Do You Plan To

Remodel

Your Home, Structure, or Outbuilding in the Independence Historic District?

Do You Plan To

Remodel

Your Home, Structure, or Outbuilding in the Independence Historic District?

Do You Plan To

Remodel

Your Home, Structure, or Outbuilding in the Independence Historic District?

Work With Local Design Experts

Thanks to funding from the National Park Service, administered by the Oregon Historic Preservation Office, the city of Independence has hired local experts to offer FREE design assistance to help you think about how best to do the work while preserving the character of the Independence Historic District.

Design Assistance

Receive design assistance from a local architect to elevate design options for your project. 

Wooden Window Advice

Replace or maintain your wooden windows with expert advice from a specialist.

Initial Design Concepts

Create an initial design concept that can be refined further (if you choose).

Architectural Design Services

The consultant will provide professional services to assist individuals in the design of historically appropriate restorations or alterations. 

  • Research Related Structures to Help Understand Original Design Details

  • Explore Alternative Materials 

  • Explore Initial Design Concepts

Window Consultation Services

The consultant will provide professional services to individuals on how best to maintain, restore, or replace their historic wood windows.

  • Help coordinate Site Visits

  • Explain the Working of the Windows

  • Explore Potential Alternative for Restoring Windows

Window Consultation Services

The consultant will provide professional services to individuals on how best to maintain, restore, or replace their historic wood windows.

  • Site Visits

  • Explanation of Working of the Windows

  • Exploration of Potential Alternative for Restoring Windows

  • Follow the Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties

If you are interested in receiving the design assistance

please read the eligibility and contact us via the design assistance contact form below:

To be eligible for the design assistance

  • An individual must own the building or have consent from the property owner. Additionally, the structure must be in the Independence Historic District. All proposed work is required to be consistent with the Secretary of Interior Standards for Historic Preservation.
  • Funding for the program is provided to the City of Independence through funds offered by the National Park Service, administered by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office.
  • Receipt of the design assistance does not obligate an individual to move forward with a project.
  • Work conducted on the project in no way indicates that the City of Independence has approved of the project. Additional review by the City of Independence and/or the Historic Preservation Commission will likely be required before any work can start on a potential project.

Funds are limited, and interested individuals will be served on a first come, first-served basis.

Design Assistance Contact Form

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