Editing Eastmoreland, Portland, Oregon (section)

== Proposed historic district ==
[[File:Parker_House-2,_Reed_College.jpg|left|thumb|The Parker House, pictured in 2013, is part of [[Reed College]] and located within the proposed district's boundaries, just south of Woodstock Boulevard.]]
A proposed Eastermoreland Historic District encompasses approximately 475 acres within southeast Portland's Eastmoreland neighborhood,<ref name="Njus">{{cite news|last1=Njus|first1=Elliot|date=February 17, 2017|title=State panel endorses contentious Eastmoreland historic district|work=[[The Oregonian]]|publisher=[[Advance Publications]]|location=Portland, Oregon|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2017/02/state_panel_endorses_eastmorel.html|issn=8750-1317|accessdate=February 23, 2017}}</ref> and is generally bounded by Woodstock Boulevard on the north, [[Cesar Chavez Boulevard (Portland, Oregon)|Cesar Chavez Boulevard]] and 36th Avenue on the east, Berkeley Park and Crystal Springs Boulevard on the south, and 27th and 28th Avenues on the west.<ref name="OPR">{{cite web|title=Eastmoreland Historic District|url=https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/NATREG/Pages/Eastmoreland-Historic-District.aspx|publisher=[[Oregon Parks and Recreation Department]]|accessdate=February 23, 2017}}</ref>

The proposed historic district was nominated by the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association in an attempt to reduce the number of home demolitions and renovations.<ref name="Njus" /><ref name="OPR" /> The bid has been contentious, as historic designation would prevent owners from being able to expand or update houses.<ref name="Njus" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Roth|first=Sara|date=March 23, 2018|title=Eastmoreland neighbor splits property into 1,000 shares to keep historic designation out|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/editors-picks/eastmoreland-neighbor-splits-property-into-1000-shares-to-keep-historic-designation-out/283-531438031|access-date=2022-01-29|website=kgw.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

In February 2017, the Portland Historic Landmarks Commission endorsed the association's nomination for historic status. One week later, the nine-person State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation unanimously endorsed the proposal, putting the district on "clear path toward the register".<ref name="Njus" /> Historic status may be blocked if dissenting residents submit enough notarized objections by July 1. As of February 17, 675 of the more than 1,000 required objections have been received.<ref name="Njus" />

In April 2018, four separate home owners split their property ownership among hundreds of trusts; these owners filed more than 5,000 formal objections to the historic district proposal, possibly blocking the nomination using a technical tactic. 952 additional objections were submitted by owners not associated with the hundreds of trusts. According to ''[[The Oregonian]]'', "Without the trusts, the number of objections appears to have fallen short of a majority".<ref>{{cite news|last=Njus|first=Elliot|date=April 25, 2018|title=Handful of homeowners could topple Eastmoreland historic district proposal|work=The Oregonian|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2018/04/handful_of_homeowners_could_to.html|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref> The neighborhood association's president described the maneuver as "undemocratic" and said, "If this was an election, it would be called voter fraud."<ref name="Approve">{{Cite news|last=Monahan|first=Rachel|date=April 25, 2018|title=State Won't Certify Historic District in Eastmoreland After Dissenting Owners Outmaneuver the Neighborhood Association|language=en-US|work=Willamette Week|url=http://www.wweek.com/news/city/2018/04/25/state-wont-approve-historic-district-in-eastmoreland-after-dissenting-owners-outmaneuver-the-neighborhood-association/|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref> The Oregon State Historic Preservation Office said, "According to federal rules, if more than 50% of the owners in a district submit objections, the property cannot be listed."<ref name="Approve" />

Trust owners' being counted as eligible owners was challenged in court and a new rule for counting objections was established in 2022. A new application will be submitted to the National Park Service.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}