Historic Context Statement, City of West Linn, Willamette and Holly Grove Neighborhoods, Summer 2006

Fitzgerald, Kimberli; McFeeters-Krone, Amy

From introduction: "The Building History Inc. team performed a reconnaissance survey update for the Willamette survey area and the Holly-Grove survey area using the newly developed draft reconnaissance level survey methods developed by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. This included a review of existing survey data which had been collected by the Winterbrook Team (2002-2003), field work including the recording basic architectural information for 111 properties in two survey areas, a preliminary eligibility assessment and a photograph of each property in the survey area, and the preparation of data for entry into the SHPO database. This project was funded by a CLG Grant with matching funds provided by the City of West Linn. The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Preservation Planning were used as a guideline to develop the Historic Context Statement for the survey areas, which summarizes the spatial patterns of property types and their integrity. SHPO’s new RLS Standards for Research Design and Final Report were also consulted. The construction dates were derived from the Clackamas County Assessor’s Office. When available, Sanborn Insurance maps and other historic maps were used to verify the construction dates and overall neighborhood development. Where it was not possible to date a property this way, a construction date was estimated, and there is a notation (circa) in the database. The Clackamas County Cultural Resources Inventory (1984) was also utilized as a resource, as well as research previously collected by local residents. Original deed research was completed (intensive surveys) on three properties within each neighborhood. Recommended next steps were identified for the City of West Linn relating to the treatment of historic properties in the Holly-Grove area of the Bolton neighborhood and the National Register eligibility of the Willamette Conservation District. Funding was provided in part by a 2005 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of West Linn (project number OR-05-18) administered by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 41-05-20439) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Historic Context Statement, City of West Linn, Willamette and Holly Grove Neighborhoods, Summer 2006

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