Clarence L. Smith (1894–1951) was an American architect.
According to a drafted nomination for a proposed Fairmount Historic District in
Salem, Oregon
Salem ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County, Oregon, Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river ...
, he was a "locally prominent and prolific architect" of Salem.
[Note: The Fairmount Historic District was drafted but not finally nominated. Se]
followup
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Smith was born in
Portland, Oregon. In Portland, he apprenticed under Charles Ertz and then under O. L. DuPuy, and then under others in
Ithaca, New York,
New York City, and Portland again. He completed two years of study in architecture at
Cornell University in Ithaca.
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A number of his works are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
Works
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Curtis Cross House
The Curtis Cross House is a historic residence in Salem, Oregon, United States. It was designed by architect Clarence L. Smith, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
The house was one of Smith's first works in Sa ...
(1924), 1635 Fairmount Ave., S. Salem, Oregon (original design by Clarence L. Smith, completed by architect
Jamieson Parker
Jamieson Kirkwood Parker (January 28, 1895 – December 8, 1939) was an American government administrator and architect from Oregon, working primarily in Portland and Salem. He worked as an architect for the better part of two decades, befor ...
), NRHP-listed
[
* Gaiety Hollow, the home of Elizabeth Lord and Edith Schryver of the landscape architecture firm Lord & Schryver
*]Marion County Housing Committee Demonstration House
The Marion County Housing Committee Demonstration House in Salem, Oregon is a small house from c. 1860 that was renovated extensively in 1934–35. It has also been known as the William Beckett House, named for the person believed to be the or ...
, 140 Wilson St., S Salem, OR (Smith, Clarence L.), NRHP-listed[
* Edgar T. Pierce House, 1610 Fir St., S Salem, OR (Smith, Clarence L.), NRHP-listed][
* Dr. and Mrs. Charles G. Robertson House and Garden, 460 S. Leffelle St. Salem, OR (Smith, Clarence L.), NRHP-listed][
*One or more works in ]Gaiety Hill-Bush's Pasture Park Historic District
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* Gaiety (mood), the state of being happy
* Gaiety Theatre (disambiguation)
* ''USS Gayety (AM-239'', former name of the ship ''BRP Magat Salamat (PS-20)
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, roughly bounded by Pringle Creek, Mission St., Bush's Pasture Pk., Cross, High, and Liberty Sts. Salem, OR (Smith, Clarence L.; et al.), NRHP-listed[
]
References
1894 births
1951 deaths
Architects from Portland, Oregon
Cornell University alumni
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