Building Oregon
23709
Items
View all
- Alternative Title
- Northeast High School (Portland, Oregon)
- Creator Display
- Glen Stanton (architect, 1896-1969)
- Creator
- Date
- 1955
- Description
- Oregon Historic Site Form. Prepared by Iris Eschen.
- 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
- 1950-1959
- MODS Note
- Oregon Historic Site Form Madison High School 2735 82nd Ave Portland, Multnomah County block nbr: lot nbr: tax lot nbr: R17039 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: Standard Brick secondary siding: plan type: School ( General) Portland historic name: Madison High School primary constr date: 1955 secondary date: height (# stories): 3 total # ineligible resources: 0 ( optional-- use for major addns) current/ other names: Northeast High School ( c.) ( c.) orig use comments: prim style comments: Fifties Modern sec style comments: location descr: assoc addresses: vcnty address: ( remote sites) siding comments: PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS farmstead/ cluster name: zip: total # eligible resources: 1 apprx. addrs resource type: Building NR status: RLS survey date: 8/ 23/ 2009 external site #: 218 ( ID# used in city/ agency database) survey project name or other grouping name comments/ notes: HRI Rank II. ILS survey date: 8/ 23/ 2009 Gen File date: SHPO INFO FOR THIS PROPERTY NR date listed: GROUPINGS / ASSOCIATIONS Optional Information 2735 NE 82nd Ave Multnomah County ( former addresses, intersections, etc.) architect: Stanton, Glen builder: NR date listed: ( indiv listed only; see Grouping for hist dist) 106 Project( s) PPS Historic Building Assessment 2009 Survey & Inventory Project North ( front) elevation Printed on: 10/ 14/ 2009 Page 1 of 4 Oregon Historic Site Form Madison High School 2735 82nd Ave Portland, Multnomah County ARCHITECTURAL / PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ( Include expanded description of the building/ property, setting, significant landscape features, outbuildings, and alterations) Description Summary Madison High School ( originally Northeast High) is a three story brick veneer building designed in the International style. The campus consists of the 1955 multi story brick- faced building ( 218A) that forms an irregular shaped plan. The wings that make up the irregular plan are separated by courtyards and form a variation on a finger plan type school. The building features International style elements such as a linear composition, bands of aluminum windows, flat roofs, overhangs, and a lack of ornamentation. These elements serve to reinforce the ideals of functionalism and minimalism. Architectural Description Madison High School ( originally Northeast High) is situated in the Roseway- Madison South neighborhood of East Portland at 2735 NE 82nd Avenue. The neighborhood consists of commercial buildings and single and multi family residences. The campus occupies a sloping L shaped parcel that is bound on the north by Glenhaven Park, east by NE 82nd Avenue, south by NE Thompson Street, and west by the Rose City Golf Course. The school is located at the north end of the campus and ball fields are located along the south end of the campus. The terrain slopes steeply downward at the middle of the campus. A driveway loops around the north east side of the campus. Parking is provided directly to the south of the facility. The 1955 Madison High School features an irregular shaped finger plan. The building consists of seven wings— four classroom wings, an auditorium wing, a cafeteria wing, and a library/ gymnasium wing. The central auditorium wing is oriented on a north- west axis. Four classroom wings— a NE wing, SE wing, NW music wing, and SW wing— project off the east and west ( side) elevations of the cafeteria. The classroom wings are oriented on an east- west axis. The cafeteria wing, oriented on a north- south axis, is located at the west end of the northwest and southwest classroom wings. The library/ gymnasium wing, oriented on a north- south axis, extends off the south elevation of the auditorium wing. Two courtyards are located between the classroom wings that form the irregular shaped plan. Doorways, which are located at the end of short hallways that extend off the main corridors, provide access to the courtyards. The three story International style building is constructed of reinforced concrete with a red brick veneer. Bricks are arranged in courses of eight and nine stretchers separated by a single header course. The building features a linear composition and asymmetrical plan. The horizontal massing of the building is emphasized by flat roofs with metal coping along the parapet. Bands of fixed and hopper metal sash windows provide the fenestration. Concrete shading devices are located over the south elevation windows, which further accentuate the horizontal massing of the building. The building has a concrete pier foundation. The primary entrance, which is located along the SE classroom wing, is recessed within the north ( front) wall of the building. The wall above bears the school’s name in metal letters. The entrance is marked by two sets of double metal doors with side lights and transoms. A breezeway with structural frames that forms a four- point arch extends between the NE classroom and SE classroom wings, to the west of the main entrance. Other ornamentation includes walls of projecting brick arranged in a Flemish bond pattern. The single story building located along the east ( side) elevation of the SE classroom wing and the walkway wall between the cafeteria and northeast music wings feature this decorative brick work. The wall between the music wing and cafeteria wing encloses a covered walkway on the north ( front) side and features glass block windows. The frames of the walkway, like the breezeway between the NE and SE classroom wings, form a four point arch. This arch is utilized for structural systems within prominent interior spaces. The principal entrance opens into a lobby located along the administrative office. The office is marked by a wall of fixed metal sash windows. The lobby is illuminated by windows surrounding the entrance and features brick walls and an elevated ceiling supported by a single concrete column. Corridors extend east- west through the classroom wings and north- south through the auditorium wing and library/ gymnasium wing. The corridors feature recessed lockers and drinking fountain alcoves. The auditorium wing features a concourse that is lit by a wall of fixed windows and supported by a series of concrete columns. The auditorium features roman brick and wood trimmed walls. The aditorium also features WPA murals, which were originally located in Rose City Park School ( PPS personal communication). The murals entitled
- Subject
- Work Type
- Style / Period
- Location
- Street Address
- 2735 NE 82nd Avenue
- GPS Latitude
- 45.533025
- GPS Longitude
- -122.578964
- Material
- Brick
- Identifier
- OR_Multnomah_Portland_Madison.pdf
- Provenance
- University of Oregon Libraries
- Citation
- PPS Historic Building Assessment 2009
- Institution
- Submission Date
- 05/04/2015
- Modified
- 08/03/2022
- Collections
- Building Oregon (open)
APA
Building Oregon, University of Oregon. (18 Apr 2024). Madison School (Portland, Oregon) Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df67rn87g
MLA
Building Oregon, University of Oregon. "Madison School (Portland, Oregon)" Oregon Digital. 18 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df67rn87g
Chicago
Building Oregon, University of Oregon. "Madison School (Portland, Oregon)" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-18. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df67rn87g
Wiki
{{cite web | url= https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df67rn87g | title= Madison School (Portland, Oregon) |author= |accessdate= 2024-04-18 |publisher= }}
Please use the contact form to submit inquiries about this system; to report a problem you are experiencing with the system; to request assistance using the system; or to provide general feedback. See the Help page for additional information about this system.
Oregon Digital is a joint collaboration between the University of Oregon Libraries and Oregon State University Libraries & Press.
Oregon Digital hosts materials from both institutions, as well as collaborating partners.
Please use the following form to send us feedback: