Portland Yamhill Historic District

The Portland Yamhill Historic District, located in downtown Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Portland Yamhill Historic District
LocationPortland, Oregon, roughly bounded by SW Taylor and Morrison Streets, both sides of SW 2nd Avenue, and the Willamette River
Coordinates45°31′01″N 122°40′26″W
Area11.5 acres (4.7 ha)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.76001587[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1976

From 1914 to 1934, the area included part of the Carroll Public Market.

The area covered, between the commercial center of Portland and the Willamette River, is within a 22-block section destroyed in the Great Fire of 1873; it includes the Northrup and Blossom-Fitch Building (1858) from before the fire. Rebuilding after the fire got into "full swing" in 1878; the district includes 17 Italianate-style buildings built between 1878 and 1887.[3]:7

Selected buildings in the district include:

  • Leon Chung Company Building
  • Rensselaer Block, built by W.S. Ham
  • Strowbridge Building, an Italianate masonry building
  • Moy Building (1910). the six-story Chicago School-style, also known as the Bellevue Hotel.
  • H.W. Corbett Building, 124 SW Yamhill[3]
  • Willamette Block

See also
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 39. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  3. Gregg Qlson and Robert Sutton (September 4, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Portland Yamhill Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved August 8, 2017. With 21 photos from 1975-76.
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