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Campbell, David, Memorial (Portland, Oregon)

Alternative Title
  • Portland Firefighters' Memorial (Portland, Oregon)
Creator Display
  • Paul Philippe Cret (architect, 1876-1945)
  • Avard Tennyson Fairbanks (artist, 1897-1987)
Date
  • 1928
Description
  • National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2010)
View
  • Rear elevation, camera facing north. The plaque reads: Erected by many friends in honor of David Campbell. On the hat is inscribed, Chief Engineer, P. F. D. The bottom text reads: Chief of the Portland Fired Department 1893-1911 who lost his life in the performance of his duty June 26, 1911 greater love hath no man than this.
View Date
  • 2010
Temporal
  • 1920-1929
MODS Note
  • 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.
  • The David Campbell Memorial was dedicated in 1928 in honor of Portland Fire Chief David Campbell who perished fighting a fire. A beloved citizen and admired firefighter and public official, Campbell served as the city’s fire chief between 1893 and his death in 1917 and was widely credited with modernizing and professionalizing the City’s Fire Department. Funded by a local trust, the memorial was created by nationally-recognized French-born master architect Paul Cret who created in Campbell’s honor a distinct Beaux-Arts style monument, a popular style from 1900 through the 1920s. The design, suitably subdued yet grand, is constructed of limestone and consists of a fountain, pool, and a bronze sculpture on a triangular terrace lined with benches. The composition incorporates stylistic elements from Greek and Roman architecture, including pilasters, a pediment, scrolls, and an aegicranium (ram’s head). Above the fountain is an architectural frame inset with a bronze bas-relief of Campbell sculpted by Avard Fairbanks, noted American sculptor of the first half of the twentieth century. Fairbanks taught sculpture at the University of Oregon in Eugene from 1920 to 1927 and was well-known for his realistic depictions of the human form and animals.
Street Address
  • 1800 West Burnside Street
GPS Latitude
  • 45.522892
GPS Longitude
  • -122.689401
Material
  • limestone, slate, bronze
Rights Holder
  • Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
Identifier
  • pna_21840
Source
Citation
  • Campbell, David, Memorial, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
Submission Date
  • 04/27/2015
Modified
  • 08/12/2022
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Chicago

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