National Register of Historic Places listings in North Portland, Oregon facts for kids
This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in North Portland, Oregon, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, Oregon is home to over 2,000, and over one-fourth of those are found partially or wholly in Portland. While these sites are widely spread across all six of Portland's quadrants, heavy concentrations are found in the Downtown and Southwest Hills neighborhoods of the Southwest quadrant, and the Northwest District neighborhood of the Northwest quadrant.
Only historic places within the municipal boundaries of Portland are shown in this list and its four companion lists for the other quadrants. Some sites beyond city limits will appear in other lists showing "Portland" as a general locality, but are excluded here. Although Portland's legal boundaries extend into Clackamas and Washington counties, all of the city's National Register sites lie within Multnomah County.
Current listings
| Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Description | |
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| 1 | Broadway Bridge |
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(#12000930) |
Spanning the Willamette River at river mile 11.7 45°31′55″N 122°40′26″W / 45.531816°N 122.673898°W |
This is the largest example of a Rall-type bascule bridge ever constructed, and one of only three such designs still extant in the United States. Completed in 1913, it was an important step in the development of Portland's transportation system, as the city's first Willamette River bridge built on an entirely new alignment in the 20th century. |
| 2 | Henry C. and Wilhemina Bruening House |
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(#04001264) |
5919 N Williams Avenue 45°33′58″N 122°40′02″W / 45.565986°N 122.667177°W |
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| 3 | Paul Bunyan Statue |
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(#08001393) |
Corner of N Denver Avenue and N Interstate Avenue 45°35′02″N 122°41′12″W / 45.583822°N 122.686594°W |
This 31-foot (9.4 m) sculpture of folkloric logger Paul Bunyan in Portland's Kenton neighborhood was built in 1959 to commemorate the centennial of Oregon's statehood during the Centennial Exposition and International Trade Fair. Its steel skeleton and detailed, painted-plaster sheathing were crafted by local companies and tradesmen, and it was prominently placed on Interstate Avenue at what was then the main northern gateway to Portland. Reflecting Oregon's tradition of rugged individualism and identification with the timber industry, the statue is an outstanding example of 20th-century, novelty roadside architecture. |
| 4 | David Cole House |
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(#80003361) |
1441 N McClellan Street 45°35′00″N 122°40′56″W / 45.583304°N 122.682343°W |
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| 5 | Charles Crook House |
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(#97000130) |
6127 N Williams Avenue 45°34′02″N 122°40′02″W / 45.567300°N 122.667151°W |
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| 6 | Davis Block |
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(#99000360) |
801–813 N Russell Street 45°32′28″N 122°40′29″W / 45.541131°N 122.674858°W |
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| 7 | Elliott House |
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(#05001058) |
2022 N Willamette Boulevard 45°33′42″N 122°41′17″W / 45.561720°N 122.688011°W |
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| 8 | Hryszko Brothers Building |
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(#98000950) |
836 N Russell Street 45°32′27″N 122°40′32″W / 45.540814°N 122.675442°W |
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| 9 | Jean (steamboat) |
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(#89001001) |
North Portland Harbor 45°36′31″N 122°41′19″W / 45.608675°N 122.688611°W |
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| 10 | Peter Jeppesen House |
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(#87001535) |
4107 N Albina Avenue 45°33′13″N 122°40′29″W / 45.553516°N 122.674769°W |
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| 11 | Kenton Commercial Historic District |
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(#01000934) |
Roughly along N Denver Avenue, from N Willis Street to N Watts Street 45°34′57″N 122°41′13″W / 45.582383°N 122.686875°W |
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| 12 | Kenton Hotel |
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(#90001522) |
8303–8319 N Denver Avenue 45°35′00″N 122°41′14″W / 45.583324°N 122.687228°W |
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| 13 | Memorial Coliseum |
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(#09000707) |
1401 N Wheeler Avenue 45°31′56″N 122°40′10″W / 45.532222°N 122.669447°W |
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| 14 | John Mock House |
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(#80003370) |
4333 N Willamette Boulevard 45°34′32″N 122°42′43″W / 45.575624°N 122.712035°W |
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| 15 | Mount Hood Masonic Temple |
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(#08000473) |
5308 N Commercial Avenue 45°33′43″N 122°40′15″W / 45.561856°N 122.670804°W |
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| 16 | John Palmer House |
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(#78002320) |
4314 N Mississippi Avenue 45°33′18″N 122°40′31″W / 45.554905°N 122.675170°W |
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| 17 | Thomas M. and Alla M. Paterson House |
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(#98000202) |
7807 N Denver Avenue 45°34′47″N 122°41′14″W / 45.579701°N 122.687253°W |
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| 18 | Portland Van and Storage Building |
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(#96000125) |
407 N Broadway 45°32′02″N 122°40′15″W / 45.534019°N 122.670817°W |
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| 19 | PT-658 (motor torpedo boat) |
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(#12000602) |
6735 Basin Avenue 45°34′11″N 122°43′11″W / 45.569697°N 122.719792°W |
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| 20 | Rinehart Building |
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(#13000982) |
3037–3041 N Williams Avenue 45°32′43″N 122°40′01″W / 45.545199°N 122.666886°W |
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| 21 | St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station |
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(#03001186) |
8302 N Lombard Street 45°35′21″N 122°45′08″W / 45.589200°N 122.752275°W |
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| 22 | Smithson and McKay Brothers Blocks |
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(#79002140) |
921–949 N Russell Street 45°32′28″N 122°40′36″W / 45.541182°N 122.676670°W |
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| 23 | Frederick Torgler Building |
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(#99000357) |
816–820 N Russell Street 45°32′27″N 122°40′30″W / 45.540837°N 122.675005°W |
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| 24 | U.S. Post Office – St. Johns Station |
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(#85000543) |
8720 N Ivanhoe Street 45°35′25″N 122°45′24″W / 45.590326°N 122.756608°W |
Depression-era, small community post office in the Georgian style, with colonial revival elements. It is unusual among small Oregon post offices in that it was designed by a local architect, Francis Marion Stokes. |
| 25 | USS LCI-713 (Landing Craft) |
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(#07000300) |
1401 N Hayden Island Drive 45°36′56″N 122°40′45″W / 45.615633°N 122.679089°W |
(Ed. note: see [1] ) |
| 26 | Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church |
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(#16000604) |
3138 N Vancouver Avenue 45°32′45″N 122°40′04″W / 45.545839°N 122.667692°W |
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| 27 | Vancouver–Portland Bridge |
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(#82004205) |
Spanning the Columbia River on Interstate 5 northbound 45°37′04″N 122°40′30″W / 45.617909°N 122.675131°W |
Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR |
| 28 | Villa St. Rose |
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(#00001427) |
597 N Dekum Street 45°34′19″N 122°40′22″W / 45.572026°N 122.672858°W |
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| 29 | West Coast Woods Model Home |
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(#02000969) |
7211 N Fowler Avenue 45°34′31″N 122°42′26″W / 45.575411°N 122.707153°W |
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| 30 | West Hall |
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(#77001114) |
5000 N Willamette Boulevard 45°34′18″N 122°43′28″W / 45.571803°N 122.724462°W |
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| 31 | Wilson–Chambers Mortuary |
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(#07000263) |
430 N Killingsworth Street 45°33′45″N 122°40′15″W / 45.562453°N 122.670808°W |
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| 32 | John Yeon Speculative House |
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(#07000771) |
3922 N Lombard Street 45°34′37″N 122°42′27″W / 45.576939°N 122.707569°W |
One of a series of speculative houses by native Oregon architect and conservationist John Yeon following the critically acclaimed Watzek House (1937). The series included nine houses built between 1938 and 1940 in Lake Oswego and Portland. The houses used a modular design concept that pioneered the use of external plywood as a building material and separate ventilation louvers, which allowed for series of fixed pane glass to be inset between vertical mullions. Yeon is frequently cited as one of the originators of what became known as the Northwest Regional style of architecture. |
Former listing
| Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | Summary | |
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| 1 | C. W. Parker Four-Row Park Carousel |
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(#87001381) |
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1492 Jantzen Beach Center |
Removed from National Register in 2008 by request of owner. Put in storage in 2012 due to remodeling in the vicinity. |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Multnomah County, Oregon
- Listings in neighboring counties: Clackamas, Clark, Columbia, Hood River, Skamania, Washington
- Historic preservation
- History of Portland, Oregon
- Lists of Oregon-related topics
External links
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, National Register Program
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places site
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