Historic Districts
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Oregon - Multnomah County - Historic Districts
Multnomah County Oregon (Historic Districts) has 28 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 3 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Oregon State Highway Department, Claussen & Claussen, Herman Brookman, Ellis F. and William Lawrence, Thomas B. et al. Winship, Campbell, Yost, Grube and Part, Charles Oliver, Isaac W. Smith and Louis Gustav Pfunder. 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
East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2013 - - #13001066)
200 SE. Martin Luther King Blvd., Portland
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Eastmoreland Historic District (added 2022 - - #100008367)
Generally bounded by SE Woodstock Blvd., Eastmoreland Golf Course, Johnson Cr., and SE Crystal Springs Blvd., Portland
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
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
Laurelhurst Historic District (Additional Documentation) (added 2019 - - #100003462)
Roughly bounded by NE Stark, NE Senate. NE 44th & NE 32nd, Portland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lawrence, Ellis F. and William, Bennes, John V. and Eric Hendricks, Winship, Thomas B. et al., Multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1910-1948 AD
Lone Fir Cemetery (added 2007 - - #07000824)
Also known as Mount Crawford Cemetery
2115 SE Morrison St. , Portland
Northwest-historian, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Portland Zoo Railway Historic District (added 2020 - - #100005018)
Also known as The Washington Park and Zoo Railroad (WP&ZRy)
4001 SW Canyon Rd., Portland
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Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation
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 Park Blocks (added 2022 - - #100007518)
1003 SW Park Ave., Portland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pfunder, Louis Gustav, Mische, Emanuel T., Campbell, Yost, Grube and Part, Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other - Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1852-1973 AD
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
Terwilliger Parkway (added 2021 - - #100006188)
Also known as Southwest Hillside Parkway
3000 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland
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Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
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
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