Eugene Modernism, 1935-1965

Wright, Sally; Pinyerd, David; Historic Preservation Northwest

From introduction: "A historic context statement is a document used for strategic planning of a community’s historic resources. It describes the broad patterns of historic growth and development of the community and helps to ascertain the historical themes, events, and associated individuals that have played an important role in that development. A context statement also helps to identify historic resource types, such as structures, sites, objects, and districts, that represent these patterns of development. It also helps determine the potential distribution of these resources. Just as importantly, the document provides guidance for evaluating and protecting significant historic resources. It is intended to be a dynamic document, evolving over time as community needs and desires change. The “Eugene Area Historic Context Statement” was completed in 1996 by historic preservation consultants Elizabeth Carter and Michelle Dennis. It included an overview of the history of Eugene and its associated historic resources from the city’s settlement through 1945. This date was chosen to correspond to the 50-year criterion established by the National Park Service for eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Eugene Modernism 1935-1965 is a context statement prepared in 2002 by Sally Wright and David Pinyerd of Historic Preservation Northwest, a local historic preservation consulting firm. This document intentionally overlaps the time period covered in the original context, so as to expand on the information regarding Eugene’s history from 1935 to 1945. The Modern Context also includes resources that have not yet reached the 50-year benchmark. This provides a “time cushion” or the opportunity for additional research and evaluation on the more contemporary resources without the need to update the entire document. This longevity will make the context statement a more valuable planning tool. The time period covered by the document is the latter portion of the Motor Age (1914-1940) as well as the majority of the War and Post-War Era (1941-1967), as defined by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office." Funding was provided in part by a 2001 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Eugene (project number OR-01-20) administered by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 41-01-16437) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Eugene, Oregon is a Certified Local Government.

Eugene Modernism, 1935-1965

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