Zion Lutheran Church (Portland, Oregon)

The Zion Lutheran Church is a church located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Zion Lutheran Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Portland Historic Landmark[1]
The church building's exterior in 2007
Location within central Portland Zion Lutheran Church (Portland, Oregon) (Oregon) Zion Lutheran Church (Portland, Oregon) (the United States)
Location	1015 SW 18th Avenue Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45°31′11″N 122°41′31″W
Built	1950
Architect	Pietro Belluschi
Architectural style	Modern Movement, Northwest Regional
Website	http://www.zion-portland.org
NRHP reference No.	96000169[2]
Added to NRHP	March 8, 1996

Architect Pietro Belluschi employed a number of innovations in this 1950 church, an example of the application of modern architectural principles to a religious building. Using local materials, influences, and artists and craftsmen, it represents the Northwest Regional style of modern architecture, which Belluschi (along with colleague John Yeon) originated and developed.[3] The low-relief angels in hammered copper on the sanctuary doors were designed by sculptor Frederic Littman.

See also

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

References

1. Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
3. Farr, Libby Dawson; Grams, Theodore C.W. (July 26, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Zion Lutheran Church". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)