Lake Oswego News Vol 4, No. 4 - Lake Oswego Preservation Society

October 1, 2014 Vol. 4, No. 4
The Lake
Oswego
Preservation
Society is a 501
(c) (3) nonprofit
corporation
founded in
2011.
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Our mission is
to support Lake
Oswego’s
historic fabric
through
advocacy and
education.
History Quarterly
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Officers:
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Marylou
Colver,
President
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Pat Snider,
Secretary
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Jack Walsdorf,
Treasurer
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Directors:
Pam Hayden
Scott Howard
Bonnie Kroft
Rosanne
Sachson
Larry Snyder
Emogene
Waggoner
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On September 6th, we set sail for history again with our third annual Classic
Houses and History Boat Tour on Oswego Lake! Actually, there were two tours that
day and seven volunteer motor boats transported a total of 100 people who
attended our highly popular signature
fundraising event. As with all that we do,
this event fulfills the Society’s mission: To
OUR SPONSORS
support Lake Oswego’s historic fabric
2014 Classic Houses
through advocacy and education.
& History
This year’s testimonials from attendees
Boat
Tour on
included:
Oswego Lake
• “It was well worth every penny. Thank
Oh
Buoy!
you!”
LAKE
SWEGO
• “We learned a lot.”
Preservation Society
• “This was the most well organized event
Premier Sponsor:
I’ve ever attended.”
• “Thank you for all that you do for Lake
Oswego.”
We are very grateful to our tour
Distinguished Sponsor:
sponsors. The premier sponsor was Steve
Kaer of Kaer Property Group Coldwell
Supporting Sponsors:
Banker Seal: kaerpropertygroup.com.
Nicoletta’s Table and Marketplace:
nicolettastable.com is a distinguished
Additional Contributor:
sponsor for their in-kind donation of
WE THANK YOU FOR
refreshments. Our supporting sponsors
YOUR GENEROSITY!
were House of Antique Hardware:
houseofantiquehardware.com and MCM
Construction Inc. Restoration/Marine: mcmbuild.com. Thanks also to The
Bank of Oswego for their contribution. Please support these generous, local
area businesses.
It takes countless volunteer hours to put on this event. We extend our heartfelt
thanks to the steering committee, tour guides, boat drivers, photographer, and
the shore crew. Because the Society is an all-volunteer organization, 100
percent of the proceeds from this event benefit our mission.
We see a future in our past.
Quote of the Quarter: "How will we know it’s us without our past?” John Steinbeck
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HISTORY QUARTERLY October 1, 2014
The “Reel” Lake Oswego
It’s time to dig those old home movies out of the
attic! The Society is gathering vintage footage of Lake
Grove and Oswego from the 1920s through the 1960s
with the intent of producing a film festival. The Society
will pay to transfer film to DVD and return the original
and a DVD copy to you. If you already have a DVD,
we will cover the cost of making a copy. All of the
transfers are done locally, so there’s no danger of loss
or damage in transit; your material will be handled
with great care.
If you have footage to share, please contact us at:
503-481-2479 or
4lohistory@lakeoswegopreservationsociety.org. If you
know someone who might have home movies depicting
the town, please pass along this request. You can be a part of helping us compile this unique
glimpse of our “reel” history and create a fun, new
community event!
It’s a Party!
It’s said that “Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer.”
The Society is an all-volunteer organization so we understand and
appreciate those who choose to donate their time by serving on the Board of
Directors or on our Advisory Board.
We work hard, but we also believe in having fun and celebrating our
successes! What better way could there be to celebrate our preservation
efforts than dining at an historic house? An al fresco dinner is held every
summer at the 1925 Headrick-Carothers House, the City of Lake Oswego
Landmark home of our founder and president, Marylou Colver. As in years
past, a good time was had by all!
To learn more about the members of these boards, please visit: http://
lakeoswegopreservationsociety.org/board-and-advisors/
2014 celebration dinner for the Society’s
Board and Advisory Board.
Over 500 Facebook Likes
The Society achieved a milestone when the 500th person recently liked the Society’s
Facebook page. It’s a great way to stay in touch with Society activities and, best of all, it’s
free! If you haven’t already liked our page: https://www.facebook.com/
lakeoswegopreservationsociety, you can help us on our way to our next 500 likes. There
will be a prize for the 1,000th person to like our page!
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Stay in Touch!
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Website:
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lakeoswegopreservati
onsociety.org
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Mail:
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P.O. Box 502
Marylhurst, OR
97036
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Email:
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4lohistory@lakeoswe
gopreservationsociety
.org
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Telephone:
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503.481.2479
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Social Media:
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If you use social
media, we invite you
to like the Lake
Oswego Preservation
Society’s Facebook
page. It’s a great way
to show your support
and to see up-to-theminute
announcements of
our preservation
updates and events.
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National Park Service Visit
The Willamette Falls Heritage Area Coalition has worked for seven years towards
the goal of becoming Oregon’s first National Heritage Area, a designation bestowed
by Congress. Society president,
Marylou Colver, serves on their
board and the City of Lake Oswego
is an official member of this
coalition. Councilor Jon Gustafson
serves as the other Lake Oswego
representative on the board.
Linda Stonier, the Pacific West
Region National Heritage Area
Coordinator, recently visited several
heritage sites included in the
feasibility study. Iron industry expert,
and Advisory Board member,
Susanna Kuo, was her tour guide for
the visit to Lake Oswego’s 1866
Susanna Kuo (left) explains the operation of
Oregon Iron Furnace.
the 1866 iron furnace to National Park Service
To
learn
more about the Coalition, please
representative, Linda Stonier.
visit: wfheritage.org.
To find out more about National Heritage
Areas, please visit: http://www.nps.gov/history/heritageareas/FAQ/.
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Jet Setters Enjoy History!
On Saturday, September 13th,
passengers boarded a jet boat at
Jon Storm Park in Oregon City for
a one-hour, non-stop narrated
history tour from the Willamette
Falls to Lake Oswego. In all, there
were five excursions to Lake
Oswego. Historians Susanna Kuo
and Marylou Colver researched
and wrote the narrative covering
12 of Lake Oswego's historic
riverfront sites.
These tours were one of many
Willamette Falls Heritage Area
Coalition events held that day in
conjunction with Lock Fest. The
Lake Oswego jet boat tours were
funded by a $5,000 Clackamas
County Community Partnership
Program Grant awarded to the
Society this year.
Passengers learn about the Crown-Willamette
Log Loading Station, that mysterious cement
structure just south of George Rogers Park!
HISTORY QUARTERLY October 1, 2014
Advocacy Corner
The Society is the only local non-profit testifying on behalf of all of our threatened landmarks. Since
our founding in 2011, public hearings have been held regarding proposed major alterations or delisting
of five of our 43 landmark homes and one non-residential property.
No other organization does what we do for Lake Oswego.
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Carman House
Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) handed
down a statewide victory for preservation by ruling in the
Society’s favor in Lake Oswego Preservation Society v. City of
Lake Oswego. Daniel Kearns, a member of the Portland
law firm Reeve & Kearns PC, has done an excellent job
as our legal representative.
Edward Sullivan and Carrie Richter. both local land use
attorneys, co-authored a recent op-ed piece published in
the Daily Journal of Commerce. They state that this case “will
have a demonstrable impact on preservation efforts
throughout the state.” They also note: “The value of a
historic resource and its overall contribution to a
community does not lessen when contemporary
development pressures create incentives to develop that
An interior photo of the Carman House
may have not existed when a resource is designated.”
taken during an estate sale in 2012.
The applicant has appealed LUBA’s decision to Oregon’s Court
of Appeals. The case is scheduled to be heard at 9:00 AM on
November 7th in Salem. Daniel Kearns will continue to represent the Society. The Court of Appeals’ ruling
is expected to be the final decision and, if so, it will stand as case law.
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Christie School
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Another victory for preservation was handed down
recently by the City’s Historic Resources Advisory Board
(HRAB). HRAB voted unanimously to deny a request by
Tennessee-based Youth Villages, the owner of the
Christie School, to remove the historic designation that
protects this 1908 building designed by architect
Conradin Alfred Breitung. The applicant’s attorney,
Joseph Voboril of the firm Tonkon Torp, based the
delisting request on Oregon’s owner consent law, the same
criteria as the Carman House.
Thanks to countless hours of research by our Advisory
Board member, Erin O’Rourke-Meadors, the property
deed was found which proved that the Christie School
was not the owner at the time of the historic designation.
This discovery meant that the applicant had no right,
under the state statute, to object. Youth Villages chose not
to appeal the decision.
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The 1908 orphanage, designed by Breitung, as it appears
today.