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Library Cataloging Nears Completion & Open by Appointment

The Architectural Heritage Center’s library is a resource for homeowners, preservationists, students, and anyone with an interest in historic preservation and architecture. Our library contains more than 2500 books on architecture, related fields (construction, the decorative arts, building maintenance, historic preservation, styles, furnishings), and

local history. The backbone of the

library is Jerry Bosco & Ben Milligan’s original collection which includes many vintage catalogs, and a fragile and valuable collection of architectural drawings. Donations by several local architects (George McMath, Richard

Ritz), other members, and the recent donation of the Historic Preservation League’s library have greatly expanded our resources. Each donation has added another perspective.

In addition to books about architects and types and styles of buildings, the library collection includes books on city

planning, interior design, local history, and home repair and restoration. There are original catalogs of turn of the century building materials and also Mies Van Der Rohe furniture. Abundant local Portland planning documents are also a wonderful resource.

Currently, our library is open by appointment only, on Thursdays from 11am – 4pm. A catalog of titles and expanded access will be available later this summer. And one more piece of good news – we were recently honored to be selected by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a materials grant, and received their “Connecting to Collections Bookshelf.” This is a great set of collections-related resources that will help us do an even better job of preserving our collections.

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A publication of the Bosco-Milligan Foundation Vol. 16 | No. 3 | Summer 2008


Hidden Brilliance | Pg. 7 The Residential Architecture of Joseph Jacobberger.

a lasting legacy | Pg. 10 Exhibit celebrates “grassroots” preservation in Portland.

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PHoto contest | Pg. 13 Capture the “angels in the architecture.”

America’s First Scenic Road - the Historic Columbia River HighwayLecture at the AHC Thursday, September 25th 7 – 9pm$10 AHC members/ $15 non-members

The Columbia River Highway is an outstanding example of highway development in 20th-century America for its pioneering advances in road design. It’s Samuel C. Lancaster’s single most important contribution to the fields of civil engineering and landscape architecture. It was also the first scenic highway in the United States.

The Columbia River Highway’s aesthetic and engineering achievements greatly influenced the design and construction of other scenic highways in the 1920s and 1930s, combining advanced engineering with landscape architecture.

Robert W. Hadlow, Ph.D. and George Fekaris, P.E., will speak about the highway’s construction in the teens and 1920s in a presentation packed with historic photos. They will also address the several restoration projects that have brought new life to the historic highway—both the parts that are drivable and those open for bike and pedestrian traffic.

An Insider’s Guide to the Historic Columbia River Highway

Driving Tour Saturday, September 27th 10am – 3pm$15 per person, children under 12 are free

Register and pick up driving guide and map at the Harlow House, 726 E. Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale. NOTE: Registration will close at noon.

Roll down your car windows and picture yourself in your Model T motoring down the highway, taking in all the sights, sounds and smells of the Columbia River Gorge.

The AHC is partnering with Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway to present a unique experience along one of America’s Greatest Highways. Starting in Troutdale at the Harlow House Park & Museum, you will pick up your fact-filled driving guide and map directing you to well known and lesser known attractions along a 24 mile portion of the original route.

At each of seven stops you and your entourage will find experts stationed specially for our tour goers to provide fascinating background and answer questions. You’re sure to gain a new appreciation for this marvel in our own backyard. Bring a picnic lunch, and hike or bike ride the restored trail sections. Pre-register at www.VisitAHC.org or use the enclosed form.


Expanding Support to Our Partners in the Field of Preservationby Cathy Galbraith

The Bosco-Milligan Foundation was recently honored to be selected by the National Trust for Historic Preservation for its new “Partners in the Field” program, an initiative that will provide matching funds over three years to expand our field work and technical assistance. This significant award could not be timelier… given our long-sought expansion of capacity to respond to the exponentially growing requests for assistance on the preservation front. It has led our Board of Directors to a reorganization of staff so that we can continue work on the programs and activities at the Architectural Heritage Center, and pursue the advocacy-oriented efforts that are so needed if historic preservation is itself ever to be “restored” to its important role in the future of our city and region.

Every week we hear about new projects that threaten traditional neighborhoods. Grass-roots preservation advocates are struggling with redevelopment proposals that include infill projects that meet the zoning code but don’t consider the character that surrounds their locations. A number of new historic districts are under consideration, pushed along by volunteers who recognize that professional help is needed to get off the ground. The jargon of public development rules and regulations are revisited time and again in different neighborhoods, with little sharing of the “lessons learned” from successes – or failures – along the way.

We intend to be proactive and collaborative, focusing on the needs that are shared by multiple neighborhoods so that we can leverage the National Trust’s support to really be effective. Later this summer, we will be conducting a needs assessment in the four quadrants of the city, to be truly open

to what is happening in our various neighborhoods. After that is done, we’ll focus on field-based work and technical assistance within the Portland city limits for 2008-09, expanding into the metro area during the second year.

I have a pretty good memory, and there are a number of buildings that did not escape the wrecking ball over the years, simply because enough of us did not collectively join together early enough to successfully preserve them. Think about how much we can now achieve by bringing people together – to shape public opinion and public policy, respond to threats to historic properties and areas before they reach the crisis point, and avoid duplication of efforts when everyone “goes it alone”.

Our new initiative will make all of this, and more, possible. We can have a measurable and substantial impact in achieving our shared goals of preserving the historic resources that have stood for decades – and deserve to be carried forward with us into the 21st century.

If you are thinking “it’s about time”…so are we. Our resources have now gotten a wonderful infusion to expand field services and technical assistance, but National Trust funds need to be matched dollar-for-dollar. We’re working on securing these matching funds and invite you to make a generous contribution because it really is about “time” for historic preservation!

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Brighten up your home with the Jackson Tower and Other Great Gifts

If there’s an old house owner or a Portland history or architecture buff on your gift list, we have several unique gift ideas. Proceeds support the activities of the Architectural Heritage Center.

A Landmark GiftThis classic rendering was drawn by Francis McBride, watercolor by Wayne Chin, with text provided by Bill Hawkins, FAIA. In subtle shades of blue, beige and rosy earthtones, it’s perfect for home or office! The 18” X 34.5” prints are available for $25 by mail. Framed copies are also at the AHC starting at just $115.

You Say Tomato…This colorful, authentic vintage produce label from the Bosco-Milligan Foundation collection

dates from the 1920-30s, measures 4” X 11” and is ready for framing. Perfect for your favorite bungalow fan! $22.

Membership has Many Privileges What could be more thoughtful for someone fixing up an old house – or someone who just plain loves old buildings and neighborhood history – than a membership in the AHC? Memberships start at only $15.

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Bosco-Milligan Foundation20th Anniversary Reunion

Saturday, September 13th 7– 9pmFor Members and Invited Honored Guests

Were you an associate of our founders Jerry Bosco or Ben Milligan? Did you play a role in their early preservation efforts, or the launch of the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, including significant volunteer efforts and contributions to the building restoration fund? If so, please contact the AHC office so we can include you in a reunion reception on Saturday, September 13th.

Members are welcome to attend (pre-register using the newsletter form) and honored invitees will all gather together to share stories, celebrate the roots of the organization, and see what has been achieved from our founders’ original dream for the Architectural Heritage Center over these past two decades. Our “family affair” dates back many years and we would not be the where we are today without your considerable support. Please join us on September 13th when we’ll also open our new exhibit, “A Lasting Legacy – Historic Preservation in Portland” that will celebrate our story.

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Ben Milligan and Jerry Bosco circa 1975.

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SHARING YOUR PASSION FOR THE DETAILS


Terra Cotta Portland – Downtown Walking TourThursday, July 10th 6:30 pmSaturday, July 12th 10:00 am Members: $ 13 General Public: $18Tour begins at Pioneer Square fountain

Come with us to explore our downtown Terra Cotta district in a walking tour organized by Robert Jordan, board member and education committee leader. You’ll find a new appreciation for this versatile material as we take a closer look at the architectural details and ornamentation it made possible.

A convergence of circumstances – the development of high rise buildings with elevators and steel construction, the growth in the streetcar system, and the move of the business district away from the river – gave rise to Portland’s collection of terra cotta buildings, one of the finest in the nation.

Portland’s terra cotta riches range from the Wells Fargo Building (1907, the city’s first “skyscraper”) to the art deco Charles F. Berg Building (1930). Many of these buildings stand throughout the retail heart of downtown, from SW Oak to Yamhill, and SW 4th to SW 10th.

Meet at Pioneer Courthouse Square for each of these 90-minute walking tours. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED – space is limited!

The Architectural Terra Cotta of Gladding McBeanSaturday, July 26, 200810:00 am – NoonElements International 1825 NW 19th Avenue @ ThurmanCost: $15.00

Prepare for a glittering step back in time – Gladding McBean’s work ranges from early San Francisco “cloud scrapers” to Hollywood movie palaces. Established in 1875, the company has remained the pre-eminent producer of architectural terra cotta in the western United States for

more than a century. They provided terra cotta for more than 80 Portland buildings. Meier & Frank (now Macy’s), the Journal Building (now the Jackson Tower), Multnomah County Courthouse, the Albina Branch of the County Library system, and the Central Eastside’s Logus Block are just a few of the buildings still standing whose distinctive terra cotta facades grace our city.

Elements International will host this special program, featuring a presentation by Pete Pederson, company historian for Gladding McBean. His program will include an overview of the firm’s history, the process of making this “hand-made” material, terra cotta’s use today, and why it has withstood the test of time.

You’ll be inspired by Element International’s showroom and collection of Gladding McBean pottery. A reception with refreshments will follow, generously provided by our hosts. Pre-registration is requested to plan for seating and refreshments.

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We’re looking for more volunteers to greet visitors at the AHC front desk. Please contact Joan Baucus at: (503) 231-7264 or [email protected].

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So Little Space… So Many Thanks!

KITCHENS R USMany volunteers contributed to the success of the Annual Kitchen Revival Tour. Denise Bartelt managed the volunteers, Meg Talbott arranged the food for the pre-tour, Carla Gonzales created tour maps, Peter and Mary Osterberg tested the route, and Gabrielle Foulkes helped with registration. House monitors were Kate Bean, Richard and Myra Beetle, Merri Berlin, Durrell Crays and Rosemarie Smith, Jack Bookwalter, Jill Charvat, Jean Donly, Jane Finch-Howell, Carla Gonzales, Barb Grimala, Marsha Hanchrow, Vicki Hastings, Nancy Hawver, Samantha Honl, Laura King, Karen Kinzey, Kori Koppen, Judith Mixan, Lynne Murray, Polina Olsen, Peter and Mary Osterberg, Lynn Osterberg-Deiss, Robin Pipkin, Rose Rosenthal, Sidney Strange, Jennifer Wells, Peggy Whelan, Carole White, Ron Wignot, and Carolyn Zelle.

AT THE FRONT DESK: Please introduce yourselves to Kori Koppen, Ita Lindquist, Nancy Hawver and Andrew Richie -- new reception volunteers.

LIBRARY NEWS: Working with Denise Bartelt in the Library to sort, catalog, and shelve the book collection are Erika Ehley, Lynn Osterberg-Deiss, and Nancy Hawver.

PROGRAM ASSISTANCE: Denise Bartelt, Jack Bookwalter, Barb Grimala, Nancy Hawver, Karen Kinzey, Chuck Mason, Lynn Osterberg-Deiss, and Joanna Tompkin helped our Saturday education programs run smoothly.

“HOMELESS TREASURES” found good homes thanks to Joanne Carlson, Meg Talbot and their volunteers Alice Duff, John Zalewski, Joan Simko, Jean Donly, Nancy Hawver, Laura Castleberry, and Tracy Reuter, Michelle Frisella, and Grant Scholbrock.

DOORKNOB DELIGHTS: The Art of Ceramic Hardware exhibit happened under the watchful eye of Maude Eastwood with the participation of Joanne Carlson, Robert Jordan, Don & Elaine Shreve, & Bill Welch

DONOR EVENT VOLUNTEERS: Lynne Murray, Stephanie Sameh, Peggy Whelan, Karen Kinsey, Denise Bartelt.

THE TERRA COTTA WARRIORS: Lead by Joanne Carlson and Meg Talbott, Molly Schmitz, Grant Scholbrock, John Zalewski, Vicki Hastings, Marsha Hanchrow, Katie Bretsch cleaned the terra cotta pieces destined for the current Terra Cotta Portland exhibit.


Brand New AHC Website LaunchesBetter functionality, more ap pealing graphics, and richer, expanded content are debuting on the Architectural Heritage Center’s new website which launches in mid-June. The complete “renovation” began a year ago with brainstorming sessions which asked “How should the AHC employ web/internet technology to advance its historic preservation mission?”

Members, volunteers, and staff shared hundreds of good ideas and the end result was a set of goals to guide development which was executed by SRM:

#1 Make the “Who, What, Why” of the AHC more visible.#2 Enhance the preservation “community” within the AHC.#3 Deliver more educational content – from the collection

and exhibits, to case studies and FAqs.#4 Support preservation advocacy and local initiatives.#5 Promote sales of memberships, rentals, and products. #6 Support fund raising activities.#7 Facilitate communications.#8 Improve visitors’ website experience – functionality, look

and feel, searchability.

As the first phase of the new site rolls out, you’ll find lots more images, a better shopping cart for ordering tickets or renewing your membership, and lively content that’s updated and growing all the time. You’ll also find an extensive resource directory for everything from house history research to finding a skilled carpenter.

Check it out at www.VisitAHC.org and give us your feedback - there’s even more to come!

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2007 Volunteer of the Year

Congratulations Robert Jordan!

Volunteer of the Year, Robert Jordan, has only lived in Portland for five years, but knows more about the city than many lifelong residents. Born in California and raised in New Mexico, Robert lived in Japan during the Korean War, earned a PhD in biology from the University of Oregon, and then accepted

a commission in the US Army. This began a 21 year journey around the US and the rest of the world.

Robert began volunteering at the Architectural Heritage Center in the spring of 2004. He joined the Education Committee and was elected chair in 2006. Also a volunteer at the Portland Oregon Visitors Center, Robert facilitated the creation of the “Ten Toes Walking Tours” program for which the AHC provides guides with architectural and neighborhood expertise.

Robert has been involved with almost every aspect of our organization. He has researched and installed many exhibits and works regularly at the front desk. He created a Grand Avenue Historic District Map available to AHC visitors and assists with the annual Heritage Auctions. As part of our outreach efforts, Robert recently traveled to Corvallis to help heritage tourism volunteers improve their presentations, and lectured on Terra Cotta Portland to the American Heritage Study Group.

In April of this year, Robert was elected to our Board of Directors where he will undoubtedly continue to be a mainstay of the organization. We thank Robert for his many and varied contributions.

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The Rose and the Chrysanthemum: Japanese Influence on NW Architecture

Saturday, August 9th 10:00– 11:30amMembers: $13 General public: $18

A craze for all things Japanese swept the United States in the last part of the 19th century, and as usual Portland was a little late in coming to the party, but by about 1910 Japanese influence

in Portland houses began to be noticeable. The Arts and Crafts movement was highly indebted to the Japanese aesthetic, as is reflected to greater or lesser degree in all of our tens of thousands of craftsman bungalows.

Surprisingly, given the tensions of the war years, Japanese influence was perhaps even stronger in the development of Mid-Century Modern style in the 1950s, and it continues to the present day. Come join architectural historian Jack Bookwalter to learn about the origins and the depth of Portland’s debt to the architectural aesthetic of our trans-Pacific neighbor. Pre-registration is strongly suggested, either at our website or using the coupon in the newsletter.

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How to Research the History of Your House

Saturday, August 16th 10:00 am – NoonAHC Members: $10 General Public: $15

Wondering who lived in your house before you? … what your house looked like originally? ...and why is there a bathroom on the back porch? Researching the history of

your house can answer those questions and many others you might have.

Presenting an updated version of one of AHC’s classic programs, house history “detectives” Barbara Grimala and Janice Dilg will take you through the steps to uncover the history of your

vintage house (as well as any other building). Using online sources, local archives, and libraries, Barb and Jan will show you that the process is not so mysterious when you know what steps to follow.

Feel free to bring a photo of your home to share. Pre-registration is recommended using the form in the newsletter or online at www.VisitAHC.org.

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Northwest Modern: The Architecture of Van Evera Bailey

Saturday, August 23rd 10:00amMembers: $13 General Public: $18

The work of Portland architect Van Evera Bailey (1903–1980) is hardly known today outside of Oregon, despite being widely published in architectural magazines of the 1940s and 50s. Primarily a residential architect, Bailey designed scores of houses in the Portland area. A contemporary of Pietro Belluschi and John Yeon, Bailey developed his own brand of the NW Regional style that enjoyed immense popularity among Portlanders of means in the 1950s.

He designed exclusive retreats for Portland’s elite, but Bailey also met the needs of less well-to-do clients with his lifelong interest in economizing the art of architecture. He also developed a reputation as a structural innovator, inventing construction methods that were more daring and less expensive than conventional methods.

Although Bailey had no formal architectural education, a series of fortuitous meetings with established architects before WWII helped launch his career in the post-war years. His reputation as a brash designer won him many commissions and some fame in the Portland of his era. Now fifty years later, speaker Hope Svenson will again shine the spotlight on Bailey’s career with a focus on several of his best residential designs and their historic context. Pre-registration is strongly suggested, either at our website or using the coupon in the newsletter.

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Hollywood Theatre Launches 3-Phase Preservation Planby Justen Harn, Film Action Oregon

With its ornate polychromatic terra cotta façade rising 55 feet above Sandy Boulevard, the Hollywood Theatre is a well-known Portland landmark. The Theatre, designed by John Bennes and Herman Herzog, was completed in 1926. The surrounding neighborhood soon took on the name of the building and has been known as “The Hollywood District” ever since.

As one of the last vaudeville and silent film houses built in Portland before the advent of sound in 1927, the Hollywood originally had 1500 seats. During the 1960’s it became the only Oregon theater capable of showing the widescreen wonder of Cinerama, but the technology was short-lived and the building gradually declined in the following decades. In the mid-1970’s the Theatre was split into three auditoriums to compete with the multiplexes being built across the City.

In 1997, the nonprofit Film Action Oregon (FAO) purchased the building and began the slow process of preserving the building and developing an audience for the

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Theatre’s programs. The building now serves an annual audience of more than 75,000 for its film programs not including the 100+ other events that occur within the Theatre’s walls. Since purchasing the building, FAO has invested more than $1.5 million into capital improvements and critical maintenance. But there is more work to be done.

In 2007 FAO was awarded three grants – from the Kinsman Foundation, the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Architecture Foundation of Oregon – that totaled $50,000 for

an architectural feasibility study. Thomas Hacker Architects lead the study which included input from a structural engineer, a historic preservation architect, mechanical engineers, a theatre designer and an acoustician.

The study includes a three-phase plan for the work over the next nine years:• Structural: structural upgrades, electrical work, plumbing,

façade repairs and marquee replacement• Main Auditorium Rehabilitation: structural upgrades,

lighting upgrades, rehabilitation of the vaudeville stage, interior decoration

• Additional Rehabilitation and Decorative Work: replacement of missing light fixtures, decorative painting in the lobby areas, new carpeting, recreation of the ticket kiosk and missing ground-level terra cotta

The phased plan is designed to minimize interruptions to the Theatre’s daily use. The cost estimates for the work are projected between $14 million and $18 million.

“We’ve done things a little backwards from the norm,” explains artistic director Richard Beer. “Most historic theaters are shuttered, money is raised, the work is done and then they figure out what to do with the space. We’ve always had a plan for the building and have proved that the Theatre’s operations can support themselves. Now we have to go back and raise the funds necessary to preserve and update the building so that it can be used for generations to come.”

Over the past five years, FAO has completed small building improvement projects, including the installation of a new HVAC system, rehabilitation of the vaudeville dressing rooms, and the reopening of the original balcony-level restrooms. Projects for 2008 include the development of a new community box office and multimedia classroom in the storefronts located along Sandy Boulevard.

For more information about the Theatre and its programs, visit www.filmaction.org.

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Historic Preservation in Portland - A Lasting Legacy

Opens: September 13th, 2008Meyer Memorial Trust GalleryMembers: Free General Public: $5

Portland’s early preservation success story is based on a working partnership between “grass roots”

preservationists, including Jerry Bosco, Ben Milligan, and Eric Ladd, and working architects, including George McMath. Their efforts have created a lasting legacy of significant architectural resources that include Pioneer Courthouse (McMath), the Jacob Kamm House (Ladd) and a number of houses (Bosco & Milligan) as examples of their achievements. Bosco & Milligan’s vision for the Architectural Heritage Center has been achieved through the adaptive reuse of the historic West’s Block Building, the oldest commercial building in the central eastside.

These and other projects will be featured in the “Lasting Legacy” exhibit, along with other early advocacy efforts, and the salvaging of priceless one-of-a-kind elements from lost buildings, such as the Richard Knapp House and the Abington Building, that are included in the collections of the Bosco-Milligan Foundation..

This exhibit will tell the story of the transformation of West’s Block into a facility that will educate, advocate, and promote historic preservation for decades to come. It will also tell the stories of the small group of people who led by example during the founding of the preservation movement in Portland. There is no more appropriate exhibit for the culmination of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Bosco-Milligan Foundation and the celebration of our Architectural Heritage Center. Generous thanks for the support of Rejuvenation, whose founder Jim Kelly also deserves credit for Portland’s preservation successes.

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Hidden Brilliance: The Residential Architecture of Joseph Jacobberger saturday, sePtember 13th 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Saturday, September 13th - 10:00am - NoonSunday, September 14th 2 – 3:30pmMembers: $13 General Public: $18

Was 1900 to 1930 truly Portland’s “Golden Age of Architecture?” Judge for yourself as AHC historians and researchers Jim Heuer and Robert Mercer present the work of one of Portland’s truly brilliant architects of that period: Joseph Jacobberger. Known today for his timeless designs for St. Mary’s Cathedral and churches and schools throughout Oregon, Jacobberger was also a residential architect par excellance. His long overlooked residential designs, both small and grand, will be presented in this richly illustrated lecture. Starting with his 1901 designs of Colonial Revival homes through some of the greatest mansions ever built in the Roaring Twenties, Jacobberger’s virtuosity is seen in a range of styles from Colonial to Craftsman to English Cottage to Jacobean. See how his skills turned standard styles into architectural sculpture, blending form with function -- with his later designs foretelling by 15 years or more the “Northwest Style” later practiced by Pietro Belluschi and others. This lecture is based on new research and will include many examples of Jacobberger’s work never previously attributed to him. Pre-registration is strongly suggested, either at our website or using the coupon in the newsletter.

Sponsored by: Olson & Jones Construction Inc. – specializing in residential construction and renovation. 503 244-7467 www.olsonandjones.com

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Terra Cotta Portland

Runs through September 6th

Meyer memorial Trust GalleryMembers: Free General public: $5

Portland’s architectural riches include a grand collection of more than 40 buildings clad in glazed terra cotta. Many of these buildings stand throughout the retail heart of downtown Portland, and all were built during the era of streetcar-oriented development. This exhibition illustrates the richly decorative variety of terra cotta as a building material, through salvaged artifacts in the collections of the Bosco-Milligan

Foundation, including those donated by Virginia Ferriday. It also celebrates the standing terra cotta buildings that define an important chapter in the development of Portland’s architectural character.

Sponsored by: Judith Rees, Elements International, and OregonHome Magazine

The Art of Ceramic HardwareRuns through OctoberLiz’s Antique Hardware Gallery

This exhibit features exquisite examples of the beautiful art of ceramic hardware, as well as the fascinating history of its production. Ceramic or porcelain doorknobs, such as those made by Wedgwood, Staffordshire, and Rockingham, have a long history in the United States. American manufacturers such as Fenton of Bennington, Vermont and other East Coast companies, Schlage, Lenox, and Yale & Towne round out this visual feast!

Dine Out for the AHC

Tuesday, July 15th 4:30 pm – close McMenamins White Eagle Saloon 836 N. Russell St., Portland (on MAX Yellow Line) LIVE MUSIC 7-10pm by Whistlin’ Rufus

Join us for our 8th annual McMenamins benefit. 50% of food & beverage sales will be donated to the AHC! The White Eagle

is famous for its live music tradition and tales of Shanghai tunnels and residents of a rather more spectral nature.

Enjoy a pint in the outdoor beer garden or take in the indoor ambiance of this Portland legend -- one of the city’s oldest bars. We are thrilled to have live music donated by Whistlin’ Rufus, a popular local acoustic group known for their eclectic variety of traditional bluegrass, foot stompin’ mountain songs, Irish ballads, and American folk favorites! Bring your friends - eat, drink, and be merry!

Tuesday, August 12th 11am – 9pmSckavone’s Restaurant 4100 SE Division, Portland

Come for lunch or dinner! Sckavone’s will donate 50% of the proceeds to the AHC. Owner Jon Finley is the grandson of pharmacist Nick Sckavone who operated his Ever-

Ready Drugstore here from 1934 to 1975. This renovated neighborhood landmark retains much of the historical charm of the pharmacy, with original tile floor, antique fountain back bar, and 1950s style counter. Sckavone’s offers “classic American and comfort food” for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dine Out with your family and friends to support the AHC!

Special thanks to Robert Volz Dine Out event at Thatch Tiki Bar & Pour Wine Bar in April.

exhibits suPPort our mission

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Terra cotta lion from the Orpheum Theater

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“Riches of a City” Heritage Auction Twenty Years of Preserving the Character of Our CitySaturday, October 18, 2008 The Governor Hotel, Portland Oregon

Plan to join us for our most important fundraiser of the year. It’s going to be a grand party, in a beautiful historic setting, with a pre-auction “Preservation in Action Awards” Reception. We are thrilled by the support of Honorary Auction Chair, Bruce Burns, Masters of Ceremony, Dave Schmitke & Helen Raptis, and Auctioneer Chris Sheik, returning to whip the crowd into a philanthropic frenzy! Our hardworking Auction Committee, led by Tracy Reuter, and Procurement Chairs Joanne Carlson & Meg Talbott, welcome anyone who would like to volunteer.

You can help by donating an item, service, or event! Silent Auction items (value $50 or more) include antiques, collectibles, furniture, gift baskets, vintage books, jewelry, wine, restaurant certificates, preservation services and more. The Live Auction offers events in historic homes, getaways, art, & home furnishings. Your creative ideas are welcome.

Pick up a Donation Form at the AHC or contact us to have one mailed. Anne Mitchell 503-231-7264 or [email protected]. Visit our website to learn more: www.VisitAHC.org

3rd Annual Photo ContestAngels in the Architecture

This year’s photo contest – supported again by our friends at Pro Photo Supply - encourages you to take the time to really look at the artistry in our built environment. Photographers of all sorts are invited to submit their images of architectural details they find imaginative, surprising, or eloquent in and on historic homes

or buildings in the Portland area. Capture the “angels in the architecture” you might miss if you were rushing too fast.

Winning entries and seven Honorable Mention photographs will be unveiled at the Central Eastside Arts District First Friday Art Walk on September 5th. The entry deadline is August 16th. For complete details, please go to www.VisitAHC.org or www.ProPhotoSupply.com.

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