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Historic Resources Commission approves partial restoration of former AA Wilder's building at 518 SE Jackson

Historic Resources Review Commission · August 21, 2024
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The Historic Resources Review Commission approved HR-24-020 to remove corrugated metal from the lower facade of the former AA Wilder's building at 518 SE Jackson, revealing original window frames and an ornate cornice; staff said the owner intends to pursue state grant funding for a fuller storefront restoration next year.

The Historic Resources Review Commission voted to approve Historic Resource Review application HR-24-020 for exterior alterations and partial restoration of the former AA Wilder’s men’s clothing shop at 518 Southeast Jackson Street in the Roseburg Downtown Historic District.

Staff told commissioners the building retains a ‘‘really nice original cornice and the pilasters’’ but that much of the lower facade was covered after the 1959 Roseburg blast by corrugated metal. According to the staff…

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