Professional Credentialstim_askin

  • MS, Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
  • BS, Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Personal Statement

I am an architectural historian trained specifically in the buildings of the Northwest. I also have a broad background in history and architectural history across the northern United States.

Areas of Specialization

  •  Architecture and Historic Preservation
    • Twentieth century
    • Institutional and public buildings
  • East Portland
  • Social welfare and healthcare institutions
  • National Register nominations
  • Biography & Genealogy
  • Airports & aviation
  • Archival research
  • Architectural survey & inventory
  • Historic design review 

Professional Associations

  • Vernacular Architecture Forum
  • Society of Architectural Historians
  • Restore Oregon
  • Northwest History Network

Selected Positions, Projects and Publications

  • WHPacific, Architectural Historia
  • Donovan & Associates, Architectural Historian
  • University of Oregon Libraries, Archives Processor
  • “James C. Hawthorne, MD.” Oregon Encyclopedia. 2013. (submitted for publication)
  • “Stokes & Zeller: The Men who Built East Portland,” presented to the Society of Architectural Historians, Pacific Northwest Chapter Conference, Spokane, WA, 2012
  • “The Early History of Prisons in Oregon,” invited lecture, Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School, Old Idaho State Penitentiary, Boise, ID, Summer 2010.
  • “Origins of the Eugene Airport,” Lane County Historian 55, no. 1 (2010): 2-10.

Contact Information:
tim.askin@gmail.com
503-208-4681