[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2015-04-02

Thu Apr 2 13:51:45 PDT 2015

In this Issue
1. Two houses in Silverton, one house in Portland added to National Register
2. Cultural Trust seeks coalition coordinator
3. UO Historic Preservation Program seeks teaching applicants
4. City of Portland seeks archives and records management specialist
5. Willamette University seeks political papers archivist

TWO HOUSES IN SILVERTON, ONE HOUSE IN PORTLAND ADDED TO NATIONAL REGISTER

The DeGuire-Ludowitzki House and the Louise Adams House of Silverton, and a Portland structure, the C. Hunt Lewis and Gertrude McClintock House, are among Oregon’s latest entries in the National Register of Historic Places.

The DeGuire-Ludowitzki House, built about 1907, is a notable example of a modest Colonial Revival-style residence in the foursquare form. Charles Francis DeGuire, who was the son of one of Silverton’s established families, constructed the home. He later sold the residence to German immigrant and local builder John Ludowitzki and his wife Mary. The house remained in the Ludowitzki family after their death until 1938. Foursquare homes are generally two stories tall with four relatively equally sized rooms on each floor arranged around an entry and stair. A flexible house type, Foursquare residences could exhibit a number of styles, including Colonial Revival, which drew inspiration from classical architecture. The DeGuire-Ludowitzki House exhibits the style though the symmetrical placement of windows and doors with decorative trim, round wood Doric columns supporting the wrap-around porch, corner boards, and wide fascia at the roofline.

Built in 1924, the Louise Adams House is a modest Craftsman-style home, typical of many residences constructed during the period, yet notable for its striking octagonal porch. An American style developed in California, Craftsman-style homes characteristically feature low-pitch roofs with broad roof overhangs supported by decorative bracing with exposed rafter ends; multi-light windows; decorative porches; and open interior floor plans. Prominent lawyer, businessman, and politician Louis J. Adams had the building and another on an adjacent lot built as rental homes, which he gifted to his daughter, Louise, after construction. Educated in Silverton, Spokane and New York schools, Louise worked in Silverton at the Coolidge and McClaine Bank as a bookkeeper before marrying newspaper lithographer Timothy Brownhill in 1933. Divorced in 1954, she lived in the house until her death in 1988.

The C. Hunt Lewis and Gertrude McClintock House is an outstanding example of the Tudor Revival style in the Jacobethan vein. Built in 1911 and located on the west side of the Willamette River in the Dunthorpe neighborhood, the structure exemplifies the style, including an asymmetrical floor plan; steep roof lines and multiple chimneys; brick, stucco, and half-timbering exterior wall surfaces; and multiple-light windows. Portland’s early Tudor-revival residences often had Craftsman style interior plans and finishes with Tudor style exteriors, while early Jacobethan style buildings were sometimes mixed with Classical details. Born in Portland and employed by the family-owned Security Savings and Trust Company and wholesale grocery business, Cicero Hunt Lewis, Jr. commissioned his brother, architect David C. Lewis, to design the residence. It is now among 584 historic properties listed on the National Register in Portland.

Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation recommended the building nominations at its October 2014 meeting. The two Silverton homes are among 15, and the Lewis home is among 584 historic properties now listed in the National Register. The National Park Service maintains the National Register under the authority of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. More information about the National Register and recent Oregon listings is available at the Oregon Heritage website<http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/NATREG/Pages/index.aspx>.

CULTURAL TRUST SEEKS COALITION COORDINATOR

The Oregon Cultural Trust (“Trust”) is seeking the services of a consultant or firm to provide coordination assistance for the Trust and it’s five Cultural Partners (Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Humanities, Oregon Heritage Commission, Oregon Historical Society, and State Historic Preservation Office). The coordinator will help to deepen the Trust's engagement and material support to the 45 Cultural and Tribal Coalitions (Coalitions) and continue to increase their effectiveness.  The Trust expects the contract period to commence in April 2015, and terminates on December 31, 2015. The proposal deadline is 2 p.m., April 9.  For complete details, visit Business Oregon online<http://www.oregon4biz.com/assets/docs/RFP/RFP_051.pdf>.

UO HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM SEEKS TEACHING APPLICANTS

The Historic Preservation Program in the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon (UO) is seeking applications for possible temporary, part-time, limited-duration teaching positions in the program. Areas of expertise include fundamentals of historic preservation, building documentation and analysis, review and compliance, and preservation technology. Successful application should demonstrate some teaching experience and a master’s degree in a relevant field. For further information, and to learn how to apply, visit the University of Oregon jobs page<http://jobs.uoregon.edu/unclassified.php?id=4867>.

CITY OF PORTLAND SEEKS ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

The City of Portland’s Archives and Records Management Division (ARM) is seeking an archives and records management specialist to perform entry-level professional work related to records management. The application deadline is April 6. Essential duties of the position include accessioning and managing records in the Records Center, providing reference and research assistance to City bureaus and to the public, customer support on technical questions, and individual or small group training on a variety of archives and records management topics. The successful candidate will work with staff to conduct records surveys, create bureau filing plans and retention schedules and process archival collections according to professional standards. The archives and records management specialist will work extensively with TRIM, including data entry, quality control, reporting and destructions. This position will also develop educational exhibits. For a complete job description and application instructions, visit the City of Portland online<http://agency.governmentjobs.com/portlandor/default.cfm?action=viewJob&jobID=1105624&hit_count=yes&headerFooter=1&promo=0&transfer=0&WDDXJobSearchParams=%3CwddxPacket%20version%3D%271.0%27%3E%3Cheader%2F%3E%3Cdata%3E%3Cstruct%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27CATEGORYID%27%3E%3Cstring%3E-1%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27PROMOTIONALJOBS%27%3E%3Cstring%3E0%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27TRANSFER%27%3E%3Cstring%3E0%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27FIND_KEYWORD%27%3E%3Cstring%3E%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3C%2Fstruct%3E%3C%2Fdata%3E%3C%2FwddxPacket%3E>.

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY SEEKS POLITICAL PAPERS ARCHIVIST

Willamette University is accepting applications for a full-time, one-year temporary, exempt position for a Political Papers Archivist to join the Mark O. Hatfield Library team. Applicants must apply by April 10. The Political Papers Archivist (PPA) will process the papers of former U.S. Senator Robert W. Packwood (U.S. Senate 1969-1995). The Robert W. Packwood papers document the Senator’s twenty-six year career representing the state of Oregon in the U.S. Senate and his role passing nationally significant legislation. The collection is comprised of approximately 2,000 linear feet of materials including papers, photographs, memorabilia, and audiovisual materials. The PPA will develop and implement a comprehensive plan, which includes appraising, arranging, preserving and describing the collection. Additionally, the PPA will identify materials for digitization and exhibition as well as provide reference service for the collection. The PPA reports to the University Archivist, will work with Archives staff, the Library Systems Division and the collection donor and will direct student assistants on this project. This is a twelve-month appointment with the possibility of renewal for a second year. For further information, visit the Willamette University jobs page<https://jobs.willamette.edu/postings/1530>.

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