Architectural Heritage Center

The Architectural Heritage Center connects people and place, past and future. Each year we organize public programs, walking tours, and gallery exhibitions on a wide variety of topics related to Portland’s built environment. The Architectural Heritage Center is owned and operated by the Bosco-Milligan Foundation.

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Our exhibition galleries are open to the public Thursdays and Fridays only through January.
All people 5 and older (2 years and older if tolerated) in Multnomah County are required to wear a mask in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status.

GALLERY HOURS Thursday – Friday | 11am – 5pm

LOCATION 701 SE Grand Avenue | Portland, Oregon 97214

CALL OR EMAIL 503-231-7264 | [email protected]

GETTING HERE #6 – MLK and Grand Avenue; #15 Morrison and Belmont | The Portland Streetcar (map) The A Loop stop closest to the AHC is SE MLK and Morrison. The B Loop stop closest to the AHC is SE Grand and Morrison.

ADMISSION Free through the end of the year. $8.00 for the general public in 2022. AHC Members are always free!

EXPLORE

EXHIBITS - Collections showcase & more

WALKING TOURS: Explore Portland neighborhoods on foot.

RESOURCE GUIDE: Find local resources for renovating vintage homes and spaces.

JOIN US! Support our work by becoming a member.

Urban Lives, Old Spaces: Message from the beyond

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Weigh in on the City code project

Three Portland City Council members have suggested important amendments that would substantially improve proposed city rules for regulating Portland’s designated landmarks and historic districts. You can find out more about this project to update [...]

Researching your House History

Our popular series on how to research the history of a vintage home or building is back. In this series, educator and historian Val Ballestrem takes you through some of the steps necessary to uncover the [...]

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We honor the tribes whose longhouses were in what is now Portland: the Chinook bands of Multnomah, Clackamas, and the Cascade/Watlala and the Kalapuya band of Tualatin. We also honor the nearby tribes who traded here–in the Willamette Valley: the Kalapuya, the Molalla, and the Chinook-speaking Clowwewalla/Tumwater; and many tribes along the Columbia River including: the Cowlitz, and the Chinook bands of the Wasco, Chinook, and the Kathlamet.

Architectural Heritage Center

To get involved in our work, sign up to be on our email list.

VISIT

Our exhibition galleries are open to the public Thursdays and Fridays only through January.
All people 5 and older (2 years and older if tolerated) in Multnomah County are required to wear a mask in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status.

GALLERY HOURS Thursday – Friday | 11am – 5pm

LOCATION 701 SE Grand Avenue | Portland, Oregon 97214

CALL OR EMAIL 503-231-7264 | [email protected]

GETTING HERE #6 – MLK and Grand Avenue; #15 Morrison and Belmont | The Portland Streetcar (map) The A Loop stop closest to the AHC is SE MLK and Morrison. The B Loop stop closest to the AHC is SE Grand and Morrison.

ADMISSION Free through the end of the year. $8.00 for the general public in 2022. AHC Members are always free!

EXPLORE

EXHIBITS - Collections showcase & more

WALKING TOURS: Explore Portland neighborhoods on foot.

RESOURCE GUIDE: Find local resources for renovating vintage homes and spaces.

JOIN US! Support our work by becoming a member.

HOME TOUR PHOTO GALLERY

FUN AND GAMES

VIEW OUR ARTIFACT GALLERY

EXPLORE PORTLAND LANDMARKS

NEWS

Urban Lives, Old Spaces: Message from the beyond

Weigh in on the City code project

Researching your House History

MEMBER/VOLUNTEER LOGIN

DONATE

Architectural Heritage Center

To get involved in our work, sign up to be on our email list.

VISIT

Our exhibition galleries are open to the public Thursdays and Fridays only through January. All people 5 and older (2 years and older if tolerated) in Multnomah County are required to wear a mask in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status.

GALLERY HOURS Thursday – Friday | 11am – 5pm

LOCATION 701 SE Grand Avenue | Portland, Oregon 97214

CALL OR EMAIL 503-231-7264 | [email protected]

GETTING HERE #6 – MLK and Grand Avenue; #15 Morrison and Belmont | The Portland Streetcar (map) The A Loop stop closest to the AHC is SE MLK and Morrison. The B Loop stop closest to the AHC is SE Grand and Morrison.

ADMISSION Free through the end of the year. $8.00 for the general public in 2022. AHC Members are always free!

EXPLORE

EXHIBITS - Collections showcase & more

WALKING TOURS: Explore Portland neighborhoods on foot.

RESOURCE GUIDE: Find local resources for renovating vintage homes and spaces.

JOIN US! Support our work by becoming a member.

HOME TOUR PHOTO GALLERY

FUN AND GAMES

VIEW OUR ARTIFACT GALLERY

EXPLORE PORTLAND LANDMARKS

NEWS

Urban Lives, Old Spaces: Message from the beyond

Weigh in on the City code project

Researching your House History

MEMBER/VOLUNTEER LOGIN

DONATE

Our exhibition galleries are open to the public Thursdays and Fridays only through January.
All people 5 and older (2 years and older if tolerated) in Multnomah County are required to wear a mask in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status.