Historic Preservation Club aims to protect and enjoy historically important buildings
03-14-07 - North America — , Oregon
Brandon Spencer-Hartle is a basement fanatic. As president of the Historic Preservation Club of PSU, he sees a lot of them. The club holds weekly tours of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places list to enjoy the architecture and ensure that the pieces of history are being properly maintained.
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"We just want to make it apparent that there are people interested," said club member Tanya March.
On a tour last Friday, the group met outside the Haseltine Building across from a row of bars in Old Town.
There was a sign advertising the open house. This is unusual, said Spencer-Hartle. Most managers and owners of the buildings are surprised when people actually show up to the legally required open houses.
The manager took the group on a tour of a space for rent. On the way back down in the elevator, Spencer-Hartle asked to view the basement.
In the basement, littered with empty cardboard boxes and paint cans, Spencer-Hartle quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Buildings on the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) list are required by law to open the main parts of the building to the public for four hours a year. In return, the owners get tax incentives, recognition and sometimes waivers on building codes.
Lists of open houses are publicized on the SHPO website. If the club shows up on the proper date at the proper time, and the manager refuses to open the door, they call it in to SHPO. They then have two years to hold an open house. March is keeping a list of those who refused.
The club is currently making an effort to help save the Morris Marks House. The house, built in 1880, is located near PSU at 1134 S.W. 12th Ave. The club will have a lecture by two prominent historians, Clem Ogilby and William J. Hawkins. They hope someone will save the building and move it, much like the Simon Benson House was moved in 2000. "
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