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| Object Name | Bowers, George W., and Hetty A., House (Portland, Oregon)
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| View | interior: Stair to basement and concrete wall opening, camera facing northeast. |
| Alternate Name | George W. Bowers House (Portland, Oregon)
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| Creator/Role | George W. Bowers (builder/contractor)
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| Creator | Bowers, George W.
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| Date | 1910
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| City | Portland
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| County | Multnomah
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| State/Province | Oregon
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| Country | United States
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| Site Detail | 144 Northwest 22nd Avenue |
| Cataloger | Edward H. Teague |
| Object Type | architecture
built works
views (visual works)
interior views
dwellings
houses
basements
stairs
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| Notes | "The George W. and Hetty A. Bowers House is an example of a residential structure made of poured concrete, a construction method proponed by Thomas Edison in the early-twentieth century as an efficient and cost-effective method for building single-family homes. Unlike houses constructed of concrete blocks, poured-concrete houses were fairly rare because the concrete forms needed to create the walls were expensive and it was difficult to alter these buildings after construction. The Bowers House is one of only three known early-twentieth century Portland houses constructed using this method. The Bowers House is a two-story foursquare design, similar to the plan patented by Edison, though it includes unique classical details. Due to its notable and experimental construction and design, the Bowers House is a good example of a middle-class adaption of poured-concrete housing in the Classical Revival style. " Source: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. |
| Metadata Notes | Description of this work is based initially on documentation supplied by the image provider. It is often the case with gift slides that very little information is provided. Review and updating of descriptive information by the collection cataloger is ongoing. |
| Digital Collection | Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest
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| Source Collection | University of Oregon Libraries |
| Image Source | Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/ |
| Publisher | University of Oregon Libraries |
| Copyright | This image was included in the documentation to support a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service. The image is provided here by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the University of Oregon Libraries to facilitate scholarship, research, and teaching. For other uses, such as publication, contact the State Historic Preservation Office. Please credit the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office when using this image. |
| File Name | pna_24075.jpg |
