mark Prairie Schoolhouse—a rural meeting hall—underwent recovery and restoration to create a cultural destination, offering historical, indigenous, and natural resource interpretation for both locals and visitors while continuing to serve as a community gathering place.Oregon State University's 1900 Rehearsal Classroom Building in Corvallis was formerly a heat plant and later a firing range.The Merchant Block project in Dayton includes the Hotel Galleria.The Joyce building in Portland was rehabilitation and now serves as Permanent Supportive Housing.Benson Polytechnic High School’s modernization, spanning over 379,000 square feet, has preserved and seismically upgraded four landmark buildings while introducing four new academic and Career and Technical Education buildings organized around secure outdoor courtyards and a central commons.The 1919 John Gumm Building's adaptive reuse in St. Helens was selected by Restore Oregon to receive a Demuro Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation.National Train Day 2025 at the 1925 Historic Brooklyn Railroad Roundhouse Turntable in Portland.The Holly Theatre in Medford has been restored and reopened.The 1937-1938 Milwaukie City Hall project in Milwaukie has been selected by Restore Oregon to receive Demuro Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation.

Nine Oregon restoration projects have been selected to receive Restore Oregon’s prestigious DeMuro Awards for extraordinary craftsmanship and excellence in historic preservation.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2025/09/9-historic-buildings-receive-oregons-highest-preservation-honor-here-are-their-stories.html

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