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Creston School (Portland, Oregon)

Alternative Title
  • Creston Elementary School (Portland, Oregon)
Creator Display
  • George Melville Wolff (architect, 1898-1977)
  • Wolff & Phillips (architecture firm, 1942-1952)
  • Truman E. Philips (architect, 1902-1989)
Creator
Date
  • 1948
Description
  • Oregon Historic Site Form. Prepared by Iris Eschen. 2009
  • This image is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
View Date
  • 2009
Temporal
  • 1940-1949
MODS Note
  • Oregon Historic Site Form Creston School 4701 Bush St Portland, Multnomah County block nbr: lot nbr: tax lot nbr: township: range: section: 1/ 4: LOCATION AND PROPERTY NAME elig. evaluation: eligible/ significant primary orig use: School secondary orig use: primary style: International secondary style: primary siding: Stucco secondary siding: Standard Brick plan type: School ( General) Portland historic name: Creston School primary constr date: 1948 secondary date: 1964 height (# stories): 1 total # ineligible resources: 0 ( optional-- use for major addns) current/ other names: Creston Elementary School ( c.) ( c.) orig use comments: prim style comments: Art Moderne sec style comments: location descr: assoc addresses: vcnty address: ( remote sites) siding comments: PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS farmstead/ cluster name: zip: total # eligible resources: 2 apprx. addrs resource type: Building NR status: RLS survey date: 6/ 4/ 2009 external site #: 243 ( ID# used in city/ agency database) survey project name or other grouping name comments/ notes: HRI Rank II. ILS survey date: 6/ 4/ 2009 Gen File date: SHPO INFO FOR THIS PROPERTY NR date listed: GROUPINGS / ASSOCIATIONS Optional Information 4701 SE Bush St Multnomah County ( former addresses, intersections, etc.) architect: Wolff & Phillips builder: NR date listed: ( indiv listed only; see Grouping for hist dist) 106 Project( s) PPS Historic Building Assessment 2009 Survey & Inventory Project South elevation Printed on: 10/ 14/ 2009 Page 1 of 4 Oregon Historic Site Form Creston School 4701 Bush St Portland, Multnomah County ARCHITECTURAL / PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ( Include expanded description of the building/ property, setting, significant landscape features, outbuildings, and alterations) HISTORY ( Chronological, descriptive history of the property from its construction through at least the historic period [ preferably to the present]) Description Summary Situated in Creston Kenilworth neighborhood of southeast Portland, Creston Elementary School is located at 4701 SE Bush Street. Built in 1946, the school building ( 243A) is situated on a mostly grass- covered 8.65- acre campus. Additional structures on the parcel include the 1953 Creston Annex ( 243B) which is a contributing resource. The International style school is L- shaped with flat and low pitched gable roofs. The single story building rests on a poured concrete foundation. Cladding for the wood frame structure consists of a mixture of brick veneer and stucco. The school facilities include classrooms, a gymnasium, a library, an auditorium, and a cafeteria. Architectural Description Situated in the Creston- Kenilworth neighborhood of southeast Portland, Creston Elementary School is located at 4701 SE Bush Street. Development in the surrounding area consists primarily of single family residences built after World War II and larger commercial buildings along SE Powell and SE Foster Roads. Grass covered playfields separate the main school building from the Creston Annex. The 8.65- acre campus is adjacent to the tree shaded Creston Park. The primary entrance to the campus is from the south at the intersection of SE 48th Avenue and SE Bush Street. The single story decentralized plan of the 1948 International Style school is characteristic of post- war Elementary Schools with its low pitched shed and flat roof. The modified L- shaped finger plan structure rests on a poured concrete foundation. Cladding for the wood frame structure consists of a mixture of red brick laid in an all stretcher pattern, concrete, horizontal board, and white stucco. The Creston Annex is covered with a similar roman brick facing and features a butterfly roof. Fenestration for both buildings consists primarily of metal frame windows with an operable hopper. The primary entry to the school is recessed between two angled bays that form a plaza on the south elevation. The three double entry doors are recessed beneath a broad roof overhang that is supported by two round columns. The windows that flank the main doors consist of horizontally ribbed panes of glass that are mottled to disperse light to the interior. The entry to the building is into a rectangular entry lobby. The lobby connects to an L- shaped double loaded corridor that provides access to the classrooms and other spaces. Flooring consists of a mixture of 12
Subject
Work Type
Style / Period
Location
Street Address
  • 4701 SE Bush Street
GPS Latitude
  • 45.495216
GPS Longitude
  • -122.613976
Material
  • Brick; Stucco
Identifier
  • OR_Multnomah_Portland_Creston.pdf
Provenance
  • University of Oregon Libraries
Institution
Submission Date
  • 05/04/2015
Modified
  • 07/30/2022
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Wolff & Phillips http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/WolffandPhillips
2 Wolff, George M. http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/WolffGeorgeM
3 Phillips, Truman E. http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/PhillipsTrumanE
4 Architecture--United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006693
5 Architecture, American http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006700
6 built works http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265418
7 architecture (object genre) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263552
8 views (visual works) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015424
9 public schools (buildings) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300006584
10 exterior views http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300124515
11 Art Deco http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300021426
12 United States https://sws.geonames.org/6252001/
13 Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5742126/
14 Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5744337/
15 Portland >> Clackamas/Multnomah/Washington Counties >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5746545/
16 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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