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Historic commission adds Woolworth intensive survey to work plan, directs staff to draft budget
Summary
The Springfield Historic Commission agreed to add an intensive‑level survey (ILS) of the Woolworth Building on Main Street to its 2026 work plan and instructed staff to prepare a detailed budget and scope; commissioners urged keeping the city request under $10,000 while seeking partner contributions.
The Springfield Historic Commission voted to add an intensive‑level survey of the Woolworth Building at 612 Main Street to its 2026 work plan and directed staff to return with a detailed budget and implementation plan.
Karen Johnson, a consultant with the Springfield Renaissance Development Corporation (SRDC), told the commission the two‑story, midcentury Woolworth Building is “historic quality is very much intact” and that an ILS would document architectural features, measured drawings, photographs and research that could inform future reuse tied to the adjacent Wildish Theatre.
The ILS request emerged after SRDC’s October application to the Oregon Heritage Commission was referred to…
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