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Education Programs
Save the date
Library Open House
Kitchen Revival Tour
Ladd Carraige House
Piggotts's Castle
Members, Staff and Volunteers
Events we Recommend
Call to Volunteers
It's A New Year - Volunteer!

Art set up, Jan. 30 -
Help our artists display their art work, starting at 10:30 a.m. at the AHC.

First Friday Reception, Feb. 1 -
Fabulous fiber artists' reception. Volunteers needed 5:00-8:00 p.m. Greet guests, help with food and beverage, light retail sales AND enjoy the reception!

Library Open House, Feb. 2 -
One or two volunteers needed to assist our guests, direct them to library resources, 12-3 pm.
 
Greeter -
Spend a few hours at our reception desk, greet guests, answer phones, help with light office tasks. Training provided (it's easy!).  
    

For details about current volunteer opportunities, or to RSVP, please contact Ita Lindquist, Volunteer & Rentals Manager,

[email protected] or 503-231-7264.

  

 Internships 
We are currently accepting applicants for the following positions.

-Education/Preservation
-Marketing
-Graphic Design


We offer internships each term and accept resumes on an ongoing basis.  Detailed postings / job descriptions can always be found on our website.
 Donation wish list  
Thank you to everyone who makes donations to support our office, events, and projects in the shop!

Everything counts and we rely on you!  Our current needs are:

-1st class stamps
-white copy paper
-Ipod
-Paper face masks
-1 Industrial face mask
-Hepa Filter household vacuum

If you have donations that we can use in our workshop, kitchen and offices, please call or email Philip at 503.231.7264 or [email protected]

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Follow our advocacy efforts and stay in tune with what is happening in preservation in Portland. Education Manager, Val Ballestrem, keeps us up to date through with his posts at  Portland Preservation.


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 Call to Artists  
We are accepting proposals for solo and small group art exhibits for 2013 and 2014.

Interested artists can email [email protected] for information on our exhibits and details for applying. Artists are also encouraged to attend one of our First Friday art openings to see how it all works.
Rent the AHC for your next meeting or event!

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 Ita Lindquist at 503.231.7264.


Help us be more 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 [email protected].

Thank you so much for your contributions and participation. Every membership matters! 

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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2013 Education Programs

are starting soon!    

   
If you received your printed winter newsletter, you may have already started registering for the programs you don't want to miss! If not, check out the new lineup now.  The full January-March schedule can be found  here

Andrew Carnegie: 'The Gospel of Wealth' and Portland Libraries
Saturday, January 26, 2013
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Members: $10       General Public: $18

 

Near the end of the 19th Century, the richest man the world had ever known-Andrew Carnegie-decided to give away most of his wealth while he was still alive. Building free public libraries became one of his first preferred charities. Between 1911 and 1922, seven Carnegie-funded libraries were built in Portland and Gresham, designed by four outstanding architects of the era.

 

More information and registration  here.  

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Save the date for our next great exhibit!

 
   
Fiber Art Exhibit

A group exhibit featuring five fiber artists and two educational programs

Opening Reception: Friday February 1, 2013
6pm - 8pm
Free and Open to the public

Exhibiting Artists:
  • Diane Born
  • Quinn Zander Corum
  • Georgia French
  • Elaine Millar
  • Hilde Morin   

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Architectural Heritage Center Library

Open House and Research Day

 
 
  

Saturday, February 2, 2013    10:00 am - 3:00 pm

A FREE EVENT!


We invite you to come learn about the resources available in the AHC research library. Following a two-year effort to catalog and properly store the thousands of library items collected by our founders, Jerry Bosco and Ben Milligan, as well as those generously donated more recently by others, it's time to shed new light on our research materials.

Volunteers will be on hand to answer your questions and share AHC library resources for building history research, local history, Oregon architects, and of course, the preservation of our historic buildings.   

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Kitchen Revival Tour! 

 
   
1946 kitchen April will be here before we know it and so will our 15th annual kitchen tour!

 

The committee is hard at work reviewing kitchens and finalizing the details of the event, but there is still time to nominate a kitchen for consideration.  We are especially interested in knowing about in-tact period kitchens. 

If you would like to nominate a kitchen, click here.  If you know of a great kitchen that should be considered but do not have time to do the nomination yourself, email Val and let him know about it.      

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Thank you to  

Raven and Rose Restaurant

in the Ladd Carraige House

      
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If you missed our special event benefiting AHC Education Programs you can see a few of our photos here.     

 

 
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Party with Darcelle at Piggott's Castle!  

     
We still have a few spots left in our special April event
 

Martinis and Stilettos at Piggott's Castle:  Portland celebrity Darcelle, or Darcelle XV, which she is also known as since becoming the 15th Empress of the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court pageant in 1973, will join hosts John and Kelsey Grout for this fun event at Piggott's Castle.  

 

 

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Attendance is limited to 40 people

 

Click here for more information

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Member, Staff and Volunteer News    

 

 

 

Pratt & Larson 

Pratt and Larson owners Michael and Reta were featured in this great article  in the Oregonian!  

 

 

Interior Designer, Kathia Emery, shared a recent project she completed on a historic Four Square home in Ladd's Addition. You can see it on her blog.   

 

Neil Kelly Company kicks off the new year with two free remodeling workshops for homeowners on Saturday, January 19th at the Portland and Lake Oswego Design Centers. Award-winning Neil Kelly designers share do's and don'ts, trends in design, information on new materials and techniques, and review the professional design/build process. Details on their website.     

     

 

If you are an active member or business member of the AHC, we want to hear about

it when you win a preservation related award, have your work honored in an exhibit, have your restored home featured in a magazine.  Click here to learn how to share your news with us.

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Events and Places we Recommend  

  
 
 
Keep an eye on our website for our special events and other events we recommend. The AHC is happy to share news and information about relevant events being conducted by other organizations. Click  here to learn how to share your events with us.