Lloyd Mall History Talk
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC), 701 SE Grand Ave., hosts a talk by Dr. Tanya March and Norm Gholston, AHC Programs Manager, on the history of Lloyd Center Mall and […]
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SE Neighborhoods Walking Tours
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) offers a number of walking tours in March, including four through SE neighborhoods. The first tour rambles through a stunning neighborhood on the west side
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History Talks and Author Signing
The month of March brings three opportunities to learn about Portland and Oregon history from knowledgeable voices at the Architectural Heritage Center (AHC). Saturday, March 14, 10-11:30 am Darrell Jabin,
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Wood Window Workshop
The Architectural Heritage Center welcomes back Patty Spencer, owner of Fresh Air Sash Cord Repair, Inc., for The Basics of Wood Window Repair Saturday, February 28, 10-11:30 am. Spencer will
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Author Events at AHC
January brings two author events to the Architectural Heritage Center (AHC), starting with The Builders: Northeast Portland from Doug Decker. Thousands of hands have shaped Portland’s eastside homes and neighborhoods.
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Stained Glass Talk at AHC
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) hosts Portland Stained Glass: Image as Information Saturday, November 15, 10-11:30 am. John Doyle presents a lecture exploring the ways complex aesthetic and theological concepts
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Author Events at AHC
July sees two author events at the Architectural Heritage Center (AHC). The first is Saturday, July 19, 10-11:30 am, where Author Darrell Jabin will speak about his book Theaters of
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Wood Window Restoration
Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) welcomes back Patty Spencer for The Basics of Wood Window Repair, Saturday, April 26, 10-11:30 am. Spencer, the owner of Fresh Air Sash Cord Repair, Inc.,
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AHC Author Events and Neighborhood Tours
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) holds two author events and resumes their neighborhood tours in the month of March. Saturday, March 8, 10 am-12 pm is No Honest Man Fear
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Author Program/Book Signing
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) presents Oregon Moonshine Bootleggers, Busts and Brawls Program and Book Signing Saturday, February 22, 10-11:30 am. Author Bruce Haney follows the deep-rooted history of moonshining
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AHC Wood Window Restoration Workshop
Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) welcomes back Patty Spencer for The Basics of Wood Window Repair Saturday, June 29, 10-11:30 am. Spencer, the owner of Fresh Air Sash Cord Repair, Inc.,
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AHC February Events
In 2024, the Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) is planning more than 90 walking tours, three new exhibits and relaunching their talks and lecture series. The lecture series starts with a
AHC Free Movies
Attention: film buffs and architecture/design buffs: During the month of August, the Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) offers two free matinee showings of classic films that prominently feature architecture and design.
Explore Postwar Housing in SE Portland
While the Architectural Heritage Center’s (AHC) walking tours are on their annual winter hiatus, the “Mid-Century Modest: Postwar Housing and the Growth of Southeast Portland” exhibit is on display, giving
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Black Domain Photo Exhibit
Running through September 24 at The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) is the exhibit “Black Domain” featuring photographs by Portland-based artist Intisar Abioto that examine the lived history of Black place.
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AHC Offers House Research Series
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) is bringing back its popular series on how to research the history of a vintage home or building this month. The virtual four-part series takes
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Portland Indigenous Marketplace Works on Display
The Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Ave., is featuring the work of the Portland Indigenous Marketplace, a nonprofit supporting indigenous artists and entrepreneurs while promoting public education through cultural
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Portland Indigenous Marketplace
The Architectural Heritage Center presents Portland Indigenous Marketplace at 701 SE Grand Ave. as a showcase of indigenous arts, crafts and goods on view in the AHC main gallery beginning
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Going Out Short Takes August 2021
BOOKS WITH PICTURES, 1401 SE Division St. hosts Free Comic Book Day (FCBD), Saturday, August 14, 10 am-8 pm and costumes are encouraged. There are comic books for all ages
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Architectural Heritage Center Exhibit
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) has opened a companion piece and walking tour to its latest exhibit, South Portland and the Long Shadow of Urban Renewal. The long, narrow South
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AHC June Walking Tours
The Architectural Heritage Center offers walking tours in June that include the commercial and industrial architecture of Sandy Blvd., Ladd’s Addition and more. Visit for more details and to register.
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AHC Reopens With New Exhibit
The Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Ave., has reopened its exhibit galleries to the public. Their new exhibit, South Portland and the Long Shadow of Urban Renewal, examines the
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AHC Volunteer Opportunities
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) is currently seeking volunteers to serve on four committees: DEAI Committee, Advocacy Committee, Collections Committee and Education Committee. The new Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion
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AHC April Walking Tours
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) offers walking tours in April that include Belmont-Sunnyside, Mt. Tabor neighborhoods and others. Visit for more details and to register. $12 AHC members, $20 non-members.
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AHC Online Book Talk
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) hosts a virtual talk with author Rhys Scholes as he discusses his new book Portland’s Hawthorne Boulevard Thursday, April 8, 6:30 pm. Register at .
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South Portland Exhibit
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) will reopen its exhibit galleries to the public Saturday, April 10 with the exhibit South Portland and the Long Shadow of Urban Renewal on view.
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How the Working Class Home Became Modern
It wasn’t really that long ago, but between 1900 and 1940, the average American home went from kerosene to electric lighting, outhouses to full indoor baths, and saw the rise
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AHC Virtual Gala
“Portland House Party” is a reinvention of the Architectural Heritage Center’s annual gala that promises to charm and cheer you out of the doldrums of late winter. The Thursday, February
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The Architectural Heritage Center’s (AHC) gala goes virtual on Thursday, February 25. It will be free and open to all. The event is their biggest of the year, typically attracting
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AHC’s Long Shadow of Urban Renewal
A new exhibit at the Architectural Heritage Center examines the rise, fall, redevelopment and future of South Portland looking at the logic and motivations of city leaders, beginning in the
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October Community Events
AHC Walking Tours – The Architectural Heritage Center is continuing its tour of local neighborhoods to explore their architecture and history in October. Tours are limited to eight to nine
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Improvement Grants Awarded to Nonprofits
By Nancy Tannler In February of 2019 Portland City Council approved the Enhanced Services District (aka business improvement district), in the Central Eastside; a geographic area from the Willamette River
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AHC Exhibit: Darcelle XV at Home
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) has reopened to the public and this month hosts Darcelle XV at Home, a photo exhibit of the historic interior of the Elmer and Linnie
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AHC Neighborhood Tours Resume
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) began resuming its neighborhood tours in July and has added new tours for August and September. To meet COVID-19 mandates and keep participants safe, tours
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2020 AHC Walking Tours Begin
The 2020 Architectural Heritage Center tours start up in March. The guided tours will explore the architecture in 50 neighborhoods across the city. March tours include the Pearl District, the
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Project to Protect African-American Historic Resources Moves Forward
The Architectural Heritage Center has announced an important update on a project that will help honor and protect the culturally significant yet vulnerable structures of Portland’s African-American community from demolition.
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2020 Old House Revival Tour Call For Homes
The Architectural Heritage Center will be holding the 2020 Old House Revival Tour Saturday, April 11, 10 am – 4 pm. Each year the Old House Revival Tour demonstrates that older
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