October 9, 2024

Restoration Oregon

Photo by Gabe Hurley

The entire face of the church building’s front entry was restored with rebuilt arches, columns, wraparound stairs and walls to have it look like it did 99 years ago.

St. Rose of Lima

Location: 2727 N.E. 54th Ave., Portland

Contractor: The Harver Company

Architect: None listed

General Contractor: Schommer & Sons

Team: Plasterers Local 82

The Harver Company spent over two years restoring St. Rose of Lima, a historic Catholic parish church in Northeast Portland established in 1913. The facility has grown over time. The Sanctuary was rebuilt in 1925 with expansions in 1950, 1956 and 1993.

Collaborating with general contractor Schommer & Sons, the Harver Company and members of Plasterers Local 82 performed extensive work including interior and exterior plaster repairs around fragile stained-glass windows, restoration of deteriorating exterior stucco, structural crack repairs, rebuilding of ledges, sides of stairs, and shapes around wrought iron on the church tower. The entire face of the church building’s front entry was restored with rebuilt arches, columns, wraparound stairs and walls to have it look like it did 99 years ago. The upper elevations of the building were restored as well, all while the building was occupied and in service to its congregation and the local community.

As with every historic restoration project, Harver was working with fragile materials, and a mission to preserve the historic fabric and traditional quality of the building, while renewing and restoring a dilapidated structure and restoring its former beauty. Much of the work was done off scaffolding and for the highest portions of the sanctuary tower, from an 80-foot boom lift.

Unique in both its need for accommodating continued occupation during the restoration process as well as in the eclectic requirements of multiple types and conditions of repair required, this project demonstrates the artistry, science and precision of the plasterers’ trade.

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