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<p class="MsoBodyText2"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;font-style:normal">Nominations Open for 2015 DeMuro Awards
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<p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Nominations are now being accepted by Restore Oregon for the 2015 DeMuro Awards. The award, named after developer and preservationist, Art DeMuro, honors
outstanding examples of preservation and adaptive reuse of historic homes and buildings, as well as compatible infill development in historic districts across the state.
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<p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;font-style:normal">The DeMuro Award is typically presented to projects in multiple categories, residential or commercial, large or small, privately or publically owned,
completed within the last five years. Judges look for exceptional design, creative problem-solving and quality craftsmanship. The nomination form can be downloaded at
<a href="http://restoreoregon.org/demuro-award/">RestoreOregon.org/demuro-award</a> and submissions are DUE BY AUGUST 7, 2015.
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<p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;font-style:normal">The awards will be presented at Restore Oregon’s annual Restoration Celebration on November 13<sup>th</sup> in Portland. Former winning projects have
included </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;font-style:normal">The Astoria Train Depot</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;font-style:normal">/Barbey Maritime Center; the Burkes-Belluschi
House; Furman Hall at Oregon State University; the Ranger Station/Fish Inn-Bike Inn in Sisters; the Irvington Tennis Club; and the Galleria / Urban Target Store in Portland.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;font-style:normal">“The purpose of the DeMuro Awards is to celebrate those who steward Oregon’s historic places with particular excellence, persistence, and impact,” says
Restore Oregon Executive Director, Peggy Moretti. “These are examples of what is possible and we hope they will inform and inspire others across the state.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Photos of previous DeMuro Award winning projects can be found on our
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Peggy Moretti<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.restoreoregon.org/"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#002B5E;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="94" height="69" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D0A9E4.A3DD4790"></span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:blue">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:black">Visit our
<a href="http://restoreoregon.org/news/">NEWSROOM</a> for preservation stories from around Oregon</span></i><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:#C00000">.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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