The Portland Thirteenth Avenue Historic District is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
which was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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It included 20 ]contributing buildings
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
, including work by architect William C. Knighton
William Christmas Knighton (December 25, 1867 – March 14, 1938) was an Americans, American architect best known for his work in Oregon. Knighton designed the Seward/Governor Hotel (Portland, Oregon), Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon, Portla ...
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Two buildings in the district were designed by architect William C. Knighton
William Christmas Knighton (December 25, 1867 – March 14, 1938) was an Americans, American architect best known for his work in Oregon. Knighton designed the Seward/Governor Hotel (Portland, Oregon), Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon, Portla ...
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Structures:
* Wadhams and Kerr Bros. Building
* Kerr Building (or Platt Electric Building)
* General Electric Supply Corp. Building (or Dynagraphics Building)
* Meier Building (or Reed Harris Building)
* Armour Building (401 NW 13th Avenue)
* Dale Building
* Swift & Co. Building (Portland Antique Co. Building)
* Simon Building (McCoy Door Building)
* Gadsby Building (1306 NW Hoyt Street)
* 600 NW 14th Avenue
* Blumauer-Frank Building (or McKesson and Robbins Building)
* Crane Building
* Wool Growers Building (or Oregon School of Design/Mini-Storage Building)
* Prael, Hegele Building (or Maddox Building)
* Modern Confectionary Building (1240 NW Hoyt Street)
* Oregon Transfer Company Building
* Fisk Tire Building (or Metz Supply Building)
* Sinclair Building
* Fuller Co. Building (or Cold Storage Building), 1227 NW Davis Street
File:Armour and Company building, Portland, OR.JPG, Armour and Company building
File:Chown Pella in NW Portland, OR.JPG, Chown Pella
File:Filson, NW 13th Avenue, Portland, OR.JPG, Filson
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References
External links
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National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
Pearl District, Portland, Oregon
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
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