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October 15, 2014

Oregon town turning 1922 school into City Hall

  • A request for proposals will be issued this month by the city of Redmond, with a goal of beginning construction before 2016.
    • By LESLIE PUGMIRE HOLE
    Bend Bulletin

    REDMOND, Ore. — Somewhere in the Evergreen school building, perhaps buried between layers of modern drywall, is a door covered in the signatures of students from days gone by. Down in the basement, behemoth equipment for the original vacuum vapor heating system sits still, its nearly century-old technology a point of pride for the town when it was installed.

    After 92 years as the center of educational and social life in Redmond, the two-story brick building is entering a new life, as the city launches an effort to restore Evergreen to its historical glory and position as Redmond’s heart.


     
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