City of Eugene Historic Preservation

03/12/2021

Are you interested in historic preservation? The 2021 application period for the Eugene Historic Review Board closes TODAY!
There is no need to be an architecture expert--the Historic Review Board is comprised of volunteer community members just like you. Apply here by March 12th: https://www.eugene-or.gov/86/Boards-and-Commissions

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Boards and Commissions provide a valuable service to our community. They provide city staff with valuable perspectives on various issues throughout our commu...

03/08/2021

History Pub, Monday, March 8, 7-9pm. Register with link below by 5pm.
https://history.uoregon.edu/category/events/

03/01/2021

Did you see this article in the Eugene Weekly about the History Pub?
https://www.eugeneweekly.com/2021/02/25/a-history-of-eugenes-history-pub/

02/11/2021

Check out this UO Alumni Association event.

01/01/2021

Happy New Year! We think a great resolution would be reintroducing yourself to the architectural history of Eugene. Driving/walking by landmark properties like the Folger House located in the Friendly Area Neighborhood would be a great place to start. To find the location of all of Eugene's historic properties, visit: https://pdd.eugene-or.gov/Maps/HistoricMap

12/31/2020

One purpose of Eugene's Historic Preservation program is to recognize culturally significant physical objects located throughout Eugene. When people hear the name Steve Prefontaine they probably think the following: running and Eugene. That's why the Historic Review Board was proud to designate "Pre's Trail" – located in Alton Baker Park – as an Historic City Landmark. Find out about more landmarks located in Eugene by visiting: https://pdd.eugene-or.gov/Maps/HistoricMap

12/31/2020

As 2020 comes to a close, we'd like to highlight some of the work Eugene's Historic Review Board (HRB) has been doing. The HRB oversees Eugene’s Historic Preservation program – including historic education and outreach. This past June, the HRB submitted public comment to the University of Oregon – agreeing with the call to dename Deady Hall. To learn more about the HRB and Historic Preservation in Eugene, visit: https://www.eugene-or.gov/405/Historic-Preservation

12/24/2020

Happy Holidays!

First photo: c. 1950 looking north on Willamette courtesy of Lane County History Museum.

04/15/2020

The current Covid-19 pandemic has sadly impacted many Class of 2020 in-person commencement ceremonies. Many have shared their high school senior photos through social media as a display of solidarity with those unable to attend a traditional event. Hopefully these photos from the Lane County History Museum documenting local graduations from past decades provide some grins.

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04/14/2020

From the mid-1840s until the 1950s, fields of blue-flowering flax flourished in the fertile Willamette Valley to support the only flax industry in the United States. The soil and climate were perfect for growing superior flax, and the plants were transformed into lustrous linen yarn and fabrics.

Check out online resources from the Oregon Historical Society's exhibit: Flaxen: From Flax to Linen in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Reproductions of hand-tinted glass lantern slides from the early 1930s document how flax was grown and processed to make fabric. The slides from the Oregon Historical Society’s Portland Public School (PPS) Collection were shown to schoolchildren to illustrate various Oregon industries and, in this...

04/07/2020

Have you checked out the Lane County History Museum's Digital Collections? Search for images of Eugene's past from the vast treasure trove of digitally accessible content.

https://lchm.pastperfectonline.com/