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on Oregon's Historic Places
While other states have State Registers, Oregon's pioneering Special Assessment of Historic Properties tax freeze program applies only to those properties listed in the National Register either individually or as part of a district, making National Register listing the primary designation for Oregon’s built heritage.
Information about the Special Assessment Program: http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/docs/TaskForceFinalPrint.pdf
National Park Service bulletin “How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation”: http://www.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb15/
National Park Service bulletin “How to Complete the National Register Registration Form”: http://www.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb16a/
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on Oregon's Historic Places
The Memorial Coliseum conversation in Portland has little to do with the National Register. In reality, the conversation has everything to do with the Portland’s Demolition Review mechanism. In 2004 the City of Portland adopted the authority to deny the demolition of the city’s most valuable of historic resources (those listed in the NR) so long as a "reasonable economic use" can be found for the property. Demolition Review in Portland is a sensible counterbalance to the plethora of incentives and grants available to owners of NR properties- owners who ultimately have a choice of purchasing or nominating their resources to the NR.
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