National Register of Historic Places listings in North Portland, Oregon

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This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in North Portland, Oregon, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States.[1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide,[2] Oregon is home to over 2,000,[3] and over one-fourth of those are found partially or wholly in Portland. While these sites are widely spread across all six of Portland's quadrants, heavy concentrations are found in the Downtown and Southwest Hills neighborhoods of the Southwest quadrant, and the Northwest District neighborhood of the Northwest quadrant.

Only historic places within the municipal boundaries of Portland are shown in this list and its four companion lists for the other quadrants. Some sites beyond city limits will appear in other lists showing "Portland" as a general locality, but are excluded here. Although Portland's legal boundaries extend into Clackamas and Washington counties, all of the city's National Register sites lie within Multnomah County.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[4]

Current listings

[5] Name on the Register Image Date listed[6] Location Description
1 Broadway Bridge
Broadway Bridge
Broadway Bridge
November 14, 2012
(#12000930)
Spanning the Willamette River at river mile 11.7
45°31′55″N 122°40′26″W / 45.531816°N 122.673898°W / 45.531816; -122.673898 (Broadway Bridge)
This is the largest example of a Rall-type bascule bridge ever constructed, and one of only three such designs still extant in the United States. Completed in 1913, it was an important step in the development of Portland's transportation system, as the city's first Willamette River bridge built on an entirely new alignment in the 20th century.[7]
2 Henry C. and Wilhemina Bruening House
Henry C. and Wilhemina Bruening House
Henry C. and Wilhemina Bruening House
November 27, 2004
(#04001264)
5919 N Williams Avenue
45°33′58″N 122°40′02″W / 45.565986°N 122.667177°W / 45.565986; -122.667177 (Henry C. and Wilhemina Bruening House)
3 Paul Bunyan Statue
Paul Bunyan Statue
Paul Bunyan Statue
January 28, 2009
(#08001393)
Corner of N Denver Avenue and N Interstate Avenue
45°35′02″N 122°41′12″W / 45.583822°N 122.686594°W / 45.583822; -122.686594 (Paul Bunyan Statue)
This 31-foot (9.4 m) sculpture of folkloric logger Paul Bunyan in Portland's Kenton neighborhood was built in 1959 to commemorate the centennial of Oregon's statehood during the Centennial Exposition and International Trade Fair. Its steel skeleton and detailed, painted-plaster sheathing were crafted by local companies and tradesmen, and it was prominently placed on Interstate Avenue at what was then the main northern gateway to Portland. Reflecting Oregon's tradition of rugged individualism and identification with the timber industry, the statue is an outstanding example of 20th-century, novelty roadside architecture.[8][9]
4 David Cole House
David Cole House
David Cole House
August 6, 1980
(#80003361)
1441 N McClellan Street
45°35′00″N 122°40′56″W / 45.583304°N 122.682343°W / 45.583304; -122.682343 (David Cole House)
5 Charles Crook House
Charles Crook House
Charles Crook House
February 21, 1997
(#97000130)
6127 N Williams Avenue
45°34′02″N 122°40′02″W / 45.567300°N 122.667151°W / 45.567300; -122.667151 (Charles Crook House)
6 Davis Block
Davis Block
Davis Block
March 18, 1999
(#99000360)
801–813 N Russell Street
45°32′28″N 122°40′29″W / 45.541131°N 122.674858°W / 45.541131; -122.674858 (Davis Block)
7 Elliott House
Elliott House
Elliott House
September 21, 2005
(#05001058)
2022 N Willamette Boulevard
45°33′42″N 122°41′17″W / 45.561720°N 122.688011°W / 45.561720; -122.688011 (Elliott House)
8 Hryszko Brothers Building
Hryszko Brothers Building
Hryszko Brothers Building
July 31, 1998
(#98000950)
836 N Russell Street
45°32′27″N 122°40′32″W / 45.540814°N 122.675442°W / 45.540814; -122.675442 (Hryszko Brothers Building)
9 Jean (steamboat)
Jean (steamboat)
Jean (steamboat)
August 8, 1989
(#89001001)
North Portland Harbor
45°36′31″N 122°41′19″W / 45.608675°N 122.688611°W / 45.608675; -122.688611 (Jean (steamboat))
10 Peter Jeppesen House
Peter Jeppesen House
Peter Jeppesen House
September 10, 1987
(#87001535)
4107 N Albina Avenue
45°33′13″N 122°40′29″W / 45.553516°N 122.674769°W / 45.553516; -122.674769 (Peter Jeppesen House)
11 Kenton Commercial Historic District
Kenton Commercial Historic District
Kenton Commercial Historic District
September 3, 2001
(#01000934)
Roughly along N Denver Avenue, from N Willis Street to N Watts Street
45°34′57″N 122°41′13″W / 45.582383°N 122.686875°W / 45.582383; -122.686875 (Kenton Commercial Historic District)
12 Kenton Hotel
Kenton Hotel
Kenton Hotel
October 16, 1990
(#90001522)
8303–8319 N Denver Avenue
45°35′00″N 122°41′14″W / 45.583324°N 122.687228°W / 45.583324; -122.687228 (Kenton Hotel)
13 Dr. John D. Marshall Building
Dr. John D. Marshall Building
Dr. John D. Marshall Building
June 13, 2023
(#100009052)
2337 North Williams Ave.
45°32′24″N 122°40′00″W / 45.5400°N 122.6667°W / 45.5400; -122.6667 (Dr. John D. Marshall Building)
14 Memorial Coliseum
Memorial Coliseum
Memorial Coliseum
September 10, 2009
(#09000707)
1401 N Wheeler Avenue
45°31′56″N 122°40′10″W / 45.532222°N 122.669447°W / 45.532222; -122.669447 (Memorial Coliseum)
15 John Mock House
John Mock House
John Mock House
February 15, 1980
(#80003370)
4333 N Willamette Boulevard
45°34′32″N 122°42′43″W / 45.575624°N 122.712035°W / 45.575624; -122.712035 (John Mock House)
16 Mount Hood Masonic Temple
Mount Hood Masonic Temple
Mount Hood Masonic Temple
May 29, 2008
(#08000473)
5308 N Commercial Avenue
45°33′43″N 122°40′15″W / 45.561856°N 122.670804°W / 45.561856; -122.670804 (Mount Hood Masonic Temple)
17 John Palmer House
John Palmer House
John Palmer House
March 8, 1978
(#78002320)
4314 N Mississippi Avenue
45°33′18″N 122°40′31″W / 45.554905°N 122.675170°W / 45.554905; -122.675170 (John Palmer House)
18 Thomas M. and Alla M. Paterson House
Thomas M. and Alla M. Paterson House
Thomas M. and Alla M. Paterson House
March 5, 1998
(#98000202)
7807 N Denver Avenue
45°34′47″N 122°41′14″W / 45.579701°N 122.687253°W / 45.579701; -122.687253 (Thomas M. and Alla M. Paterson House)
19 Patton Home
Patton Home
Patton Home
February 10, 2021
(#100006125)
4619 N Michigan Avenue
45°33′23″N 122°40′39″W / 45.5565°N 122.6774°W / 45.5565; -122.6774 (Patton Home)
20 Portland Van and Storage Building
Portland Van and Storage Building
Portland Van and Storage Building
February 22, 1996
(#96000125)
407 N Broadway
45°32′02″N 122°40′15″W / 45.534019°N 122.670817°W / 45.534019; -122.670817 (Portland Van and Storage Building)
21 PT-658 (motor torpedo boat)
PT-658 (motor torpedo boat)
PT-658 (motor torpedo boat)
September 4, 2012
(#12000602)
6735 Basin Avenue
45°34′11″N 122°43′11″W / 45.5697°N 122.7198°W / 45.5697; -122.7198 (PT-658 (motor torpedo boat))
22 Rinehart Building
Rinehart Building
Rinehart Building
December 24, 2013
(#13000982)
3037–3041 N Williams Avenue
45°32′43″N 122°40′01″W / 45.5452°N 122.6669°W / 45.5452; -122.6669 (Rinehart Building)
23 St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station
St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station
St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station
November 21, 2003
(#03001186)
8302 N Lombard Street
45°35′21″N 122°45′08″W / 45.5892°N 122.7523°W / 45.5892; -122.7523 (St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station)
24 Smithson and McKay Brothers Blocks
Smithson and McKay Brothers Blocks
Smithson and McKay Brothers Blocks
August 10, 1979
(#79002140)
921–949 N Russell Street
45°32′28″N 122°40′36″W / 45.5412°N 122.6767°W / 45.5412; -122.6767 (Smithson and McKay Brothers Blocks)
25 Frederick Torgler Building
Frederick Torgler Building
Frederick Torgler Building
March 18, 1999
(#99000357)
816–820 N Russell Street
45°32′27″N 122°40′30″W / 45.5408°N 122.6750°W / 45.5408; -122.6750 (Frederick Torgler Building)
26 U.S. Post Office – St. Johns Station
U.S. Post Office – St. Johns Station
U.S. Post Office – St. Johns Station
March 4, 1985
(#85000543)
8720 N Ivanhoe Street
45°35′25″N 122°45′24″W / 45.5903°N 122.7566°W / 45.5903; -122.7566 (U.S. Post Office – St. Johns Station)
This Depression-era, small community post office in the Georgian style, with Colonial Revival elements, was completed in 1933. It is unusual among small Oregon post offices in that it was designed by a local architect, Francis Marion Stokes.[10]
27 USS LCI-713 (Landing Craft)
USS LCI-713 (Landing Craft)
USS LCI-713 (Landing Craft)
April 12, 2007
(#07000300)
1401 N Hayden Island Drive
45°36′56″N 122°40′45″W / 45.6156°N 122.6791°W / 45.6156; -122.6791 (USS LCI-713 (Landing Craft))
(Ed. note: see [1] )
28 Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church
Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church
Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church
September 6, 2016
(#16000604)
3138 N Vancouver Avenue
45°32′45″N 122°40′04″W / 45.5458°N 122.6677°W / 45.5458; -122.6677 (Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church)
29 Vancouver–Portland Bridge
Vancouver–Portland Bridge
Vancouver–Portland Bridge
July 16, 1982
(#82004205)
Spanning the Columbia River on Interstate 5 northbound[11]
45°37′04″N 122°40′30″W / 45.6179°N 122.6751°W / 45.6179; -122.6751 (Vancouver–Portland Bridge)
Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR
30 Villa St. Rose
Villa St. Rose
Villa St. Rose
November 22, 2000
(#00001427)
597 N Dekum Street
45°34′19″N 122°40′22″W / 45.5720°N 122.6729°W / 45.5720; -122.6729 (Villa St. Rose)
31 West Coast Woods Model Home
West Coast Woods Model Home
West Coast Woods Model Home
September 14, 2002
(#02000969)
7211 N Fowler Avenue
45°34′31″N 122°42′26″W / 45.5754°N 122.7072°W / 45.5754; -122.7072 (West Coast Woods Model Home)
32 West Hall
West Hall
West Hall
September 22, 1977
(#77001114)
5000 N Willamette Boulevard
45°34′18″N 122°43′28″W / 45.5718°N 122.7245°W / 45.5718; -122.7245 (West Hall)
33 Williams Avenue YWCA
Williams Avenue YWCA
Williams Avenue YWCA
July 1, 2020
(#100005333)
6 N Tillamook Street
45°32′16″N 122°40′01″W / 45.537905°N 122.667029°W / 45.537905; -122.667029 (Williams Avenue YWCA)
34 Wilson–Chambers Mortuary
Wilson–Chambers Mortuary
Wilson–Chambers Mortuary
April 5, 2007
(#07000263)
430 N Killingsworth Street
45°33′45″N 122°40′15″W / 45.5625°N 122.6708°W / 45.5625; -122.6708 (Wilson–Chambers Mortuary)
35 John Yeon Speculative House
John Yeon Speculative House
John Yeon Speculative House
August 1, 2007
(#07000771)
3922 N Lombard Street
45°34′37″N 122°42′27″W / 45.5769°N 122.7076°W / 45.5769; -122.7076 (John Yeon Speculative House)
One of a series of speculative houses by native Oregon architect and conservationist John Yeon following the critically acclaimed Watzek House (1937). The series included nine houses built between 1938 and 1940 in Lake Oswego and Portland. The houses used a modular design concept that pioneered the use of external plywood as a building material and separate ventilation louvers, which allowed for series of fixed pane glass to be inset between vertical mullions. Yeon is frequently cited as one of the originators of what became known as the Northwest Regional style of architecture.[citation needed]

Former listing

[5] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location Description
1 C. W. Parker Four-Row Park Carousel
C. W. Parker Four-Row Park Carousel
C. W. Parker Four-Row Park Carousel
August 26, 1987
(#87001381)
January 4, 2008 1492 Jantzen Beach Center
Removed from National Register in 2008[12] by request of owner. Put in storage in 2012 due to remodeling in the vicinity.

See also

References

  1. ^ Andrus, Patrick W.; Shrimpton, Rebecca H.; et al. (2002), How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 39493977, archived from the original on April 6, 2014, retrieved June 20, 2014.
  2. ^ National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Program: Research, archived from the original on February 1, 2015, retrieved January 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved August 6, 2015. Note that a simple count of National Register records in this database returns a slightly higher total than actual listings, due to duplicate records. A close reading of detailed query results is necessary to arrive at the precise count.
  4. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  6. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  7. ^ Kramer, George (February 2011), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Broadway Bridge (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on January 30, 2018, retrieved October 4, 2013.
  8. ^ Oregon State Historic Preservation Office staff; Martin, Maiya; Nelson, Bette Davis (March 19, 2008), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Paul Bunyan Statue (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2018, retrieved May 5, 2021.
  9. ^ For additional details on the nomination process, see also: Bales, Michael (October 9, 2008). "Kenton: Historic moment for Paul Bunyan statue?". The Oregonian. Portland. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  10. ^ Kolva, H. J. (August 31, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form for Federal Properties: U.S. Post Office (St. John's Station) (PDF), retrieved May 30, 2017.
  11. ^ Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database: Portland-Vancouver Highway Bridge, archived from the original on March 3, 2016, retrieved October 16, 2016.
  12. ^ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 12/31/07 through 1/04/08". National Park Service. January 11, 2008. Retrieved 2016-02-17.

External links

  • Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, National Register Program
  • National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places site
  • Media related to National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
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