May is National Historic Preservation Month
Celebrate historic preservation
and sustainability
by joining the AHC, investing in a vintage building, or learning more about saving historic architecture.
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Call to Volunteers
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Heritage Home Tour, July 31 -- Six fabulous homes will be open for touring and more House Monitors are needed. A rare opportunity!
Heritage Auction Committees -- The auction is on October 16th, but committees are forming now and your help is needed for our biggest annual event.
Front Desk -- Front desk volunteers greet our visitors, answer phones, provide information and help out with a variety of office tasks. This is a great way to learn more about the AHC and spend time in our lovely facility.
For more information about current volunteer opportunities, please contact
Ita Lindquist, Volunteer Coordinator, ital@visitahc.orgor 503-231-7264. |
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Call for Office Donations
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The AHC is grateful for the many donations of products and services that are so important to the operation of our building.
Our computers are getting
old and have difficulty keeping up with the demands of our business. We currently seek donations of Windows PC Desktop computers. We are in need of machines running Windows XP or Vista. If you or your business has upgraded
your computers and you have a machine that meets our needs, we would love for you to consider making a donation of your older machine to us. Please
email Ken Hall at kenh@visitahc.org.
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Support our friends at Historic Seattle
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Help Historic Seattle raise funds to restore Washington Hall and create a permanent home for community arts and culture organizations.
It's easy-just vote!
The American Express Partners in Preservation initiative is granting $1,000,000 to deserving historic sites in the Seattle area.
You can vote once a day through May 15th, 2010.
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Internship opportunities
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The AHC is still accepting applicants for a few summer internship positions. For details see the internship page on our website. |
Rent the AHC for your next meeting or event!
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Let us help make your next event even more memorable. Besides our beautiful, historic building, we offer affordable rates, a relaxed staff, kitchen facilities, equipment, and more. For information about our building rentals, check out the rental page on our website or contact Kori Koppen at 503.231.7264.
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Call to artists
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AHC Art exhibits are open to our business members, their employees, and our general membership. Our beautiful building offers an ideal location for presentation of 2 dimensional art and is a great place to invite your clients, family, and friends for an opening reception.
We are currently booking shows for 2011 and invite our artist community to apply for a show.
Corporate members: please pass this invitation along to painters, photographers and other 2d artists within your organization so everyone can enjoy the benefits of your membership.
To receive an information package and application, send an email to barbarap@visitahc.org.
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Current Gallery Exhibits
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Current exhibits continue through Summer, 2010
Artifacts + Archives
Meyer Memorial Trust Gallery
Wonders in Wood
Liz's Antique Hardware Gallery |
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About the AHC... |
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The Architectural Heritage Center is a non-profit resource center for historic preservation in the Portland area. Owned and operated by the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, we offer a range of education programs to help people appreciate, restore, and maintain vintage properties. Over 40,000 people have participated in our talks, home tours, workshops, and gallery exhibits. 701 SE Grand Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97214
Open Wed - Sat
10:00AM - 4:30PM
503 231-7264
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_____________________________________________________________ May Education Programs
Education program revenue supports AHC efforts to preserve the historic character and livability of our built environment, and to promote sustainability through the re-use of vintage buildings.
THIS WEEK!
NEW! Don't miss this Special
Program:
The Fox's Lady: Holistic
Weatherization Meets Historic Preservation
 With the help of Portland's Clean Energy Works program, homeowners Roy and Kim Fox are undertaking weatherization that will reduce their energy consumption by 30% while keeping intact the character of their 1884 Queen Anne home. Come learn how at this special program.
Tour a
fantastic 1884 home, learn more about the Clean Energy Works program,
and how you can weatherize an older home without impacting its vintage
character.
When: Saturday, May 22, 2010 (9 a.m. -
4 p.m.)
Where: 5915 NE Rodney Ave., Portland
Admission:
Free with a suggested $10 donation
No
pre-registration required. Guided tours will be given on the hour
throughout the day. Due to space constraints, each tour is limited to a
maximum of 40 people and is first-come first served. The last tour will
start at approximately 4:00 p.m. For more information, click here.
This special program is generously supported by:
Lost Oregon
Saturday, May 22, 2010
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Members: $13, General Public: $18
Lost Oregon looks at a selection of resources from Oregon's now-vanished built environment. In the past 250 years, Oregonians have built, and then lost, many remarkable structures, from Chinook longhouses to the Capitol Building, from nabob's mansions to towering wooden trestles. Wood, our most common construction material, is cheap and adaptable; it also burns well and rots easily. Social and economic fluctuations have also driven changes in the built environment, as railroad trestles were superseded by freeway ramps, and country churches gave way to trailer courts.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS: more information here |
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Business Member Spotlight
AHC Business Members provide products and services pertinent to historic preservation and period-authentic renovation, and they support the mission and goals of our organization. Please consult the Resource Directory on our website and patronize these businesses first when you need professional services for your home projects.  Spotlight: Nouveau Realty Group is a local Real-estate Company that focuses on historic real-estate 50 years and older. Risa Davis, The founder of Nouveau, also certifies realtors
across the country on The stewardship and importance of homes on the state and national registries.  Risa became a Realtor in 2003 and began
serving buyers and sellers in Portland's inner eastside and north Portland
where character-driven homes abounded. What she often saw dismayed her:
irreplaceable architectural details and original fixtures being stripped from
homes in the name of modernization, energy savings, or simply because the owner
wanted to expand. Her concern led her to the Architectural Heritage Center, an
organization she found to be dedicated to preserving Portland's character-driven homes. As a
board member Risa continues to serve our organization in outreach, education and
fundraising. Risa understands the importance of calling on other businesses who are engaged with the AHC. She and her husband, Brent, have solicited the assistance of many of our members for the renovation of their own historic north
Portland home. They are in the midst of exterior restoration and also in the process of listing the home on the Historic Registry. Learn more about Risa and Nouveau Realty: http://www.nouveaurealtygroup.com/ |
George McMath award for
Historic Preservation
The second annual George McMath Historic Preservation Award HONORS CATHY GALBRAITH!
University of Oregon Historic Preservation Program and Venerable Group, Inc. is honoring Cathy Galbraith, Executive Director of the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, as the Recipient of the 2010 George McMath Historic Preservation Award at a luncheon held on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. For additional information on the award or to attend the luncheon, click here.
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Artist Exhibits-May and June
Connie Willmon, Photographer
On Exhibit through June 1st
 There are very affordable and beautiful greeting cards, unframed prints, and an amazing display of well priced framed work. A percentage of all sales is donated to the AHC to support our programs.
For more information on Connie, click here. June ExhibitCindy Hovind, PhotographerOpening Reception Friday, June 4, 6-8pmFree and Open to the public AHC member and active volunteer Cindy Hovind will present a fabulous display of her work next month. Save the date and join us for the opening reception. For more information click here |
Auction Donation Highlights
We have some fun donations for the auction arriving at the AHC! Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 16th.
Thank you to BMF/AHC Board
of Directors member, Karla Pearlstein, for this unique pair of antique Japanese
architectural elements (turtle and crane) encased in a beautiful mahogany
shadow-box frame.
Do you have something you'd like to donate to this year's
"Riches of the City" Heritage Auction? View our auction "wish list" or download donation forms from our website here.
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Heritage Home Tour
Save the Date for the new AHC Heritage Home Tour!
Saturday, July 31st.
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Portland Preservation Blog
Keep up with our advocacy efforts and stay informed of preservation issues in Portland. This is also a great way to learn more about the technical assistance we are providing in the community.
Follow Val at http://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/
Recent Posts:
- Historic Preservation buried in latest Portland Plan draft objectives
- Something afoot at the Sinnott House
- The Foxes Lady
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PRESERVATION QUOTES
"It has been said
that, at its best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the
present over a mutual concern for the future."
- William Murtagh
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New Collections Exploration Tool
for AHC Visitors
Enjoy a virtual tour of our extensive array of architectural artifacts at a computer station in the main lobby.
While we cannot make all of our collections physically available for viewing, the computer station provides access to our database for researchers and those who just want to enjoy the beauty of the objects.
Safety concerns and staff availability limit visitation to our storage warehouses but the computer provides an overview of the broad range of items collected by Jerry Bosco and Ben Milligan, and those given to the organization by later donors. Some items, such as wallpaper fragments, are so fragile that they can only be unpacked rarely. If you have not been in for a while, come in and check it out!
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Membership Information
Help the AHC be more environmentally sustainable by renewing your membership promptly! Timely responses make your membership contributions go farther because they save paper, postage, and volunteer and staff time. You can even send in your dues or renew on-line prior to receiving a mailed notice by checking the renewal date noted on your newsletter mailing label. If you have any questions or feedback regarding your membership, email Holly Chamberlain at hollyc@VisitAHC.org. Thank you so much for your contributions and participation. Every membership matters! |
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