Portland's name, so the story is told, was decided by founding fathers Asa Lovejoy and Francis Pettygrove flipping a coin at a dinner party. There's more to the tale and you can hear about it by stepping inside where the event took place: Fur trader Francis Ermatinger's clapboard home in Oregon City.

The 1843 Ermatinger House, the third residence built in the Oregon Territory, was once in danger of disappearing. Today, the fully restored two-story is now a museum and one of the winners of Restore Oregon's 2018 DeMuro Awards.

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The awards are named after the late Art DeMuro, a Portland developer and preservationist, whose firm redeveloped the White Stag Block (seen here) in Old Town and a number of other historical properties.

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The DeMuro awards have been presented annually since 2013 to architects, designers, contractors and property owners in recognition of extraordinary restoration projects that returned structures to their glory days and benefit the community, such as the 1922 Redmond Union High School, which is now the Redmond City Hall and Civic Center.

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On Nov. 2, people who support preserving Oregon's past by reusing and revitalizing its old buildings will learn more about the winning projects at the DeMuro Awards fundraiser at the Sentinel Hotel. (The Roosevelt High School campus renovation is one of the winners.)

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Proceeds from the dinner support the educational and advocacy work of the nonprofit Restore Oregon, which was founded in 1977 as the Historic Preservation League of Oregon. (The Ermatinger House in Oregon City will receive Restore Oregon's 2018 DeMuro Awards.)

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"This year's DeMuro Award recipients represent an amazing cross-section of historic places and their importance to communities as a reflection of local heritage, economic development, creativity and collaboration," says Peggy Moretti, executive director of Restore Oregon. (The Salem Railroad Baggage Depot will receive Restore Oregon's 2018 DeMuro Awards.)

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Dinner tickets ($150) are available at RestoreOregon.org or by calling 503-243-1923. You can also support the group by purchasing $25 Restoration Celebration Raffle tickets. (Towne Storage Creative Office will receive Restore Oregon's 2018 DeMuro Awards.)

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DeMuro Awards applaud the renovation of residential and commercial, urban and rural, private and public structures built from the pioneer era -- such as the Ermatinger House seen here -- to the 1950s.

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The restoration of the iconic Paul Bunyan statue in Portland's Kenton neighborhood was a community volunteer-driven project, says Moretti.

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All the 10 project teams being honored ranged from seasoned big city professionals to small town retirees, says Moretti. "All 'got' that historic places matter." (The Roosevelt High School campus renovation is one of the winners.)

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Here are Restore Oregon's 2018 DeMuro Awards:

Ermatinger House (c. 1843) in Oregon City: The residence of Francis Ermatinger is one of the state's oldest surviving structures and the place where Portland, then called The Clearing, got its name in 1845. Francis Ematinger was born in Portugal and schooled in England. He arrived in Portland in 1825 and was a chief trader for the Hudson Bay Company before working in retail and government.

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Historians see the structure as a physical link to Oregon's pre-statehood period and the founding of Oregon City.

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The a Federal style house was once listed on Restore Oregon's Most Endangered Places list. It has been fully restored and is open to the public as a museum.

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The project team included Architectural Resources Group, City of Oregon City, Clackamas County, architect and preservationist William J. Hawkins III, TS Gray Construction and Oculus architecture and interior design.

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The Ermatinger House museum is currently open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays ($5 for adults, $3 for seniors and children).

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Pioneer Hall (c. 1886) in Turner: The "little tabernacle," built by travelers on the Oregon Trail in the 1840s-1850s, has been a dining hall, workshop, snack shack and community gathering spot for 132 years.

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It is the oldest building on the Oregon Christian Convention property.

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The site was part of a land donation by Louis H. Turner, George H. Turner and Cornelia Turner Davis, whose parents were prominent Marion County pioneers.

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The restoration by Fackler Construction Co. retained the building's simple, functional architecture.

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This is the completed patio and deck.

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This is the completed hall.

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Salem Railroad Baggage Depot (c. 1889) in Salem: Originally designed as a holding area for passenger's luggage, the building is one of the last remaining Queen Anne railroad structures in Oregon.

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Triangular, scroll-sawn brackets on overhanging eaves are tell-tale signs of the Victorian era. The Salem Telegraph Express used the building, which had been long neglected until it was rehabilitated as a Greyhound bus station and multimodal transportation hub for bicycle, train and bus passengers. The depot is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The building once housed the Salem Telegraph Express.

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The project team was Nathan Good Architects, City of Salem, Oregon Department of Transportation, engineer John Schnaderbeck, David Evans and Associates engineering and planning for transportation, Andy Medcalf Construction Company and Historical Research Associates.

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Read Still standing: An inventory of some of Portland's oldest homes : Here are some of the city's oldest homes, duplexes and apartments that have survived more than a century of progress.

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Gardner Building (c. 1901) in La Grande: The original owner was entrepreneur and railroad engineer John Gardner. Over 117 years, drug stores, a hardware store and other businesses have occupied the ground floor. The latest is the Community Merchants general store. The second floor had a dentist office and apartments but was vacant for more than 50 years until developers Dale and Virginia Mammen, with WC Construction, Inc. and the City of La Grande, refurbished the entire downtown building and four upstairs apartments.

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The building, also known as the Berry Building, was designed by architect Calvin Thornton and lies within the La Grande Commercial Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Roosevelt High School campus (c. 1921) in North Portland's St. Johns neighborhood: The revitalized 17-acre Portland Public Schools campus has its original 1921 brick structure and 1930s auditorium that were partially restored and seismically stabilized.

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The renovation also included three modern additions for a community center, gymnasium and commons area. A state-of-the art media center is in the school's original auditorium space.

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Students flow through the centrally located commons area.

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A state-of-the art media center is in the school's original auditorium space.

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The original auditorium's stage, arched windows and beam ceiling bring history to the new media center.

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The project team was Bassetti Architects, Lease Crutcher Lewis (a general contractor company founded in 1886), Portland Public Schools, KPFF Consulting Engineers, BHEGroup engineering, Interface Engineering, Mayer/Reed, Inc. landscape architecture, BRC Acoustics & Audiovisual Design, C&N Consultants, PLA Designs, Inc., JBK Consulting and Design, Inc., PBS Engineering and Environmental, Inc. and i-TEN Associates, Inc.

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Towne Storage Creative Office (c. 1921) in Portland's Central Eastside: The 102-year-old brick warehouse building is the new headquarters of software manufacturer Autodesk.

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The project took 16 months, starting with demolishing the interior and adding seismic upgrades ...

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...including the installation of concrete shear walls, new steel brace frames ...

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... and a series of micropiles reaching 130 feet underground.

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A sixth floor and a 4,000 square-foot roof deck were added.

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The original masonry concrete was restored as well as the building's historic water tower.

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The project team was LRS Architects, Bremik Construction, Sentinel Development, KPFF Structural Engineers, Versatile Wood Products, Westport Capital Partners and Apex Real Estate Partners.

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Here's a rendering of LRS Architects' concept for Autodesk. Interestingly, Autodesk's AutoCAD design and drafting software is used in manufacturing, construction, architecture and design.

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The 102-year-old brick warehouse building is south of the Burnside Bridge.

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Redmond City Hall and Civic Center (c. 1922) in Redmond: The 1922 Redmond Union High School, and later Evergreen Elementary School, which spanned an entire city block, had been boarded up for a decade.

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Then the city bought it from the school district and transformed it into the City Hall and Civic Center.

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The original exterior facade, woodwork, doors, windows and stairs were restored.

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Brick walls were exposed and new materials like hardwood floors and paint colors were selected to match the 1920s era.

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Murals incorporate vintage yearbook photos.

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The City of Redmond operated out of a former Safeway grocery store for more than 13 years before moving into the new work spaces for city employees near a civic facility for the community.

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The City of Redmond operated out of a former Safeway grocery store for more than 13 years before moving into the new work spaces for city employees near a civic facility for the community.

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The project team was FFA Architecture and Interiors, City of Redmond, Skanska USA construction and PAE Consulting Engineers.

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University of Oregon Chapman Hall (c. 1939) in Eugene: Architect Ellis Fuller Lawrence was the University of Oregon's first Dean of Architecture, so it's fitting that he designed Chapman Hall.

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Chapman Hall housed the campus bookstore and English and Modern Home Economics departments.

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The building was designed to showcase a range of architectural styles, such as Egyptian Revival and Art Moderne.

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During the renovation, the terra cotta-and-brick structure received exterior repairs and repointing as well as seismic reinforcement. Energy upgrades allowed the structure to meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold standards.

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A reorganized interior now includes classrooms, seminar rooms, offices and a community space ...

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... while also retaining many historic features such as the main west stair, a 1942 wall mural by E.R. Scott and the original Modern Home Economics Department fireplace.

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The project team was Hennebery Eddy Architects, University of Oregon, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Interface Engineering, Fortis Construction, Acoustic Design Studio and the Facade Group/RWDI.

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Softstar Shoes Workshop (c. 1949) in Philomath: The 1940s community skating rink, Phil-O-Rink, has been restored and remade in a sustainable way by Softstar, an Oregon-based manufacturer of handcrafted leather footwear.

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Vintage Phil-O-Rink photos are displayed on the walls.

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Vintage Phil-O-Rink photos are displayed on the walls.

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The wood-trussed structure with a barrel-vault ceiling was a roller rink for a quarter century before closing in the 1970s. The roller rink floor was sold for scrap in the 1980s.

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The old "rainbow building," which was a flea market, had been vacant since the 1990s.

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Softstar, an Oregon-based manufacturer of handcrafted leather footwear, upgraded and restored the building on Main Street.

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Softstar, which pioneered the minimalist, barefoot-shoe style, remade the building into its production and retail facility. Eco-friendly features include a radiant heat floor and a wastewater containment system.

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The original roller rink snack counter was remade as the centerpiece of the retail store. Remnants of the rink floor were installed here.

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The project team was designer and contractor Alan Ayres as well as Softstar Shoes owners Tricia Salcido and Larkin Holavarri, landscape designer and contractor Bill Peterson and architectural design consultant Rod Terry.

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Paul Bunyan Statue (c. 1959) in North Portland's Kenton neighborhood: The "Tall Paul" landmark was built to honor Oregon's centennial and cost the Kenton Businessmen's Association about $2,500.

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The 31-foot-tall sculpture depicts the fictional logger Paul Bunyan...

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...with black hair, beard, mustache, sideburns ...

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...and hands crossed over a double-bit axe.

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He's wearing a lumberjack cap with a red ball on top, a red-and-white checked, collared shirt and six-foot-long boots.

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The quirky statue is Oregon's only roadside attraction on the National Register of Historic Places. It was previously restored in 1985, 1999 and 2009.

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The Kenton Neighborhood Association supported 21 months of restoration to spruce up chipped paint and mildew, and ensure the steel-framed structure was stable.

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Design and fabrication work was accomplished by Figure Plant, which occupies the space of the former Kenton Machine Works where the steel statue covered in cement plaster was created.

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The statue was built under the direction of Victor A. and Victor R. Nelson, the father and son team behind nearby Kenton Machine Works. Victor A. had the concept, his daughter-in-law, Bette, browsed children's books for inspiration images, and his son, Victor R., engineered him. Members of the cement masons and painters unions provided the labor.

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The Kenton Businessmen's Association planned to take the statue down after the 100-day-long Oregon's Centennial Exposition, but state officials approached them about leaving it up as a tourist information booth. It served as such until Interstate 5 was constructed in the early 1960s, curtailing tourist traffic through Kenton.

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The statue during restoration.

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The statue during restoration.

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The paint was peeling from the oversized shoes of the Paul Bunyan statue in Kenton.

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The paint was peeling from the oversized shoes of the Paul Bunyan statue in Kenton.

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The paint was peeling from the oversized shoes of the Paul Bunyan statue in Kenton.

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On his backside, Paul Bunyan sports a sporty red hankie. The belt loops and pockets are also detailed. The statue was commissioned by the Kenton Businessmen's Association in 1959 for Oregon's Centennial Exposition.

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Nellie Cichon of Gresham takes a last look up at the giant before she rushes off to work in this photo from Dec. 4, 2014.

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Kenton's Paul Bunyan statue as seen on a vintage postcard shortly after its completion. The back reads: "Constructed through contributions by Kenton District businessmen, Paul Bunyan, symbolic of Oregon's lumber industry, salutes Oregon visitors from near and afar."

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The paint was peeling from the Paul Bunyan statue in Kenton.

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The paint was peeling from the oversized shoes of the Paul Bunyan statue in Kenton.

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Santas met up at the Paul Bunyan statue in North Portland for the annual NoPdx Anticon, also known as the North Portland Santacon, a gathering of Santa-suited locals who spend the day drinking and playing games.