Welcome to the Architectural Heritage Center
The Architectural Heritage Center is a non-profit resource center for historic preservation, located in Portland, Oregon. Owned and operated by the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, The AHC hosts dozens of programs, workshops, and exhibits each year, helping people APPRECIATE, RESTORE, and MAINTAIN vintage homes, buildings, and neighborhoods. We are also caretakers of one of the largest collections of architectural artifacts in the United States.
We invite you to join us!
| Help Us Reach Our Goal of $100,000Watch our gifts grow as we fill in our stained glass window Please help us turn our $50,000 challenge grant into $100,000! If you make a donation prior to August 31, 2009 your contribution will be doubled! Join us today to meet this important challenge – this is a vital lifeline for the Bosco-Milligan Foundation and the Architectural Heritage Center. Click here for more details, or here to be taken directly to the Donation page. |
The 3rd Annual Old House FairSaturday, June 27, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Architectural Heritage Center’s Old House Fair is back for its third year! For old house owners and enthusiasts, this is an event not to be missed. Mark your calendar, gather your photos and questions, and make plans to spend the day with the best old house experts in the Northwest. Click here for more... |  |
Eat, drink, and support the AHC!You can help raise money for the Architectural Heritage Center/Bosco-Milligan Foundation just by dining out with your friends and family. Local businesses generously donate a portion of their receipts during particular time periods to the Foundation to support AHC historic preservation Education Programs. We will be having Dine Out events approximately once a month. Upcoming events include Vault martini bar, and Echo Restaurant. Visit our Dine Out page for details. |  |
| Special Event: CJ Hurley Art Exhibition at the AHCThis is a great opportunity to see a range of CJ's paintings in a gallery setting. The show will be on display in the Murdoch Classroom through the months of June and July. A percentage of all sales made at the show will be donated to the AHC! Come show your support for art and historic preservation. More details on our Special Events Page. |
| Disaster Preparedness and Response PlanWe have recently completed a Disaster Preparedness & Response Plan for our Architectural Heritage Center, with a focus on seismic preparedness, thanks to an Oregon Museum Grant from the Oregon Heritage Commission (Oregon Parks and Recreation.) You can download a model of disaster planning documents in PDF or MS Word 2003 format for use by other organizations. The Word document may be used and customized as needed, with abundant coverage of multiple potential disasters and how you can plan ahead and be prepared. Please let us know how useful you find these important disaster preparedness tools by e-mailing us. |
| Cast Iron PortlandMeyer Memorial Trust Gallery This exhibit tells the story of Portland’s rich cast iron history, and the local industries that developed to support it. Rare and beautiful cast iron artifacts salvaged by Jerry Bosco and Ben Milligan and others will be exhibited in the context of the buildings they originally adorned. Click here for more details on our Current Exhibits page. |
Economic Reasons For Investing In Historic PreservationThe Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has posted an excellent article on the their Web site on the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as it relates to historic preservation. Click here to see the entire article linked from our Advocacy page. |
 | Historic Preservation Needs Assessment |
Last fall we asked Portland residents their opinions and concerns about Historic Preservation in Portland. Click Here for a PDF of the 2009 Portland Historic Preservation Needs Assessment that was complied from these meetings, or here for more details on our Advocacy News page.
This project is assisted by a Partners in the Field challenge grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation