Eastmoreland is an early-twentieth century, tree-filled neighborhood in inner southeast
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
, United States. Eastmoreland was named for a local real estate developer, Judge
J.C. Moreland.
Description
The neighborhood is bounded on the north by SE Woodstock Boulevard. The western boundary is a combination of SE McLoughlin Boulevard, SE Reedway Street, and SE 26th Avenue.
Johnson Creek serves as most of the neighborhood's southern boundary, which meets its eastern boundary between SE Tenino Street and SE Crystal Springs Boulevard., SE
César E. Chávez Boulevard. Its northern border winds around the
Reed College
Reed College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus in the Eastmoreland neighborhood, with Tudor-Gothic style architecture, and a forested canyon nature preserve at ...
campus and continues on SE Steele Street until meeting its western boundary.
Eastmoreland is filled with trees and lush landscaping. Public parks in Eastmoreland include
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden is a botanical garden located between Reed College and the Eastmoreland Golf Course in southeastern Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Description and history
The garden, at Southeast 28th Avenue and W ...
(1923),
Eastmoreland Golf Course
Eastmoreland Golf Course is a golf course in southeast Portland, Oregon. Designed by golf architect Chandler Egan, the course is the second oldest in Oregon, established in 1917, and was ranked among the top 25 public golf courses in the United St ...
(1916)
Eastmoreland Garden(2004)
Eastmoreland Playground Park(1916), and
Berkeley Park Berkeley Park may refer to:
*Berkeley Park, Atlanta
Berkeley Park is a neighborhood located in West Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Berkeley Park was established in 1921, and for a time was considered a part of Underwood Hills. In 1996 ...
(1941). There is also a median on Reed College Place which is owned by Portland Department of Transportation and maintained by
Portland Parks & Recreation
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is a Bureau of the City of Portland, Oregon that manages the city parks, natural areas, recreational facilities, gardens, and trails. The properties, which occupy a total of more than . The bureau employs a total ...
.
Eastmoreland is home to two schools, Duniway Elementary School (constructed in 1926 and named for
Abigail Scott Duniway
Abigail Scott Duniway (October 22, 1834 – October 11, 1915) was an American women's rights advocate, newspaper editor and writer, whose efforts were instrumental in gaining voting rights for women.
Biography
Abigail S. Duniway was born Abigai ...
) and Holy Family Catholic School.
Proposed historic district
![Parker_House-2,_Reed_College](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Parker_House-2%2C_Reed_College.jpg)
A proposed Eastermoreland Historic District encompasses approximately 475 acres within southeast Portland's Eastmoreland neighborhood,
and is generally bounded by Woodstock Boulevard on the north,
Cesar Chavez Boulevard and 36th Avenue on the east, Berkeley Park and Crystal Springs Boulevard on the south, and 27th and 28th Avenues on the west.
The proposed historic district was nominated by the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association in an attempt to reduce the number of home demolitions and renovations.
The bid has been contentious, as historic designation would prevent owners from being able to expand or update houses.
In February 2017, the Portland Historic Landmarks Commission endorsed the association's nomination for historic status. One week later, the nine-person State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation unanimously endorsed the proposal, putting the district on "clear path toward the register".
Historic status may be blocked if dissenting residents submit enough notarized objections by July 1. As of February 17, 675 of the more than 1,000 required objections have been received.
In April 2018, four separate home owners split their property ownership among hundreds of trusts; these owners filed more than 5,000 formal objections to the historic district proposal, possibly blocking the nomination using a technical tactic. 952 additional objections were submitted by owners not associated with the hundreds of trusts. According to ''
The Oregonian
''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 185 ...
'', "Without the trusts, the number of objections appears to have fallen short of a majority".
The neighborhood association's president described the maneuver as "undemocratic" and said, "If this was an election, it would be called voter fraud."
The Oregon State Historic Preservation Office said, "According to federal rules, if more than 50% of the owners in a district submit objections, the property cannot be listed."
Trust owners' being counted as eligible owners was challenged in court and a new rule for counting objections was established in 2022. A new application will be submitted to the National Park Service.
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References
External links
Portland Mapsmap of Eastmoreland
Eastmoreland Street Tree Inventory Report
{{Portland neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon
Streetcar suburbs