May 2019 Historic PreservationMAY 2019NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH
SPECIAL THANKS
DEDICATED TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN LAKE OSWEGO
CELEBRATE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH
The hisTorian
INDEX
Bryant’s Participatory Public Art 2 Proposed Historic Preservation Code Changes 3
Safeway Mural Preserved 2 Restoration of the Shipley-Cook Barn 3
Wizer Mosaic Restored 2 A Place to Start: Historic Preservation Resources 3
Lake Oswego Preservation Society 2 Take a Hike 4
Oswego Heritage Council 2 8 Ways to Green Your Historic House 4
Special thanks to Nancy
Dunis, former board
member of the Oswego
Heritage Council, for
researching, collaborating
with local experts, and
writing this publication to
celebrate National Historic
Preservation Month.
HISTORIC RESOURCES REHABILITATION GRANT PROGRAM
The City of Lake Oswego is now accepting
applications for historic resource
rehabilitation grants. Grants of up to
$3,000 are available for the restoration,
rehabilitation and/or repair of historic
buildings that are on the City’s Landmark
Designation List.
Eligibility Requirements
The following standards must be met to be
eligible for a grant:
• The building must be on the City’s
Landmark Designation List.
• Funding is limited to exterior repair
of the existing building and cannot be
used solely for paint projects.
• Projects must meet the Secretary of
Interior Standards for Rehabilitation
and the Lake Oswego Code.
• Grants are not awarded for materials
already purchased or for work that is
already in progress or completed.
• An applicant must provide proof of
a matching contribution to pay for
project costs.
Grant applications are available in the
Planning and Building Services at City Hall.
Applications must be submitted by 4 p.m.
on Friday, May 31. They will be reviewed by
the Historic Resources Advisory Board at
their meeting on June 12.
For more details, please contact Paul Espe,
in the Planning and Building Services
Department at pespe@ci.oswego.or.us or
503-697-6577, or visit www.lakeoswego.
city/planning/historic-resources-
preservation-incentive-grant-program.
Photo: Trueblood House
on Glenmorrie Terrace
CELEBRATE PRESERVATION MONTH - MAY 2019
In May, citizens in Lake Oswego will join thousands
of individuals across the country to celebrate National
Preservation Month with the State Historic Preservation
Office and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
This is a month-long opportunity to showcase the City’s
historic places and build community by raising awareness
of the importance of Lake Oswego’s past.
In Lake Oswego, Preservation Month 2019 will be
observed by:
• A Historic Preservation Proclamation issued by Mayor
Kent Studebaker at the May 7 City Council meeting.
• Presentation of the Historic Preservation Merit Award
to Dr. Mark Brown for his outstanding contribution to
historic preservation and his archival work preserving
the City’s history.
• Presentation of a Bronze Plaque to PHK Development
for the restoration of the Oswego Shopping Center
Tile Mosaics (originally installed by Walter Graham
(b.1903, d.2000)).
For more information, please contact Paul Espe, Associate
Planner and staff representative for the Historic Resources
Advisory Board, at 503-697-6577 or pespe@ci.oswego.or.us.
OTHER PRESERVATION EVENTS
The Mid-Century Modern Home Tour
Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Hosted by Restore Oregon, this event will offer a lecture
panel, a preservation pop-up, a self-guided home tour
showcasing five updated mid-century homes designed
by architects Pietro Belluschi, Robert Rummer and Day
Hilborn. All proceeds benefit Restore Oregon, a historic
preservation non-profit organization that advocates for and
saves historic places and communities around the state.
Tickets are available at www.restoreoregon.org/event/mid-
century-modern-design-series.
Voices from the Past Theater Reading
Saturday, May 11
Revisit the lives of Robert and Margaretta Moore, John
and Marguerite McLoughlin
For more information and tickets, visit the West Linn
Historical Society www.westlinnhisitorical.org.
Inviting Vines Garden Tour
Saturday, May 25
Tour starts with breakfast in the historic milking parlor
at Luscher Farm and speaker Maurice Horn, owner of
Joy Creek Nursery. Tour will return to Luscher Farm in
the afternoon for Tea ‘n’ Tour with garden experts Judy
Alleruzzo and Bull McClenathan. For more information
and tickets, visit the Friends of Rogerson Clematis
Collection at www.rogersonclematiscollection.org.
Heritage Home and Garden Tour
Sunday, June 2, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Oswego Heritage Council is putting a new spin on their
annual historic home tour, showcasing gardens and homes.
For more information and tickets, go to www.
oswegoheritage.org.
Waterskiing Through the Ages - Lakewood Bay
Saturday, July 6
This free performance by Portland Water Spectacular
Show Team will take place at Lakewood Bay. For more
information, visit www.portlandwaterspectacular.com.
Waterskiing Through the Ages - Willamette Park
Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21
This free performance by Portland Water Spectacular Show
Team will take place at Willamette Park in West Linn. For
more information, visit www.portlandwaterspectacular.com.
20th Classic Car and Boat Show
Sunday, August 25
Brought to you by the Oswego Heritage Council, this
is the only show in the tri-county area that combines
collector cars and classic boats with free shuttles provided
between the George Rogers Park, Sundeleaf Plaza
and Foothills Park. Free. For more information, visit
www.oswegoheritage.org. To register a car, go to www.
oswegoheritage.org/car-registration.
MUSEUMS
Lake Oswego Preservation Society Iron Worker’s
Cottage and Museum
lakeoswegopreservationsociety.org
503-481-2479
Open 1 – 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and first Saturday
of each month. Admission is free. Donations are
appreciated.
Oswego Heritage House and Museum
www.oswegoheritage.org
503-635-6373
Open 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. daily. Admission is free. Donations
are appreciated.
“May the fallen buildings we
mourn be fuel for our resolve
to save the ones we can.”
~ Kim Stafford
THE WIZER MOSAIC RESTORED
BY DIANA LIPTON
"Live Where You Play” was Lake Oswego real estate developer Paul F. Murphy’s
popular advertising slogan. From horses and hunt clubs to water sports, golf
and forest walks, Lake Oswego offered it all. Murphy’s tagline was depicted in
the colorful mosaic which graced the southeast corner of the Wizer Block before
redevelopment.
We do not know who commissioned the mosaic, but according to Historic
Resources Advisory Board member Char Green, renowned artist Walter Graham
designed and installed it in 1960. Many of Graham’s works are displayed in public
buildings and galleries throughout the West.
Over the years, this handsome part of Oswego history fell into disrepair. However,
HRAB requested the mosaic be saved, restored, and displayed in the Windward.
Pat Kessi, developer of the Windward, enlisted artist Jason Jones to restore the
piece. Jones painstakingly spent over five and a half months piecing and replacing
individual tiles.
One of the things Jones kept in mind when restoring the Wizer mosaic was
reversibility. Instead of just conceptualizing how he was going to get the mosaic onto
the wall at the Windward, he also thought about how someone might take them
down and move them in the future.
“I wanted the end result to look as beautiful as it did when first installed over 50 years
ago,” he remarked. See for yourself. Next time you’re in downtown LO, stroll past the
Windward parking garage and pay homage to this beautifully restored artifact.
HISTORY CONNECTION: PRESERVING BRYANT'S 'PARTICIPATORY PUBLIC ART'
Bryant Elementary School has been an indoor and outdoor art gallery for years,
displaying mosaic tile murals guided by artists Lynn Takata and Mark Brody
and individual tile art created by students under the direction of various Bryant
teachers. Brody and his students created the free-standing panel at the front of the
school. He worked with Bryant students in 2008-09. The theme for the piece was
"history." Takata's students ages 8-13 worked collaboratively over a two-year period
during the 1990s to create the two interior wall murals with the overall theme "Our
Earth, Our Home" celebrating the diversity of nature in different countries.
With the school scheduled to be demolished to make room for a new Lakeridge
Junior High, there has been much discussion about preserving the mosaic art pieces
and the individual tiles. Pieces from Takata's work are now in storage in hopes
that they can be displayed again. Unfortunately, Brody’s individual student tiles
on Bryant's outdoor walls cannot be saved. Instead, the district is working with
professional photographer Mario Gallucci and a company called Cedar House
Media to post images of the tiles to a Flickr account, where they can be downloaded
for free - visit www.flickr.com/photos/bryantart/albums. Prints mounted on thick
Fiberglas can also be purchased from Cedar House Media in Beaverton at www.
mariogallucciphoto.com/lake-oswego-tiles.
Brody and Takata not only made significant contributions to the lives of many
Bryant students, but to Lake Oswego and surrounding communities as well.
SAFEWAY MURAL PRESERVED
Installed when the store was built in 1963, the Safeway mosaic mural was a map
of Lake Oswego. It contains many symbols of the town including the lake, the
Country Club and Lake Oswego Hunt. Arvid and Shirley Orbeck created the
swirling rock pattern surrounding the mural’s tiled area on their hands and
knees pushing river rocks into the sand. After they finished, they felt it looked
better "upside down". The rest of the mural was made by creating a form made
flat on the ground with a bed of leveled sand. The rocks you see on Safeway’s
walls were individually set by experienced stone masons. Then slurry and
concrete were poured, and, when all was cured, the wall was raised vertically into
position revealing the rock.
Originally, the mosaic mural was on an outside wall on the southeast corner of
the building; but as a result of a remodel in the 1990's, it was enclosed inside
the store. Another remodel in 2003 completely covered the mural with a wall of
sheetrock. Now, however, the mosaic wall has been brought back into view where
it can once again be admired, enjoyed and appreciated.
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“Preservation month is meant to connect the preservation
community and introduce new audiences to the City’s work in
preserving the places that make Lake Oswego special.”
~ Paul Espe, City of Lake Oswego Asssociate Planner, HRAB Staff Representative
LAKE OSWEGO PRESERVATION SOCIETY
The Lake Oswego Preservation Society has
recently adopted a new mission statement
reflecting how the organization has evolved
over the years and how it sees itself in the
future: To preserve, protect and advocate for
Lake Oswego's built environment and historic assets. A few of the projects and
programs it is working on to support its mission include:
• Becoming a community resource for historic preservation.
• Helping home owners determine if their home qualifies to be one of Lake
Oswego’s Locally Designated Landmarks.
• Creating the Marylou Colver Library in honor of its founder and past
president. Located in the Iron Company Worker’s Cottage at 40 Wilbur St.,
it will be open to the public and include books about local history, historic
preservation, and how to care for and renovate older homes while making
them more energy efficient. The goal is to open this summer.
• Continuing our exhibit: Oregon’s Iron Jubilee: Celebrating the First
Iron Furnace on the Pacific Coast curated by historian Susanna Kuo and
designed by Corinna Campbell-Sack.
• Bringing back the annual Classic Houses and History Boat Tour on Oswego
Lake in 2020, and creating more opportunities and events for Lake Oswego
residents to learn about the history of our built environment.
• Continuing our legacy of advocacy for important historic structures and
landscapes like the Oregon Iron Company Furnace and the Iron Company
Worker’s Cottage.
If you would like to contribute to the library, become a member of the LO
Preservation Society, or volunteer, please contact the Lake Oswego Preservation
Society at 503-481-2479 or visit www.LakeOswegoPreservationSoceity.org.
OSWEGO HERITAGE COUNCIL PRESERVATION PROJECTS
Mark Browne (local resident, volunteer
archivist and historical researcher at the
Oswego Heritage House and Museum)
certainly earned his unsung hero award
in 2017 for all the time he’s put in
cataloguing, sorting, labeling, archiving
and documenting donated artifacts;
curating exhibits for the Museum and
assisting the community with their
preservation projects. For almost two years,
on a weekly basis, Browne has been helping
Rick Cook, owner of the Shipley-Cook
Farmstead, document hundreds upon
hundreds of heirloom photos. Cook jokes,
“I can almost see the floor now and half
the dining table.” Two major preservation
projects Browne had a hand in were the
curation of the recent historic photo
exhibit at the Christie School, and the
creation of the historic three-panel mural
above Tillamook Creamery’s courtyard.
Mark Browne. Photo by Kelsey
O’Halloran, Lake Oswego Review.
Photo by Sam Stites, Lake Oswego Review
PRESERVING THE PAST – RESTORATION OF THE SHIPLEY-COOK BARN
BY RICK COOK
My name is Rick Cook. As the overseer of the Cook family farm in the Hazelia
area of Lake Oswego, I am in charge of a barn and house built during the years
between 1860 and 1862. The barn is one of only 18 Pioneer-era barns still
standing in the Willamette Valley.
As I sometimes joke, “Great Grandpa bought the farm… Now what do I do?”
Trying to acquire information on preserving our treasure, I crossed paths with
Restore Oregon and Peggy Moretti many years ago. Enlightened and encouraged
by her knowledge, I became a fan of Restore Oregon and knew I had found a
great resource. Overwhelmed by the scope of the challenge of restoring a hand-
hewn timber-framed Pioneer barn, I reached out to the Restore Oregon staff
for help. Boy did I hit the jackpot. The organization’s Field Programs Manager,
Brandon Spencer-Hartle, and chairperson of the Barn Taskforce, Gina Drew,
made a site visit to our property to have a look at what I was challenged with.
After a nervous 20 minutes or so of their inspection with keen eyes and quiet
voices, I thought there was nothing they could do. After they rounded the last
corner of the barn they stated “it was a rare example of a Pioneer-era agricultural
building, a significant asset that needed to be saved for future generations.” Thank
goodness. My heart swelled with pride and anticipation of what was to come.
Having only to be asked once if I would like to become a member of the newly
formed Restore Oregon Barn Taskforce, I jumped at the opportunity. Numerous
meetings and a host of newfound friends later, I was encouraged to put in an
application to place the barn on the list of Oregon’s Most Endangered Places.
Having been selected for this designation, Restore Oregon helped me put into
motion a plan for saving this treasure for generations to come.
To read more about the stabilization and rehabilitation, which was completed in
fall of 2015, visit https://restoreoregon.org/2014/11/05/shipleycook-barn.
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“It’s important to preserve the past, because the photos and
documents can hold important clues about the area’s story.”
~ Mark Browne, Archive Manager Oswego Heritage House and Museum
PROPOSED HISTORIC PRESERVATION CODE CHANGES
BY PAUL ESPE
The City's Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB) is an eight-member citizen
advisory body appointed by the City Council. It meets to promote and foster the
historic, educational, architectural, cultural, economic, and general welfare of the
public through the identification, preservation, restoration, and protection of those
structures, sites, objects, and districts of historic and cultural interest within Lake
Oswego.
Currently, HRAB is working on a request to amend the Historic Preservation
section (LOC 50.06.009) and other related code sections to add clarity to the land
use procedures for historic preservation applications and relating to HRAB’s powers
and duties.
The model code provided by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) would
be used as a palette for adding code language implementing the amended Rule.
Graphics and plan drawings could also be included in the City’s Community
Development Code (CDC) to illustrate appropriate treatments and design
standards for exterior alterations. HRAB would also like to propose code language
discouraging “demolition by neglect” - where a property owner intentionally allows
a historic property to suffer severe deterioration, potentially beyond the point of
repair.
A list of summaries of the topics for possible substantive code amendments
identified by staff through use and application of the Code by staff, citizens, and
HRAB is found below. HRAB will be considering draft code amendments in a
series of work sessions this year, and will then present the draft code amendments
to the Planning Commission for their consideration.
The overall purpose of the code amendments are to:
1. Streamline historic designation and design review procedures by allowing a
more accurate and predictable application of the historic preservation section
and other related CDC sections.
2. Achieve conformance with the amended Administrative Rule related to Goal 5.
This would include Clarify the “Owner Consent” provisions in ORS 197.772
in light of Lake Oswego Preservation Society v. City of Lake Oswego, 360 Or.
115(2016) (Carman House)
3. Include required elements provided in the model code drafted by the State
Historic Preservation Office.
4. Provide more objective historic design review requirements by incorporating the
Secretary of Interior Standards of Rehabilitation, and clarifying existing review
criteria.
A PLACE TO START: HISTORIC PRESERVATION RESOURCES
NATIONAL
National Trust for Historic
Preservation (NTHP): a privately
funded, nonprofit organization based
in Washington, D.C., that works to
save America’s historic places. Its
mission is to protect significant places
representing our diverse cultural
experience by taking direct action and
inspiring broad public support. More
information: savingplaces.org
National Park Service: one of the
leading agencies the United States
for the preservation of history and
culture. In addition to preserving
important historic sites within
national park boundaries, the
National Park Service works beyond
those boundaries to ensure that
everyone's history is saved. More
information: www.nps.gov/index.htm
National Register of Historic
Places (NRHP): Authorized by the
National Historic Preservation Act
of 1966, the National Park Service's
National Register of Historic Places
is part of a national program to
coordinate and support public and
private efforts to identify, evaluate,
and protect America's historic
and archeological resources. More
information: www.nps.gov/subjects/
nationalregister/what-is-the-national-
register.htm
STATE
Oregon State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO):
Created by the United States
federal government in 1967 under
Section 101 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA), SHPO was
established to manage and administer
programs for the protection of the
state's historic and cultural resources
and operates under the auspices of
Oregon Parks and Recreation. More
information: www.oregon.gov/oprd/
HCD/SHPO/Pages/index.aspx
LOCAL
Landmark Designation List
(LDL): City of Lake Oswego’s
official list of buildings, structures,
sites and objects deemed worthy of
preservation based on their historical
significance - architecture or history -
that contribute to the City’s historic
context. More information: www.
ci.oswego.or.us/planning/landmark-
designation-list
Historic Resources Advisory
Board (HRAB): Lake Oswego’s
citizen advisory board appointed by
the City Council. It meets to promote
and foster the historic, educational,
architectural, cultural, economic and
general welfare of the public through
the identification, preservation,
restoration and protection of those
building, structures, sites and objects
of historic and cultural interest within
the City. More information: www.
ci.oswego.or.us/boc_hrab
Lake Oswego Preservation
Society (LOPS): A privately funded,
nonprofit organization whose mission
is to preserve, protect and advocate
for Lake Oswego's built environment
and historic assets. More information:
lakeoswegopreservationsociety.org
Oswego Heritage Council (OHC):
A privately funded, nonprofit
organization whose mission is to
promote the history and culture of
Lake Oswego. More information:
www.oswegoheritage.org
Restore Oregon: Founded as
the Historic Preservation League
of Oregon in 1977, the nonprofit
was later renamed Restore Oregon
as the group’s focus moved toward
preserving the places that make
Oregon, OREGON: historic homes
and neighborhoods, bridges and
barns, churches and Main Streets.
More information: restoreoregon.org
Shipley-Cook Barn built in 1862. Photo by Drew Nasto.
NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH, MAY 2019 -- 4
CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO
380 A Avenue
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
www.lakeoswego.city
503-635-0257
Rick Cook, owner Shipley-Cook Farmstead
Nancy Dunis, author, owner Dunis & Associates Consulting
Paul Espe, LO Associate Planner, HRAB
Char Green, Oswego Heritage Council board, HRAB
Diana Lipton, writer, realtor
Jeannie McGuire, Oswego Heritage Council, HRAB
Rachel Verdick, LO Preservation Society, HRAB, Verdick Residential Designs
This PublicaTion is broughT To you by The ciTy of lake oswego’s hisToric resources advisory board
CONTRIBUTORS
A special thanks to Marylou
Colver, Lake Oswego
Preservation Society founder,
for her unwavering dedication
and determination working
to preserve Lake Oswego’s
history.
SPECIAL THANKS
8 WAYS TO GREEN YOUR HISTORIC HOUSE
“The greenest building is the one that’s already built.”
Spoken by architect Carl Elefante, it encompasses one
of the major tenets of historic preservation. We often
think of sustainability as something achievable only
in new construction, where LEED certifications and
modern technology can help reduce a building's carbon
footprint, but sustainability and historic preservation
don’t have to live in separate worlds. New buildings
need new materials. So when you have the opportunity
to reuse a building that’s already built, it seems like a
no-brainer. There are ways to green your historic house
today (while preserving its historic fabric) so that it
reduces energy consumption and lowers your energy
bills.
CONDUCT AN ENERGY AUDIT
Before you start making changes to your historic
house to make it more energy-friendly, you first have
to understand what parts of your house need help.
The best way to do this is to conduct an energy audit.
Different companies may call it different names —
home energy audit, home performance analysis,
energy assessment — but it’s an in-depth, top-to-
bottom examination of a home. To learn more about
energy audits, insulation and air sealing, check these
resources:
• PGE’s Home Energy Checkup: www.pge.com/
en_US/residential/save-energy-money/analyze-
your-usage/home-energy-checkup/home-energy-
checkup.page
• Energy Trust incentives and trade ally contractors:
www.energytrust.org/residential
• ENERGY STAR® do-it yourself guide to sealing
and insulation: www.energystar.gov/campaign/
seal_insulate/do_it_yourself_guide
DON’T REPLACE WINDOWS
One of the biggest misconceptions is that old houses
are drafty because of their historic windows and that
the only solution is to replace them. As the National
Trust’s Research & Policy Lab (formerly known as the
Preservation Green Lab) notes in their study Saving
Windows, Saving Money, historic windows rarely
deserve to be completely replaced. Instead, weatherstrip
them or install minimally invasive storm windows so
that they keep the drafts out and lower your energy
bills. The study found that retrofitting windows are the
most cost-efficient way to decrease a historic house’s
carbon footprint.
INSULATE THE ATTIC AND BASEMENT
Energy escapes through places that are usually
uninsulated, especially basements, crawl spaces, and
attics. Consider insulating these spaces to prevent air
from escaping. Cellulose is a great option because,
unlike spray foam, it’s reversible.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR HOUSE’S
NATURAL PASSIVE HEATING AND COOLING
Artificial cooling and heating methods can be some
of the highest energy consumers in a historic house.
This may seem simple, but if you have shutters on your
historic house, use them! They were an early method
for cooling down a house in the summer months.
Just open up your windows and latch the shutters to
allow natural air flow to cool your house down in the
summer. The shutters will also prevent the intense rays
of the sun from penetrating the windows.
REUSE OLD MATERIALS OR SALVAGE
If you’re renovating a historic house and are looking
to replace missing pieces (doors, crown moldings,
furniture, etc.), check out salvage companies before you
buy new.
There are plenty of salvage companies around that
take architectural components and other antique
wares from houses undergoing demolition. Purchasing
historic and used materials helps prevent landfill waste
and is a great way to give new life to discarded historic
details.
If you need another reason to convince you to reuse a
historic building rather than building new, note that
the National Trust’s study The Greenest Building:
Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building
Reuse found that “it takes 10 to 80 years for a new
building that is 30 percent more efficient than an
average-performing existing building to overcome,
through efficient operations, the negative climate
change impacts related to the construction process.”
CONSIDER INSTALLING RENEWABLE
ENERGY SOURCES
If you’re able to, consider installing solar, wind, or
geothermal renewable energy sources on your historic
property. Solar panels, for example, if installed
properly, produce electricity naturally and will help
lower your bills. When connected to a utility power
grid, modern wind turbines can also help create
electricity using renewable resources and in a more
cost-efficient manner.
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR LANDSCAPING
Trees are an excellent way to conserve energy in your
house. Deciduous trees will provide shade in the
summer. In the colder months, when their leaves have
fallen, they will allow sunlight in to warm your house.
CHANGE YOUR LIGHTBULBS
According to the General Services Administration,
High Efficiency Incandescent (HEI) lamps reduce
energy by 50 to 75% and use only 25% of the energy
that regular incandescent bulbs use. They also don't
alter the appearance of historic light fixtures where the
bulbs are visible, like LEDs do. Otherwise, LEDs are
a good option when the bulb is obscured by opaque
shades or lenses.
Meghan White is a historic preservationist and an assistant
editor for Preservation magazine. She has a penchant for
historic stables, absorbing stories of the past, and one day
rehabilitating a Charleston single house.
For full article: 8 Ways to Green Your Historic House by
Meghan White, National Trust for Historic Preservation.
4/3/19. https://savingplaces.org/stories/8-ways-to-
green-your-historic-house#.XLnw343CGHs
I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will
not refuse to do something that I can do.” ~ Helen Keller
You can find salvaged materials at a number of local
businesses, including Aurora Mills Architectural
Salvage, ReBuilding Center, Hippo Hardware
and Rejuvination Hardware.
TAKE A HIKE
HAZELIA AGRI-CULTURAL HERITAGE TRAIL
Dedicated in 2017, the Hazelia Agri-Cultural
Heritage Trail is a self-guided walking trail
linking ten sites to Hazelia’s historical and
agricultural past. The trail consists of ten
interpretive panels and commemorates the
unique historic, agricultural, and cultural
beginnings of the Hazelia area. The ten-panel
trail lies within the Stafford Hamlet north of
the Tualatin River and begins at Luscher Farm.
This area is a mosaic of historic, cultural,
geographic and rural scenic landscapes that is
unique to the Willamette Valley.
For more information including a map, visit
www.ci.oswego.or.us/parksrec/hazelia-agri-
cultural-heritage-trail-luscher.
OSWEGO IRON HERITAGE TRAIL
The Oswego Iron Heritage Trail is a self-guided
walking tour to seven sites where you get a glimpse
of mining and iron making in Oswego in the
1800s. The trail features colorful interpretive signs
at each site.
Along this trail you will learn about the first
iron blast furnace on the Pacific Coast, the
pipe foundry, the narrow gauge railroad that
transported ore from the Prosser mines (no longer
accessible),the Worker’s Cottage, the Oswego
Pioneer Cemetery, an old charcoal pit that once
produced fuel for the furnace, and much more.
For more information including a map, visit www.
ci.oswego.or.us/parksrec/oswego-iron-heritage-trail.