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Ore. community college to open new longhouse

The Columbian
Published: November 29, 2010, 12:00am

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Lane Community College is getting ready to officially open the doors to its new longhouse on its campus in Eugene.

The $1.6 million building has taken more than four years to build, but officials say it is only the second Native American longhouse to open at a community college nationally.

The Register-Guard reports the 6,200-square-foot building has fir and cedar log beams, hand-hewn cedar planking and plenty of skylights.

The building’s centerpiece is its great room, a large open space framed by rough-hewn logs. Off that is the Hall of Honor, a small rotunda with a display case for each of the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon.

The college is holding an open house at 10 a.m. Friday, followed by a grand opening ceremony at 11 a.m.

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Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com

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