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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">1. Kimberli Fitzgerald Shares CLG Experience on Exchange</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2. New National Register Listings in Medford, Portland</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">KIMBERLI FITZGERALD SHARES CLG EXPERIENCE ON EXCHANGE</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Attending the Certified Local Government (CLG) workshop in Corvallis last month, Kimberli Fitzgerald had the opportunity to update her CLG partners about the benefits of the <A href="http://napc.uga.edu/"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">National Alliance of Preservation Commissions</SPAN></A> (NAPC) Forum. She shares her experience on Oregon Heritage Exchange: <A href="http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple">http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com</SPAN></A>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Washington Elementary School in Medford; Sengstake Building and the Rose City Golf Clubhouse in Portland are Oregon’s latest entries in the National Register of Historic Places. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Constructed in 1931, Washington Elementary School was part of what the local newspaper then termed “the greatest school building program in the history of the city.” Completely locally funded and administered, this Depression-era jobs project took place as a response to Medford’s sudden and rapid growth. The program built Washington Elementary and Medford High School (now Central Medford High School), and added classrooms to Roosevelt Elementary. Designed by local architect Frank Chamberlain Clark and constructed in the Stripped Classical style, Washington School incorporated the latest modern design features, including a gymnasium. Expanded in 1949 to meet the City’s growing educational needs, the building continues to serve the community as a neighborhood school.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">In 1912 real estate businessman Cord Sengstake sought to take advantage of Portland’s early- twentieth century building boom and the opening of the Broadway Bridge by announcing plans to construct a seven-story hotel on 7<SUP>th</SUP> Street. However, Sengstake mistimed the market, and instead built the smaller, but no less handsome, three-story red-brick Tudor Revival-Style commercial building, featuring elaborate cast stone decoration. Like many commercial buildings, the first floor housed leased commercial space and the two upper floors a small hotel. The building is notable as a particularly good example of commercial architecture in downtown Portland and the work of the architectural firm Foulkes & Hogue.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Designed by Portland architect Herbert A. Angell and constructed in 1931-1932, the Rose City Golf Clubhouse serves as an excellent example of the English Cottage style of architecture. Associated with the second municipal golf course established in Oregon and developed at a time when golf was becoming increasingly popular with the public, it is the oldest surviving example of a municipal golf clubhouse in Portland.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Municipal golf courses and clubhouses allowed middle class patrons to participate in the sport and they became social centers in their respective communities and neighborhoods.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation recommended the nomination of these buildings in February 2012. More than 560 historic Portland properties, including 14 historic districts, are now listed in the National Register, which is maintained by the <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">National Park Service</SPAN> under the authority of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">More information about the National Register and recent Oregon listings is online at <A href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/"><FONT color=#800080>www.oregonheritage.org</FONT></A> (click on “National Register” at left of page). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR>-----------------<BR><BR>Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, provides technical support and services to people and organizations documenting, preserving, interpreting and sharing Oregon's heritage. Keep up with the latest issues and trends by following our blog at oregonheritage.wordpress.com.<BR><BR>Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info@state.or.us .<BR></SPAN></BODY></HTML>