Preserving a Legacy

How a local family’s courage and determination established a sanctuary for people of color.

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The Project’s Goal

As an important landmark providing a sanctuary from racial inequity, and in an effort to build on the legacy these homes helped establish, a collaboration of community non-profits and private businesses along with the Mims Family have created the Mims Houses Project.

The project’s goal is to ensure the landmark's legacy is maintained by means of the construction of a new landscape design honoring the unique relationship between the Mims Houses, the University of Oregon and the Eugene community.