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Historic Preservation Plan

Whiteside Theatre, 361 SW Madison Ave

Built in 1922 by Samuel & George Whiteside, the 800-seat Italian
Renaissance-style Whiteside Theatre is the City’s best commercial
7p resource in terms of original design. A survivor of two fires, the

■ rfis z Whiteside retains its 1920s architectural features, stunning interior,
and its rare Wurlitzer organ. In 2002, a failed sewer line closed the
theatre. In 2006, the new Historic Resources Commission denied a
historic preservation permit to convert the theatre to shops and a
Whiteside Theater restaurant. Following appeals on the local and state levels, developers
withdrew the permit application. The newly-formed Whiteside Theatre
Foundation received the theatre from the corporate owner in 2008 as
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a community gift for film, musical performance, and the spoken word.
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Washington School The 1923 Classic Revival Washington School opened in September
1924 for grades one through seven with eight original classrooms and
a seven-acre athletic field. When the school district reorganized in
1975, Washington School became surplus property. In 1977, the City
of Corvallis purchased the school and subsequently sold the building to
Linn-Benton Community College as an extension center, and retained
the grounds for Washington Park.

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