Our Lady of Angels Convent Chapel
(Photo: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives) Name: Our Lady of Angels Convent Chapel (original); Lewis and Clark College South Chapel (current)Address: S Palatine Hill RoadCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1956Architect: John W. MaloneyOriginal Use: Religious (Chapel)Status: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Not ListedDescription: The South Chapel on the campus of Lewis and Clark College stands on the…
Annand Building
Name: Annand Building (original); West Portland Physical Therapy Clinic (current)Address: 1630 SW Morrison StreetCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1957Architect: Jack AnnandOriginal Use: OfficeStatus: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Not ListedDescription: When it was completed in 1957, the Annand Building contained the offices of its architect, Jack Annand, and the Equitable of Iowa Life Insurance Company. The property advertises Annand’s…
Lovejoy Medical Building
Name: Lovejoy Medical BuildingAddress: 2525 NW Lovejoy StreetCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1964Architect: James C. GardinerOriginal Use: Healthcare (Medical Offices)Status: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Not Listed / Non-Contributing Resource in the Alphabet Historic DistrictDescription: Beaverton-based architect James Gardiner approached the mundane program of the Lovejoy Medical Building by introducing an expansive louvered steel screen across the majority…
Postal Employees Credit Union
Name: Postal Employees Credit UnionAddress: 421 SE 10th AvenueCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1962Architect: Reese and BlachlyOriginal Use: Financial (Credit Union)Status: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Listed (100005726)Description: As described in the building’s National Register of Historic Places designation form, prepared in 2020 by Jessica Engeman of Meritus Consulting: “The Postal…
Visitors Information Center
Name: Visitors Information CenterAddress: 1020 SW Naito ParkwayCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1948Architect: John YeonOriginal Use: GovernmentStatus: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Listed (10000801)Description: As described in the building’s National Register of Historic Places designation form, prepared in 2010 by Kristen Minor of Peter Meijer Architect: “The Visitors Information Center is…
Aubrey Watzek House
Photo: Oregon Historical Society Research Library, Org. Lot 893, 37160 Name: Aubrey R. Watzek HouseAddress: 1061 SW Skyline BoulevardCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1937Architect: John Yeon (while employed at A. E. Doyle & Associates)Original Use: ResidenceStatus: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Listed (74001715); Designated a National Historic LandmarkDescription: The Aubrey Watzek…
Zion Lutheran Church
Name: Zion Lutheran ChurchAddress: 1015 SW 18th AvenueCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1950Architect: Pietro BelluschiOriginal Use: Religious (Church)Status: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Listed (96000169)Description: There is little dispute that Zion Lutheran Church is one of the seminal examples of the Northwest Regional Style and a major influence on religious architecture…
Portland Garden Club
Name: Portland Garden ClubAddress: 1132 SW Vista AvenueCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1954Architect: John StorrsOriginal Use: Recreation (Garden Club Headquarters)Status: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Listed (05001151)Description: The ‘L’-plan headquarters of the Portland Garden Club, standing on a corner lot at the intersection of SW Vista Avenue and SW Kings Court,…
Portland Towers
Name: Portland TowersAddress: 950 SW 21st AvenueCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1951Architect: Donovan C. ByersOriginal Use: ResidenceStatus: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Not ListedDescription: Rising more than 10 stories tall on a slightly elevated site near the base of Portland’s Southwest Hills, the Portland Towers is a particularly massive example of…
Oregon Historical Society
Name: Oregon Historical SocietyAddress: 1200 SW Park AvenueCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1966Architect: Wolff Zimmer Gunsul Frasca; Pietro Belluschi (consulting architect)Original Use: MuseumStatus: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Not ListedDescription: The Oregon Historical Society’s headquarters—containing offices, exhibition spaces, and research library—occupies a commanding, precast concrete-encased cube fronting the eastern edge of…