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The Barker House Project

Keep Portland Old - Progressive Preservation Help us save The Barker House

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The Barker House Project

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The Barker House Project

Keep Portland Old - Progressive Preservation Help us save The Barker House

Keep Portland Old - Progressive Preservation Help us save The Barker House

Keep Portland Old - Progressive Preservation Help us save The Barker House

Keep Portland Old - Progressive Preservation Help us save The Barker House

Harriet Bing
Harriet Bing
Harriet Bing
Harriet Bing
1 Campaign |
Portland, United States
$2,183 USD 27 backers
27% of $8,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Our long established area is undergoing really painful growing pains.  Wonderful historic buildings are being demolished and replaced by generic, cheap apartments.  Thoughtless developers are going for the fast buck, with little regard for neighbor's concerns.  Cultural vandalism threatens the very soul of our beloved neighborhood.   To quote a recent newspaper article  "...SE Portland continues to be split at the seams by development..." 


When a dear friend died and his beautiful 1907 5-plex on our block was put up for sale in 2013, we jumped to gain control of it, knowing only that we had to save it.  Armed with a lot of enthusiasm, creativity and willingness to work (though little money), we have soldiered on,  painstakingly deconstructing the interior to be rebuilt as 5 airy and modern, professionally designed, family units nestled in the original upgraded exterior.  

We are a small group of neighbors and families working together on a shoestring budget.  If we cannot close the gap between what we have already done and what is needed to secure a loan to complete the rehab, we will be forced to sell out.  We have come a long way, but need to finish more work before an interested private lender will commit to fund the rest.

We are responsive to change in the form of progressive preservation.  We are problem solvers who have assembled a team of creative people who want to make this work.  We recognize that we are swimming against the tide, making LESS money in order to help preserve our neighborhood and the greater community.  We are going for a finished product of exceptional quality and searching for solutions that help everybody win. 

Your assistance in helping us close this gap will have an enormous impact.  The block most of our team live on will continue intact, others facing the same challenge will be encouraged to also get creative to resist destructive development, and our team will be repaid for over two years of hope and hard work.


When we build…let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for.  John Ruskin

Our goal is $8,000. to complete funding a Full Permit Package ($18,000  total)
We  have created unique (some one of a kind) incentives related to the project and starting at the $5 level with The Barker House buttons and magnets, going up in increments to include The Barker House tote bags and tee shirts, puzzles of springtime pictures of the neighborhood, artwork donated by contemporary local artists, artwork found in the attic of The Barker House by well known artists of the early part of the 1900s, Portland Experience packages including  hotel stays, restaurant and pub crawls, concerts, nearby hiking and biking and many other wonderful things.  See our Perks page for a full description.  More perks will be added throughout the 30 day campaign, so check back for some surprises.
PLEASE GO TO "GALLERY" TO SEE SHORT VIDEOS TELLING OUR STORY AND PHOTOS OF PERKS.


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Barker House Button and Magnet

$5 USD
A three inch button and a two inch round magnet picturing The Barker House with our logo: Keep Portland Old - Progressive Preservation to proudly display on your shirt and refrigerator. Please click on the "Gallery" link at the top of the page to view an image of this perk.
Estimated Shipping
May 2016
0 out of 1000 of claimed
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The Barker House Canvas Tote

$25 USD
A nice canvas tote with a black and white screen print of The Barker House and our logo in blue - Keep Portland Old - Progressive Preservation - to carry all of your important stuff. Please click on "Gallery" at the top of the page to see an image of the tote.
Estimated Shipping
May 2016
0 out of 200 of claimed
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The Barker House Puzzle

$25 USD
The Barker House in full color on a 16.5 by 12 inch puzzle of 285 pieces. Fun for all! Please click on the "Gallery" at the top of the page to see an image of this puzzle.
Estimated Shipping
May 2016
1 out of 200 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Portland Spring Puzzle

$25 USD
Choose from any one of four full color pictures of beautiful spring photos. The puzzles measure 16.5 x 12 inches and have 285 pieces. Choose your puzzle by going to the top of the page and clicking on "Gallery" to view images.
Estimated Shipping
May 2016
2 out of 200 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

The Barker House Tee Shirt

$50 USD
White cotton Tee Shirt available in child's and adult's sizes from child's small through adult 3X. Black and white screen print of The Barker House with color logo Keep Portland Old - Progressive Preservation. Please click on "Gallery" at the top of the page to view an image of the shirt.
Estimated Shipping
May 2016
1 out of 200 of claimed
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Matted Photo Collage

$100 USD
By local artist Chuck Linenberger, "Entranced by the fantastic, lured to mystery and with an eye for the surreal, I collect images of sky, earth, water and of human constructions inhabiting our space...I gaze and see vistas imagined, landscapes redesigned, and reality adjusted to suit my dreams". Each is signed, numbered and dated. There are one each of 12 different montages, each striking, beautiful and absolutely unique.Clck on "Gallery" to see images of these.
Estimated Shipping
May 2016
3 out of 12 of claimed
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Original Asahel Curtis Photo

$450 USD
In original frame, circa 1910, dramatic photograph of Snoqualmie Falls, showing Native American fishing platforms. Asahel Curtis provided one of the most valuable photographic records of Seattle, Washington State, Alaska and the Klondike covering a period from the 1850s until 1940. This is one of several valuable antiques found in The Barker House. In good antique condition. Including frame, 14.5 x 17.5 inches. Please click on "Gallery" at the top of the page to view the image of this perk.
Estimated Shipping
May 2016
0 out of 1 of claimed
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Benjamin Jorj Harris art works

$450 USD
Harris was a well known cartoonist, a frequent contributor to magazines covers, and a pioneer in the development of the airbrush technique, from '30s until the mid '50s. This great visionary is bound to be highly sought after. We have 5 original works, signed and in original frames. They measure 13.25 x 15.25 inches including frame. These are in very good vintage condition. Please click on "Gallery" at the top of this page to view images of these.
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May 2016
0 out of 5 of claimed
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Name a Home/Meet the Designer

$1,000 USD
Each of the five homes in our project needs a name. You will receive framed caligraphy of the name and a drawing of the unit. This perk includes dinner for two at one of the many gourmet restaurants in our immediate neighborhood (such as Le Pigeon, Kachka or another restaurant of your choice) with Jeffrey Lamb, our designer, and other Barker House team members. Chose to name one of two Penthouse homes, the 3 story Townhome, the Ground Level Flat or the Second Floor Wraparound Flat.
Estimated Shipping
May 2017
1 out of 5 of claimed
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Portland Experience Package

$1,000 USD
We will work with you to design a Portland Experience for two, including a breakfast to start the day and dinner at the end at some of the dizzying choices of superb restaurants in the neighborhood, and lots of fun in between: choice of hiking, biking, visiting "secret" city amenities such as the Reed College Gorge, museum or park visits. So much to do, so little time.......
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