Burnside Burger King
Name: Burger King Address: West Burnside and West Broadway City: Portland Year of Construction: 1977 Architect: Tedd Chilless Original Use: Commercial (Restaurant) Status: Demolished National Register of Historic Places: Not Listed Description: A one-story, trapezoidal brick building with integrated planters and eating plaza. This building won the Portland Chapter American Institute of Architects’ Design…
Chapel of Christ the Teacher
Name: Chapel of Christ the TeacherAddress: 5000 N Willamette BoulevardCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1986Architect: Pietro BelluschiOriginal Use: Religious (Church)Status: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Not ListedDescription: Description coming soon. Further Information • Wood and Light – University of Portland Magazine [new window] • G. Douglas Nicoll, “The Spiritual Shelters of Pietro…
Central Lutheran Church of Portland
(Photo: Shoshana Jones) Name: Central Lutheran Church of Portland Address: 1820 NE 21st Avenue City: Portland Year of Construction: 1950 Architect: Pietro Belluschi Original Use: Religious (Church) Status: In Use / Threatened National Register of Historic Places: Not Listed / Non-Contributing Resource in the Irvington Historic District Description: After World War II, many American cities experienced population growth. Portland…
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Name: Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College Address: 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road City: Portland Year of Construction: 1968 Architect: Paul Thiry Original Use: Religious (Chapel) Status: In Use National Register of Historic Places: Not Listed Description: Description coming soon. Further Information • Agnes Flanagan Chapel at Lewis & Clark College [new window] • Paul Thiry at Wikipedia…
Ahavath Achim
Name: Ahavath Achim Address: 3225 SW Barbur Blvd City: Portland Year of Construction: Architect: John Storrs Original Use: Religious (Synagogue) Status: Threatened National Register of Historic Places: Not Listed Description: Description coming soon Further Information • Congregation Ahavath Achim [new window] • Decades after a difficult move, distinctive Barbur Blvd. synagogue considers future at Oregon Metro [new window] • John Storrs at…
Oregon Insurance Center
Name: Oregon Insurance Center Address: 4515 SW Corbett Avenue City: Portland Year of Construction: 1963 Architect: John Storrs Original Use: Office Status: In Use (altered) National Register of Historic Places: Not Listed Description: Originally built for the Oregon Association of Insurance Agents, who later became the Independent Insurance Agents of Oregon. As of 2016 the building is occupied…
Portland Plaza
Name: Portland Plaza Address: 1500 SW 5th Avenue City: Portland Year of Construction: 1973 Architect: Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall Original Use: Residential (Condominiums) National Register of Historic Places: Not Listed Description: Description coming soon. Further Information • Portland Plaza at Wikipedia [new window] Image Gallery
Wells Fargo Center
(Photo: City of Portland archives) Name: Wells Fargo Center (originally First National Bank Tower) Address: 1300 SW 5th Avenue City: Portland Year of Construction: 1972 Architect: Charles Luckman & Associates Original Use: Office (Bank) Status: Built / In Use National Register of Historic Places: Not Listed Description: Description coming soon. Image Gallery
Clarendon School
(Photo: City of Portland Historic Resource Inventory) Name: Clarendon School (original); Clarendon Regional Early Learning Academy (current)Address: 9325 N Van Houten AvenueCity: PortlandYear of Construction: 1970Architect: Annand, Boone, Drynan & HuffstutterOriginal Use: EducationStatus: In UseNational Register of Historic Places: Not ListedDescription: Description coming soon. Image Gallery
Standard Plaza
Name: Standard Plaza Address: 1100 SW 6th Avenue City: Portland Year of Construction: 1962 Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Original Use: Office National Register of Historic Places: Not Listed Description: Description coming soon. Further Information • Standard Plaza at Wikipedia [new window] • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill at Wikipedia [new window] Image Gallery