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Historic Resources and Preservation
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City Hall, 1907
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Irvington Historic District
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Lovejoy Fountain, 1966
The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability’s historic resources program works with citizens, businesses, property owners, public agencies and other community partners to bridge policy with action to protect and interpret our history and built heritage. This website shares information about the legal processes that govern historic resources in Portland, incentives for property owners, current preservation-related projects and links to other sources of information and support.
Historic Resource Rules and Benefits
Regulations and benefits, including historic preservation incentives
Historic Resources Code Improvement Project
Proposes amendments to the Zoning Code to make it easier for property owners to make minor home improvements in the City's historic and conservation districts
Individual Historic Resources and Landmarks
How historic landmarks are designated, and information on landmarks listed in the National Register of Historic Places and Portland's Historic Resource Inventory
Maps
Various historic maps
- "Plan of Portland," Pettygrove and Stark proprieters, c. 1845?
- 1955 Bus Route Map by the Portland Traction Company
- 70 Years of Change in East Portland
- Aerial Photo of Downtown and Inner Neighborhoods, 1955
- Age of Downtown Buildings, 1932
- Age of Structure - Single Family (attached and detached) and Multi-Family Residential
- Central City Historic Landmarks and Districts
- Central Portland Buildings by Construction Year Built
- Citywide Maps of Historic Landmarks and Districts
- Cornerstones of Community: Buildings of Portland's African American History
- East Portland: Buildings Constructed before 1990
- General Land Office Cadastral Map TS 1N1E, 1852
- General Land Office Cadastral Map TS 1S1E, 1852
- Historic Exempt Resources 2008-2009
- Historic Resource Inventory Map
- Maps of Building Heights in 1879, 1908 and 1926
- Official Map of the City of Portland, 1866
- Portland Industrial Districts, 1928
- Portland Paving Map, 1894
- Portland Plat Map, c. 1906
- Portland Properties in the Special Assessment Program, 2006-2007
- Portland Structures: 50 years or older
- Portland Structures: Constructed before 1990
- Portland Traction Co. Streetcar and Coach Map, c.1943
- Survey of Portland, recorded 1852
- Westside Waterfront, 1923
- “Lownsdale’s Map” of Portland with features from c. 1845-52
Portland's Historic and Conservation Districts
How Portland's historic and conservation districts are designated, maps of each district and lists of properties within each district
Preservation, Architecture and History Links
Organizations and websites that focus on preservation, architecture and history
Publications
Historic resource publications
- Bibliography of American Architecture, Architectural History & Historic Preservation
- Bibliography of Architecture, Architectural History & Historic Preservation in Portland & Oregon
- Bibliography of Native Peoples & Archaeology of the Portland Area & Lower Columbia Region
- Bibliography of Portland and Oregon African-American History
- Bibliography of Portland and Oregon Chinese-American and Japanese-American History
- Bibliography of Portland and Oregon History
- Bibliography of Portland and Oregon Women’s History
- Bibliography of Preservation, Restoration & Rehabilitation of Historic Structures
- Centennial Mill Historic Preservation Assessment (March 2006)
- Downtown Portland Walking Tour/Pearl District Walking Tour - 2004
- East Portland Historical Overview and Historic Preservation Study
- East Portland Historical Overview and Historic Preservation Study Appendices
- Growing Better - 1991
- Heritage Trees of Portland, Guidebook
- Historic Buildings in Portland's Downtown Plan - 2005
- Historic Context: Hawthorne Blvd from SE 20th to SE 55th Avenues
- Historic Courtyard Housing in Portland, Oregon: Characteristics
- Historic Resources Inventory
- Historic Resources Inventory Architectural Style Guide
- Historic Resources Inventory Bulding Type Guide
- Historic Resources Inventory Chronological Index--Year Built
- History of Centennial Mill Poster
- History of Zoning in Portland, 1918-1958
- How Do We Know It Is Us Without Our Past? - 1974
- List of Portland Historic Landmarks
- List of Portland Sanborn Maps
- List of Portland Street Name Changes
- Modern Historic Resources in the Central City, a reconnaissance survey (2011)
- Open Space and Park Development, 1851-1965
- Portland Civic Planning, Development and Public Works Historic, 1851-1965
- Portland Driving/Bicycling Tour - 2005
- Portland Planning Commission: An Historical Overview - 1979
- Portland Structures: Year-Built Data Summary
- Researching Your Historic Property
- Review of Changes to Special Assessment Program
- Skidmore/Old Town National Historic Landmark nomination update (2008)
- Summary of Historic Preservation Financial Incentives
- Summary of Portland Historic Resources Zoning Regulations
- Summary of Portland Preservation Zoning Incentives
Sustainable Preservation
Using a whole systems approach for rehabilitating old structures