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William C. Knighton
William Christmas Knighton (December 25, 1867 – March 14, 1938) was an Americans, American architect best known for his work in Oregon. Knighton designed the Seward/Governor Hotel (Portland, Oregon), Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon, Portland, Johnson Hall (Eugene, Oregon), Johnson Hall at the University of Oregon, and the Oregon Supreme Court BuildingFinnemore, MelodyBuilt Like a Fortress: Preserving Oregon's Historic Supreme Court Building.''Oregon State Bar Bulletin'', August/September 2005. Retrieved on February 1, 2008. and Dr. Luke A. Port House, Deepwood Estate in Salem, Oregon, Salem. He served as Oregon's first state architect from 1911–1915, appointed by Governor Oswald West. By 1915, Knighton had designed ninety building projects as state architect. In 1919, Knighton was appointed by Governor Ben Olcott as the first president of the Oregon State Board of Architectural Examiners, a position he held until 1922. In 1920, Knighton was elected the sixth president of ...
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Portland Thirteenth Avenue Historic District
The Portland Thirteenth Avenue Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It included 20 contributing buildings, including work by architect William C. Knighton. with Two buildings in the district were designed by architect William C. Knighton William Christmas Knighton (December 25, 1867 – March 14, 1938) was an Americans, American architect best known for his work in Oregon. Knighton designed the Seward/Governor Hotel (Portland, Oregon), Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon, Portla .... Structures: * Wadhams and Kerr Bros. Building * Kerr Building (or Platt Electric Building) * General Electric Supply Corp. Building (or Dynagraphics Building) * Meier Building (or Reed Harris Building) * Armour Building (401 NW 13th Avenue) * Dale Building * Swift & Co. Building (Portland Antique Co. Building) * Simon Building (McCoy Door Building) * Gadsby Building (1306 NW Hoyt Street) * 600 NW 14th Avenue * Blumauer ...
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Woodburn, Oregon
Woodburn is a city in Marion County, Oregon, Marion County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated in 1889, the community had been platted in 1871 after the arrival of the railroad. The city is located in the northern end of the Willamette Valley between Portland, Oregon, Portland and Salem, Oregon, Salem. Interstate 5 in Oregon, Interstate 5 connects it to major cities to the north and south. Oregon routes Oregon Route 211, 211, Oregon Route 214, 214, Oregon Route 219, 219, and Oregon Route 99E, 99E also serve the city, as do Union Pacific and Willamette Valley Railway freight rail lines. Woodburn is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. With a population of 24,080 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, it is the third-most populous in that metropolitan area after Salem and Keizer, Oregon, Keizer. History Originally, the area around Woodburn was inhabited by the Kalapuya Native Americans. After the Provisional Government of Oregon set-up land claims in the Oreg ...
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Pendleton, Oregon
Pendleton is a city and the county seat of Umatilla County, Oregon. The population was 17,107 at the time of the 2020 census, which includes approximately 1,600 people who are incarcerated at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution. Pendleton is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Hermiston–Pendleton Micropolitan Statistical Area. This micropolitan area covers Morrow and Umatilla counties and had a combined population of 92,261 at the 2020 census. History A European-American commercial center began to develop here in 1851, when Dr. William C. McKay established a trading post at the mouth of McKay Creek. A United States Post Office named Marshall (for the owner, and sometime gambler, of another local store) was established April 21, 1865, and later renamed Pendleton, after politician and diplomat George H. Pendleton (1825–1889), who served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from Ohio. The city was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on ...
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Eastern Oregon State Hospital
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Eugene, Oregon
Eugene ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast. As of the 2020 United States Census, Eugene had a population of 176,654 and covers city area of 44.21 sq mi (114.50 sq km). Eugene is the seat of Lane County and the state's second largest city after Portland. The Eugene-Springfield metropolitan statistical area is the 146th largest in the United States and the third largest in the state, behind those of Portland and Salem. In 2022, Eugene's population was estimated to have reached 179,887. Eugene is home to the University of Oregon, Bushnell University, and Lane Community College. The city is noted for its natural environment, recreational opportunities (especially bicycling, running/jogging, rafting, and kayaking), and focus on the arts, along with its history of civil unrest, protests, and green activism. Eugene's offi ...
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Roseburg Oregon National Guard Armory
The Roseburg Oregon National Guard Armory, also known as the Flegel Community Center, is a historic former armory in downtown Roseburg, Oregon, United States.. The Roseburg Oregon National Guard Armory served as the main office of the Roseburg National Guard Company from 1914 until 1977. The building became a full-time community center in 1977. The former armory is located at 1034 SE Oak Ave, Roseburg, OR 97470, and situated directly south of the Roseburg Post Office. The armory was placed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1993. Early history The armory was built in 1913 and 1914. The state architect William C. Knighton designed the building, and John Hunter, a local contractor, constructed it. The building construction is in the Tudor Revival style and resembles a fortress. The armory is a two-story building that was constructed with concrete. The property is 0.41 acres. The main purpose was to provide storage for the equipment, and provide guardsmen ...
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Ashland, Oregon
Ashland is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It lies along Interstate 5 approximately 16 miles (26 km) north of the California border and near the south end of the Rogue Valley. The city's population was 21,360 at the 2020 census. The city is the home of Southern Oregon University (SOU) and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF). These are important to Ashland's economy, which also depends on restaurants, galleries, and retail stores that cater to tourists. Lithia Park along Ashland Creek, historic buildings, and a paved intercity bike trail provide additional visitor attractions. Ashland, originally called "Ashland Mills", was named after Ashland County, Ohio, the original home of founder Abel Helman, and secondarily for Ashland, Kentucky, where other founders had family connections. Ashland has a council-manager government assisted by citizen committees. Historically, its liberal politics have differed, often sharply, with much of the rest of southwest Oreg ...
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Ashland Oregon National Guard Armory
The Ashland Oregon National Guard Armory, also known as The Historic Ashland Armory, is an armory building located in the historic district of Ashland, Oregon, in the United States. It was designed by William C. Knighton William Christmas Knighton (December 25, 1867 – March 14, 1938) was an Americans, American architect best known for his work in Oregon. Knighton designed the Seward/Governor Hotel (Portland, Oregon), Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon, Portla ..., Oregon's first State Architect, and was built from 1912 to 1913. The armory displays California Mission and Gothic Revival architectural styles and remains one of four pre- World War I armories in western Oregon. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has been a cultural center, event space and music venue for the local community since the 1950s. It is also a commercial office space with over 25 office rentals. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Oreg ...
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Trinity Place Apartments
The Trinity Place Apartments, located in northwest Portland, Oregon, is acknowledged by the National Register of Historic Places. An unreinforced masonry building, placing it at high risk of collapse in a major earthquake, the building was given a $1.3 million full seismic retrofit, in phases over a period of a few years, concluding in 2017. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Portland, Oregon Current listings Former listings Notes References {{NRORextlinks, PDX Northwest Portland, Oregon ... References 1911 establishments in Oregon Hotel buildings completed in 1911 Apartment buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Oregon Northwest Portland, Oregon Por ...
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Joseph Gaston House
The Joseph Gaston House is a house located in southwest Portland, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in the southernmost part of the Goose Hollow neighborhood. The house was named for Joseph P. Gaston and is also known as the Gaston-Holman House. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon Current listings ... References Further reading * 1911 establishments in Oregon Bungalow architecture in Oregon Goose Hollow, Portland, Oregon Houses completed in 1911 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon Portland Historic Landmarks {{Oregon-NRHP-stub ...
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Whitney And Gray Building And Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant
Jake's Famous Crawfish is a seafood restaurant in downtown Portland, Oregon, founded in 1892 by Jacob "Jake" Lewis Freiman. It is housed in the Whitney and Gray Building, completed in 1910. History Since the opening of the building, the lower level has housed Portland's landmark restaurant, Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant. The current Jake's Restaurant and its predecessor establishments date back to 1892, establishing it as Portland's second oldest continuously operating restaurant. The original restaurant was called Mueller and Meier, a saloon established in 1892 at 18th and Washington Streets. This restaurant was one of two crawfish Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the clade Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. In some locations, they are also known as crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, rock lobsters, mu ... houses in Portland at the turn of the century. Mueller and Meier moved to the Whitney & Gray ...
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