Buckman Historic District

Buckman Historic Association
Seeking National Register Designation

For many months, the all-volunteer Buckman Historic Association has been working to create a National Register Historic District in this fantastic Southeast Portland neighborhood. If you are interested in learning more about the project, you can download additional information about the proposed historic district in pdf format at the links below.

Click here to see images of the Buckman Neighborhood

Click here to see a map of the Buckman Neighborhood

Click here for a description of the Project

Click here to see the Overview of Historic Design Review presented 10/25/2011

Click here for minutes of the Historic District Nomination Meeting 10/25/2011

Click here to see Information from the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office


List of properties in the Buckman Historic District with their contributing status

  • Key to codes in document:
    • ES: contributing
    • EC: contributing
    • NP: out of period (nothing built after 1938 can be considered contributing)
    • NC: non-contributing, generally used when a property is too heavily altered to be able to be restored

National Register of Historic Places
Multiple Property Documentation Form entitled:
Portland's Eastside Historic & Architectural Resources: 1850-1938

Buckman's proposed historic district will be relying heavily on the material in this document. It includes a strong and detailed history of the inner east side of Portland, focusing primarily on the Buckman and Sunnyside neighborhoods. It also includes information of several common building types in the area and how they contribute to Portland's history.

Click here to see this document filed with the National Park Service

 

What regulations would apply if the district were listed?

All buildings within historic districts are subject to historic review by the Bureau of Development Services (BDS) for exterior changes, including signage, windows, door placement, new construction, additions, demolition, etc. There are standard fees for historic reviews, depending on the type of changes proposed. No review is required for interior renovations beyond what would already be required in building permits. Basic maintenance and repairs may also be exempt from review. For questions about historic resource regulations, contact Bureau of Development Services staff: Tim Heron, (Senior City Planner, Land Use Services, BDS); 503-823-7726; tim.heron@portlandoregon.gov. The BDS Planning & Zoning Hotline: 503-823-7526 is also set up to answer specific questions from the public.

 

The Buckman Historic Association (BHA) is an all-volunteer group of neighbors and preservationists who are attempting to establish a National Register Historic District in an area that is roughly bounded by Burnside and Morrison Streets, and SE 12th and SE 20th Avenues.

For more information or to make a donation, please e-mail Historic.Buckman@gmail.com.