The Portland Yamhill Historic District, located in downtown Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
Portland Yamhill Historic District | |
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| Location | Portland, Oregon, roughly bounded by SW Taylor and Morrison Streets, both sides of SW 2nd Avenue, and the Willamette River |
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| Coordinates | 45°31′01″N 122°40′26″W / 45.516985°N 122.673972°W |
| Area | 11.5 acres (4.7 ha) |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001587[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976 |
From 1914 to 1934, the area included part of the Carroll Public Market.
The area covered, between the commercial center of Portland and the Willamette River, is within a 22-block section destroyed in the Great Fire of 1873; it includes the Northrup and Blossom-Fitch Building (1858) from before the fire. Rebuilding after the fire got into "full swing" in 1878; the district includes 17 Italianate-style buildings built between 1878 and 1887.[3]: 7
Selected buildings in the district include:
- Leon Chung Company Building
- Rensselaer Block, built by W.S. Ham
- Strowbridge Building, an Italianate masonry building
- Mikado Block
- Moy Building (1910). the six-story Chicago School-style, also known as the Bellevue Hotel.
- H.W. Corbett Building, 124 SW Yamhill[3]
- Willamette Block
See also
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ a b Gregg Olson and Robert Sutton (September 4, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Portland Yamhill Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved August 8, 2017. With 21 photos from 1975-76.
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