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Astoria Mayor Edith Henningsgaard Miller made the Column’s restoration a top priority, and her successor Willis Van Dusen maintained that urgency.
The Astoria Column is a tower in the northwest United States, overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River on Coxcomb Hill in Astoria, Oregon. Built in 1926, the concrete and steel structure is part of a 30-acre (12 ha) city park called Astor Park.
The Astoria Column is an art-covered pillar made of concrete that reaches 125 feet skyward from Coxcomb Hill, overlooking Astoria and the Columbia River.
Preusser recommended restoring the Column every eight-to-15 years. The restoration included rebuilding the doors, restoring the cupola and cleaning its windows, and replacing the copper finial that once perched on top of the Column. The City of Astoria replaced the railing on the viewing platform to meet modern building codes.
27 Απρ 2022 · The front cover has an illustration of the Astoria Column during the Restoration Celebration as the covering was removed. The title and subtitle are in the upper right corner. The back cover has a full page color photograph of the Astoria Column in 1995.
Located in Astoria, Oregon, the 125-foot-tall Astoria Column serves as a monument to the history Pacific Northwest. The idea for the column first came about in 1898 when the city thought to build an electrified tower that would rival the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
The mural, made of sgraffito - an Italian Renaissance art form that combines paint and plaster carvings - was not well suited for the Northwest climate. Over the years several restoration efforts have taken place, the most recent being a $1 million restoration in 1995.
