Portland Yamhill Historic District
Historic district in Portland, Oregon, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Portland Yamhill Historic District, located in downtown Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
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Portland Yamhill Historic District | |
Location | Portland, Oregon, roughly bounded by SW Taylor and Morrison Streets, both sides of SW 2nd Avenue, and the Willamette River |
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Coordinates | 45°31′01″N 122°40′26″W |
Area | 11.5 acres (4.7 ha) |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 76001587[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976 |
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From 1914 to 1934, the area included part of the Carroll Public Market.
The area covered, between the commercial center of Portland and the Willamette River, is within a 22-block section destroyed in the Great Fire of 1873; it includes the Northrup and Blossom-Fitch Building (1858) from before the fire. Rebuilding after the fire got into "full swing" in 1878; the district includes 17 Italianate-style buildings built between 1878 and 1887.[3]: 7
Selected buildings in the district include:
- Leon Chung Company Building
- Rensselaer Block, built by W.S. Ham
- Strowbridge Building, an Italianate masonry building
- Mikado Block
- Moy Building (1910). the six-story Chicago School-style, also known as the Bellevue Hotel.
- H.W. Corbett Building, 124 SW Yamhill[3]
- Willamette Block