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February 2011 Blog Posts (2)

“To not replicate or copy”

Between thesis interviews and it being Oregon’s birthday (happy birthday Oregon!), today I spent a piece of the afternoon at the Portland Historic Landmarks Commission’s bimonthly Monday hearing. This week brought an interesting discussion related to the HPLO’s recent and upcoming work with historic districts.

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Added by Brandon Spencer-Hartle on February 14, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Rummers Rummers Everywhere

And none of them are for sale - apparently, there's a waiting list and we found out why this weekend when our tour committee visited the homes that will be featured on our Oak Hills Rummer tour. I love my old foursquare, but the Rummers had me yearning for an atrium, in-floor heat and a sunken shower. Sigh! The homeowners must save a fortune on electricity - it was overcast, yet the main rooms were light and bright and so many of the atriums were full of vegetation that couldn't exist…

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Added by Denise Bartelt on February 8, 2011 at 2:48pm — No Comments