The Baruh–Zell House, also referred to as the Leo and Olga Baruh House, is a historic house located in
Portland
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* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
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,
Oregon
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,
United States
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. Leading Portland residential
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
Herman Brookman
Herman S. Brookman (July 2, 1891 — November 6, 1973) was an architect in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Born in New York, Brookman received early training in the office of society architect Harrie T. Lindeberg and worked there until 1923. ...
's design for this 1937
Tudor Revival
Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture ...
house was one of his finest achievements. In many of its features, such as curved walls, stripped-down ornamentation, recessed entry, and functionally-oriented rear elevation, it heralds the transition from highly traditional European styles executed on a grand scale to a modernized and simplified reinterpretation of those styles responsive to contemporary technology and preferences.
[.] The house was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2007.
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
Tudor Revival architecture in Oregon
Houses completed in 1937
1937 establishments in Oregon
Herman Brookman buildings
Southwest Hills, Portland, Oregon
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