Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barber Shop
Name: Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barber ShopAddress: 215 NE Hancock StreetCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1956Architect: Benjamin Dean (designer); Jack P. Stuhl (architect)Original Use: RetailStatus: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Listed (100007455)Description: Housed in a building dating from 1956 with a roman brick facade, Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barber shop is…
82nd and Burnside Safeway
Name: 82nd and Burnside SafewayAddress: 101 NE 82nd AveCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1968Architect: UnknownOriginal Use: Commercial (Grocery Store)Status: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Not ListedDescription: Example of “Marina” style of Safeway stores, which were modeled after the company’s 1959 store on Marina Blvd in San Francisco. Features typical of the store…
2601 NE Glisan
Name: 2601 NE Glisan StAddress: 2601 NE Glisan StCity: PortlandYear of Construction:Architect: William F. WaymanOriginal Use: Office (Medical & Dental Clinic)Status: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Not ListedDescription: Single story commercial building, that was originally built as a Medical & Dental Clinic for Mr A. Sulmonetti. The building was…
Skanner News Building
Name: Skanner News BuildingAddress: 415 N Killingsworth StreetCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1966Architect: UnknownOriginal Use: OfficeStatus: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Not ListedDescription: This modernist office building was completed in 1966. The primary material of the building is concrete block, which form fins on the main facade facing N Killingsworth. When…
Harrison Square
Name: Harrison SquareAddress: 1800 SW First AvenueCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1973Architect: UnknownUse: OfficeStatus: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Not ListedDescription: Harrison Square is an office building in downtown Portland near the Central Business District. The building was recently renovated (early 2019) and currently has rental availability.
Harrison Tower Apartments
Name: Harrison Tower ApartmentsAddress: 22 SW Harrison StreetCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1965Architect: Skidmore, Owings and MerrillOriginal Use: ResidentialStatus: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Not ListedDescription: The Harrison Tower Apartments located at SW 1st & Harrison were designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and completed in 1965. The community of buildings…
American Plaza Towers
Name: American Plaza TowersAddress: 2309 SW 1st AvenueCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1972 -1980Architect: Travers/Johnson Architects Original Use: Residential (Condominiums)National Register of Historic Places: Not ListedDescription: Via the City of Portland, Bureau of Development Services: “Lincoln Tower and Grant Tower, are 18 and 26 stories tall, respectively, and comprise two of the three towers…
Powell Boulevard McDonald’s
Name: Powell Boulevard McDonald’s Address: 9100 SE Powell Boulevard City: Portland Year of Construction: 1963 Architect: Stanley Clark Meston and Richard McDonald Original Use: Commercial (Restaurant) Status: Demolished National Register of Historic Places: Not Listed Description: The information below was provided by Tim Wood who researched this building as an academic exercise for the University of…
Foursquare Church
Name: Foursquare Church (original); Imago Dei Church (current) Address: 1400 SE Ankeny Street City: Portland Year of Construction: 1976 Architect: Richard B. Taylor Original Use: Religious Status: In Use National Register of Historic Places: Not Listed Description: With a need for a larger building to accommodate the growing congregation, the Foursquare…
Portland United States Postal Office and Distribution Center
Name: Portland United States Postal Office and Distribution Center Address: 715 NW Hoyt Street City: Portland Year of Construction: 1962 Architect: Stanton, Boles, Maguire and Church Original Use: Government Status: Demolished National Register of Historic Places: Not Listed Description: At five stories tall and an expression of the International style, the post office and distribution center occupied…