National Register of Historic Places - Oregon (OR), Multnomah County

Multnomah County Oregon (Historic Districts) has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bonneville Dam Historic District, Bonneville Dam Historic District (Boundary Increase), Columbia River Highway Historic District, Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District and Frank, M. Lloyd, Estate.

Several famous people are associated with these Multnomah County historic places including Wise, Dr. Jonah, et al., Amos King, William Sargent Ladd, Adams, Charles F. and et al..

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Multnomah County places including Oregon State Highway Department, Claussen & Claussen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Herman Brookman, Isaac W. Smith, Whidden & Lewis, William C. Knighton, Strong and McNaughton, A.E. Doyle and Ladd Estate Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Multnomah Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Alphabet Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001293)

Also known as Portland Nob Hill Historic District, Portland West EndHistoric District

Roughly bounded by NW Lovejoy St., NW Marshall St., NW 17th Ave., W. Burnside St., and NW 24th Ave. , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bell, William B., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Adams, Charles F., et al., Wise, Dr. Jonah, et al.

Area of Significance:

European, Social History, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Business, Civic, Professional, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Bonneville Dam Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000727)

Also known as Powerhouse,Navigation Lock and Administrative Site;See Also:

Columbia River between Bradford and Cascade Islands off I-80 in Multnomah County, Oregon to WA 14 in Skamania County, WA, Bonneville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Engineering, Transportation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Energy Facility, Government Office, Public Works, Water-Related

Current Function:

Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, Energy Facility, Government Office, Public Works, Water-Related

Bonneville Dam Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1987 - - #86003598)

Also known as Bonneville Hatchery;Central Hatchery;See Also:Bonneville Dam

Roughly bounded by Mitchell Creek Bypass, SW District boundary, Union Pacific right-of-way, and Hatchery Service Rd. , Bonneville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Claussen & Claussen

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Education, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Fishing Facility Or Site, Government Office, Research Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Education, Government

Current Sub-function:

Fishing Facility Or Site, Government Office, Research Facility

Columbia River Highway Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004168)

Roughly bounded by the Sandy River Bridge, Troutdale, Multnomah County on the West, the Chenoweth Creek Bridge, etc. , Troutdale

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Oregon State Highway Department

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Mixed

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Park, Road-Related

East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000126)

Also known as See Also:West, Nathaniel, Buildings;West's Block;New Logus B

Bounded by Main and Ankeny Sts., SE. 7th Ave. and SE. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (SE. Union Ave.) , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Specialty Store

Frank, M. Lloyd, Estate (added 1979 - - #79002133)

Also known as Lewis and Clark College;Odell Manor

0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd. , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brookman,Herman

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Forest, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Halprin Open Space Sequence (added 2013 - - #13000058)

SW Open Spaces & Pedestrian Malls from Lincoln to Clay Sts., Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Irvington Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000850)

Roughly bounded by NE Fremont, NE 27th Ave, NE Broadway, NE 7th Ave, Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Kenton Commercial Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000934)

Roughly along Denver Ave., from N. Willis St. to N. Watts St. , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Exotic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Clinic, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store

King's Hill Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000039)

Also known as See Also:80003367;87001496;88000093;78002319;78002322;880013

Bounded by W. Burnside St., SW Canyon Rd, SW 21st St. and Washington Park , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

King,Amos,et al.

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Social History, Industry, Performing Arts, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling

Ladd's Addition Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001310)

Also known as See Also:Mizpah Presbyterian Church

Bounded by S.E. Division, Hawthorne, Twelfth and Twentieth Sts. , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mische,E.T., Ladd Estate Co.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Historic Person:

Ladd,William Sargent

Significant Year:

1908, 1905, 1891

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Lone Fir Cemetery (added 2007 - - #07000824)

Also known as Mount Crawford Cemetery

2115 SE Morrison St. , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Social History, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Mount Tabor Park (added 2004 - - #04001065)

Roughly bounded by S.E. Division Street, S.E. 60th Avenue, S.E. Yamhill Street, and S.E. Mountainview Drive , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mische, Emanuel Tillman, Keyser, Charles P.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Horticulture Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Water Works

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Horticulture Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Water Works

Mount Tabor Park Reservoirs Historic District (added 2004 - - #03001446)

Also known as Mount Tabor Park Reservoirs 1,5 and 6

6325 S.E. Division Street , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith, Isaac, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Engineering, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Public Works, Water Works

Current Function:

Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Public Works, Water Works

Peacock Lane Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001774)

Southeast Stark and Southeast Belmont Streets, Southeast Peacock Lane, Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1923-1930 AD

Portland New Chinatown--Japantown Historic District (added 1989 - - #89001957)

Also known as Chinatown National Register Historic District;See Also:Skidm

Bounded by NW. Glisan, NW. 3rd Ave., W. Burnside, and NW. 5th Ave. , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Asian, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social

Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001597)

Also known as Skidmore/Old Town Historic District

Roughly bounded by Harbor Dr., Everett, 3rd, and Oak Sts. , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture, Commerce, Performing Arts

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office, Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Parking Lot, Restaurant, Warehouse

Portland Thirteenth Avenue Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000888)

NW Thirteenth Ave. between NW Davis and NW Johnson Sts. , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Knighton,William C., Strong and McNaughton

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse

Portland Yamhill Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001587)

Roughly bounded by Taylor, Morrison, both sides of 2nd Ave. and Willamette River , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Rocky Butte Scenic Drive Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001550)

Rocky Butte Rd. and parts of NE. Fremont St. and 92nd Ave. , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multnomah Co. Road Dept.

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air-Related, Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Air-Related, Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related

South Portland Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000951)

Roughly bounded by Arthur, Front, Grover, Hood, and Curry Sts., and Barbur Blvd. , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Whidden & Lewis, Doyle, A.E.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, European

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Washington Park Reservoirs Historic District (added 2004 - - #03001447)

Also known as Washington park (City Park) Reservoirs 3 and 4

2403 S.W. Jefferson Street , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Oliver, Charles, Smith, Isaac W.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Public Works, Water Works

Current Function:

Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Public Works, Water Works