The Allison, Newberg, Ore.
Given those requirements, it’s not surprising that The Allison – the hotel, restaurant, spa and conference center serving as the first component for Springbrook Properties – incorporates a great deal of natural stone, inside and out.
Springbrook manager Sonja Haugen uses words such as “spectacular” and “warm and inviting” to describe the project.
“A lot of people say it’s like stepping into another world,” Haugen says. “It’s another environment. And, of course, the stone is a key part of how that feeling is generated and portrayed.”
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Conceived and funded by local business owner and philanthropist Joan Austin and the Austin family, Haugen explains that Springbrook Properties is their gift to the Newberg community.
“This is really a legacy project,” she says. “The Austins have been in the community for seven generations and the early Austins came to Oregon by covered wagon.”
The development, which will ultimately include 1,200 homes and a retail village, earned plaudits from people in the area because it’s located entirely within Newberg’s urban growth boundary, and doesn’t encroach on valuable vineyard land.
It also features 50 acres of green space, with recreational trails for biking and walking, wetlands, streams and a small vineyard.
While Springbrook’s name recalls an historic community that once stood on part of the site, even the hotel’s name speaks to the environment. The Allison refers to an Ice-Age lake that covered the entire Willamette Valley numerous times, depositing much of the rich soil in the area. (Ira Allison, an Oregon State University geologist, helped prove the existence of the lake.)