John C. Robertson
John Charles (Jack) Robertson (February 16, 1848 – April 5, 1913) was an English-American contractor and builder who constructed some of the earliest important buildings in Portland, Oregon.“Portland Contractor Dies in California.”
The Oregonian, ''Morning Oregonian''. [Portland, Oregon.] 6 Apr. 1913. Page 9. During his career in Portland, he built the Labbe building, the Alisky building, the city's first high school building, later named Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon), Lincoln High School, and the First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon), First Presbyterian Church.
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Birkenhead
Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 88,818. Birkenhead Priory and the Mersey Ferry were established in the 12th century. In the 19th century, Birkenhead expanded greatly as a consequence of the Industrial Revolution. Birkenhead Park and Hamilton Square were laid out as well as the first street tramway in Britain. The Mersey Railway connected Birkenhead and Liverpool with the world's first tunnel beneath a tidal estuary; the shipbuilding firm Cammell Laird and a seaport were established. In the second half of the 20th century, the town suffered a significant period of decline, with containerisation causing a reduction in port activity. The Wirral Waters development is planned to regenerate much of the dockland. Toponymy The ...
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