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Irvington Historic District (Portland, Oregon)

Description
  • National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Prepared by Kirk Ranzetta/Senior Architectural Historian, Heather Scotten/Staff Architectural Historian with significant assistance from ICA Project Manager Mary Piper and Irvington Historian Jim Heuer, March 1, 2010
  • This image is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
View Date
  • 2009
  • 1900/2000
MODS Note
  • Opened for development in 1891, the original Irvington Plat and surrounding area is important as an early example of the influence of streetcar development and restrictive covenants in Portland’s residential neighborhoods. These influences had long-lasting impacts on the architectural character of Irvington through 1948 when most lots had been developed and the streetcar lines were replaced with gasoline buses. The extension of streetcar lines from downtown Portland to the suburban eastside of the Willamette River resulted in the use of a strict grid of streets and blocks aligned with the rails and commercial and multi-family development along heavily-traveled routes. To control land uses and guide residential development in this rapidly growing community, developers used privately -imposed and -enforced covenants. Restrictions included minimum street setbacks, establishment of baseline house values, and limits on use, among others. Similar explicit rules were later adopted in other areas, serving as a prelude to the advent of comprehensive land-use planning in early-twentieth century Portland. The district is also notable for the collection of architecturally-important residences constructed between 1891 and 1948. At least 23 prominent architects and builders designed and/or constructed buildings in the district, including Robert Beat, Frederick Bowman, Robert Rice, Edward Mautz, Ellis Lawrence, Joseph Jacobberger, H.L. Camp, Marcus Delahunt, Luther Bailey, and Henry Lambert.
  • 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.
Subject
Work Type
Style / Period
Location
Rights Holder
  • Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
Identifier
  • OR_Multnomah_Portland_IrvingtonHD_Nom.pdf
Source
Provenance
  • University of Oregon Libraries
Is Part Of
  • Irvington Historic District (Portland, Oregon)
Institution
Submission Date
  • 05/04/2015
Modified
  • 08/12/2022
Collections

APA

Building Oregon, University of Oregon. (19 Apr 2024). Irvington Historic District (Portland, Oregon) Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df67rx63j

MLA

Building Oregon, University of Oregon. "Irvington Historic District (Portland, Oregon)" Oregon Digital. 19 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df67rx63j

Chicago

Building Oregon, University of Oregon. "Irvington Historic District (Portland, Oregon)" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-19. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df67rx63j

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Architecture--United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006693
2 Architecture, American http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006700
3 historic districts http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300000737
4 architecture (object genre) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263552
5 built works http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265418
6 commercial buildings http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300005147
7 houses http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300005433
8 dwellings http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300005425
9 views (visual works) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015424
10 exterior views http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300124515
11 districts http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300000705
12 Stick Style http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300018215
13 Tudor Revival http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300021199
14 Colonial Revival (American style) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300018146
15 Italianate (architectural style) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300018207
16 Queen Anne Style http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300021197
17 Craftsman (style) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300018194
18 Prairie School http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300018208
19 Late Victorian http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300021235
20 Federal http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300107905
21 Renaissance Revival http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300021464
22 Eastlake http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300018222
23 No label found http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/stylePeriod/CottageStyledecorativeartsstyle
24 Portland >> Clackamas/Multnomah/Washington Counties >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5746545/
25 Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5744337/
26 Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5742126/
27 United States https://sws.geonames.org/6252001/
28 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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