The State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) will consider a petition to reduce the boundary of the Irvington Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, at its regular meeting at 1:45 pm on Friday, February 20, 2015 at the Hilton Eugene & Conference Center, 66 East 6th Ave, Eugene, Oregon. The Irvington Neighborhood Historic District was listed in the National Register in October 2010 and currently encompasses a square-shaped area approximately bounded by NE Fremont St. to the north; NE 27th Ave. to the east, including both sides of the street; NE Broadway to the south; and NE 7th Ave. to the west. The proposed boundary reduction would remove the northeast corner of the district, generally bounded by NE Fremont St. to the north; NE 27th Ave. to the east, including the properties on the east side of the street up to Alameda School; NE Knott St. to the south; and NE 21st Ave. to the west. Please contact the State Historic Preservation Office for a district map. Properties removed from the Irvington Historic District will not be eligible for benefits reserved for properties listed in the Register, including: Recognition as significant to the nation, state, or community; Consideration in the planning of federal or federally-assisted projects; Eligibility for federal and state tax benefits; Access to preservation grants when funds are available; Eligibility for leniency in meeting certain building code requirements. National Register listing does not place any restrictions on a property at the state or federal level, unless property owners choose to participate in tax benefit or grant programs; however, state law in Oregon requires local governments to offer some level of protection to National Register properties. Contact the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to determine the extent of those protections. If you have any questions regarding the proposed reduction in the boundaries of the National Register-listed Irvington Historic District or the process, please contact the State Historic Preservation Office at (503) 986-0678, or by mail at 725 Summer Street N.E., Suite C, Salem, OR 97301. Further information is available at www.oregonheritage.org. The meeting location is accessible to persons of all abilities. Special accommodations for the hearing impaired can be provided with advance notification to the State Historic Preservation Office.
