The Alphabet Historic District, is a

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in the Northwest District of Portland, Oregon which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is in area and includes 478

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. With It is roughly bounded by NW Lovejoy St., NW Marshall St., NW 17th Ave., W. Burnside St., and NW 24th Ave. It is an area zoned for historic preservation, about 50 blocks in size, extending roughly between NW 17th and 24th Avenues, and between W Burnside and NW Marshall Streets. In 2000, the Alphabet Historic District, which covers parts of streets from Burnside ("B Street") to N.W. Marshall ("M Street") within the Alphabet District but not further,See map p. 518 in NRHP registration document available from National Archives. was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes about 50 buildings which are separately listed on the National Register. These include: *

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Tudor Arms Apartments The Tudor Arms Apartments are a historic building in Portland, Oregon, United States. The five-story building was completed in 1915. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1994. The nineteenth-century Tudor Revival/ Jacobet ...

, designed by

Carl L. Linde Carl L. Linde (May 21, 1864 – July 12, 1945) was an American architect based in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, particularly in Portland, Oregon. Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Biograp ...

* Trinity Place Apartments, luxury apartments including servants quarters *

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* Temple Beth Israel, designed by

Edgar M. Lazarus Edgar Marks Lazarus (June 6, 1868 – October 2, 1939) was an American architect who was prominent in the Portland, Oregon, area for more than 45 years. He was best known as the architect of the Vista House on Crown Point in the Columbia River G ...

It also includes at least eight

Portland Historic Landmarks Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

: *

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Richard Koehler House Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

* C. H. Korell Houses#3 and 4 *

Abbott Mills House Abbott may refer to: People *Abbott (surname) *Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849–1921), American painter and naturalist *Abbott and Costello, famous American vaudeville act Places Argentina * Abbott, Buenos Aires United States * Abbott, Arkansas * ...

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* St. Francis Apartments * St. Mark's Episcopal Church () It includes or has other association with

Portland West End Historic District Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

and

Portland Nob Hill Historic District Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

. Architect: William B. Bell et al. Architecture: Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman, et al. Historic function: Domestic; Social; Religion; Commerce/trade Historic subfunction: Single Dwelling; Multiple Dwelling; Civic; Religious Structure; Business Criteria: event, person, architecture/engineering

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* {{National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places in Multnomah County, Oregon Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon