Book Description

"The report that follows was authored primarily by Convergence Architecture and Peter Meijer Architect, PC. The project team conducted a thorough literature review of Portland's existing historic preservation programs, analyzed inventory best practices offered by the State of Oregon and three comparable cities (Austin, Denver and Los Angeles), held two roundtable sessions with local historic preservation stakeholders, and arrived at recommendations tailored to the unique land use structures and regulatory environments of Portland and Oregon as a whole. Report authors incorporated best practices from the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation Planning, as well as evaluation criteria applied for considerations of listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The report also builds on an initial assessment of the Historic Resource Inventory conducted by Peter Meijer Architect, PC, in 2011."--Page ii.