APPLICATION 

Part 1: Background Information and Context

• Section 1-1: History & Context
• Section 1-2: Washington Park Reservoirs Historic District
• Section 1-3: Project Drivers and Locational Considerations
• Section 1-4: Public Involvement, Community Values & Design Options

Part 2: Proposed Demolition Review Findings

• Section 2-1: Introduction
• Section 2-2: Historic Resource Demolition Review
• Section 2-3: Comprehensive Plan Goal and Policy Evaluation

Appendices

• Appendix A: Pre-Application Conference Summary Notes
• Appendix B, Pages 1-29: Historic Resources Condition Assessment
• Appendix B, Pages 30-57: Historic Resources Condition Assessment
• Appendix C: Reservoir Changes Over Time
• Appendix D: Historic Register Nomination
• Appendix E: Plan Sheets

Figures

• Figure 1: The Bull Run pipeline to Portland (Page 5)
• Figure 2: Portland’s Drinking Water System (Page 6)
• Figure 3: Olmsted view over Reservoir 4 toward downtown Portland (Page 7)
• Figure 4:  1981 Master Plan cover (Page 8)
• Figure 5: Historic District with contributing resources (Page 12)
• Figure 6: Early landslide damage to Reservoir 4 (Page 21)
• Figure 7: Outline of ancient landslide (Turner Schuster) (Page 21)
• Figure 8: Plan and section views of landslide (Clarke, 1904) (Page 22)
• Figure 9:  Photo of reservoir basin deterioration due to aging and slide movement (Page 23)
• Figure 10: CSB rating design concepts (Page 24)
• Figure 11: “Opportunities” themes from stakeholder interviews (Page 25)
• Figure 12: Attendees at a public open house (Page 26)
• Figure 13: Sample paired concept for Open House #3 (Page 27)
• Figure 14: Community members on a reservoir tour (Page 27)
• Figure 15: Concepts for Reservoir 3 & Reservoir 4 (Page 29)
• Figure 16: Public preferences for design options (Page 30)
• Figure 17: Public preferred design options (Page 30)
• Figure 18: Gatehouse 3 preservation assessment (Page 31)
• Figure 19: Washington Park changes in use and function (Page 35)
• Figure 20: Washington Park changes in visible water (Page 36)
• Figure 21: Washington Park changes in access (Page 37)
• Figure 22: Washington Park changes in historic character (Page 38)
• Figure 23: Washington Park changes in views (Page 39)
• Figure 24: Washington Park summary of restorative objectives (Page 40)
• Figure 25: Design Concept Plan (Page 41)
• Figure 26: Map of Washington Park Reservoirs Historic District (Page 45)
• Figure 27: Reservoir 3 (National Register Nomination, 2004) (Page 46)
• Figure 28: Reservoir 4 (National Register Nomination, 2004) (Page 46)
• Figure 29: Weir Building (NR Nomination 2004) (Page 46)
• Figure 30: Contributing Historic Resources Proposed for Demolition (Page 52)
• Figure 31: WPR Historic District in Relation to Park and Area Potentially Affected (Page 56)
• Figure 32: Potentially Affected Area Zoning Map (Page 57)
• Figure 33: Portland’s Gravity Flow Water System (Page 67)
• Figure 34 Reservoir Landslide Stability Strategy (Page 69)
• Figure 35: Proposed Design Concept (Page 76)
• Figure 36:  Proposed Access and Circulation (Page 81)
• Figure 37: Reservoir 4 Current View vs Design Concept (Page 83)
• Figure 38: Reservoir 3 Reconstruction (1976) (Page 87)
• Figure 39: Marking existing Reservoir 4 Edge (Marking Time) (Page 89)
• Figure 40: Lenticular (Merging Past with the Present) (Page 89)
• Figure 41: Reservoir 3, Dam 3 and Gatehouse 3 soon after construction (Page 91)
• Figure 42 Fountain to be  preserved and rehabilitated (Page 92)
• Figure 43: Utilitarian Weir Building next to Gatehouse 3 (Page 93)
• Figure 44: Existing Reservoir Site Plan versus New Design Concept Site Plan (Page 98)