Jamieson Kirkwood Parker (January 28, 1895 – December 8, 1939) was an American government administrator and

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from

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, working primarily in

Portland 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

Salem Salem may refer to: Places Canada Ontario * Bruce County ** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie ** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce * Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part ...

. He worked as an architect for the better part of two decades, before changing to federal and state government work, culminating in his serving as director of the Oregon division of the

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from mid-1935 until his death in late 1939.

Early life and education

Jamieson Parker was born in Portland, Oregon, on January 28, 1895. He graduated from the

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in 1916, and began working as an architect in Portland shortly thereafter. During

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, he served as a second lieutenant of the

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Career

Except during his period of wartime military service, Parker worked as an architect from 1916 until 1934, and at one time was president of the Oregon chapter of the

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. In January 1934, he was appointed district officer for the survey of historic buildings in Oregon and

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, on the recommendation of the U.S. Interior Department. He subsequently became assistant to the director of the

's Oregon division and, in December 1934, the division's associate director. He was named FHA director for Oregon in June 1935 and served in that post until his death in 1939.

Works

Works include:

Salem

* Curtis Cross House (1924), 1635 Fairmount Ave S, designed by architect

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and completed by Jamieson Parker, listed on the

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* Carl E. Nelson House (1924), 960 E St NE, NRHP-listed With .

Portland

*Parish of St. Mark, 1025 NW 21st Ave *

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, 1011 SW 12th Ave, NRHP-listed * Caroline W. and M. Louise Flanders House, 2421 SW Arden Rd, NRHP-listed * Frederick and Grace Greenwood House, 248 SW Kingston Ave, NRHP-listed * William A. Haseltine House, 3231 NE U.S. Grant Place, NRHP-listed * Edward D. Kingsley House, 2132 SW Montgomery Drive, NRHP-listed * Donald and Ruth McGraw House, 01845 SW Military Rd, NRHP-listed

Death

Parker died at St. Vincent's Hospital, on December 8, 1939, after an illness lasting one month.

References

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