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Earl Apartments (Portland, Oregon)

Date
  • 1906
Description
  • 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.
  • Document: Portland Historic Resource Inventory
Temporal
  • 1900-1909
MODS Note
  • "Description: These four multi-family residences have rectilinear plans and front onto NW Glisan Street. Originally detached, they were minimally connected via a breezeway at the rear entrance locations at an unknown date. The buildings have wood frames, concrete foundations, and partial above-grade basements. The hip roofs have overhanging eaves and paneled friezes. Hipped dormers are located on the south facades. Lap siding and corner boards cover the exteriors. The main entrances are located on the south facades. Each full-facade porch is topped with a balcony and features Tuscan columns and turned balusters. The doors are slightly recessed and have leaded-glass lights. There are additional entrances on the west facades through three-light wood doors. The predominant window type is one-over-one, double-hung wood sash. On the east facade, there are oriel windows supported by brackets. The external brick chimneys have corbeled tops. Significance: This property was owned for nearly 12 years by leading Portland merchant and banker, Herman "Joe" Hirschberg. A native of Germany, Hirschberg taught himself English by subscribing to the Oregonian. In 1919, Hirschberg, already a prosperous merchant, organized and became president of the Independence National Bank, which later became the First National Bank. These four buildings are considered to be contributing within the district as good examples of Craftsman style multi-family residences and are therefore significant as part of the larger grouping of residential development that occurred in the Northwest neighborhood." Source: National Register nomination.
Subject
Work Type
Style / Period
Location
Identifier
  • pna_99999
Provenance
  • Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
Citation
  • Alphabet Historic District National Register Nomination
Is Part Of
  • Alphabet Historic District (Portland, Oregon)
Institution
Submission Date
  • 05/04/2015
Modified
  • 07/30/2022
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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Architecture, American http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006700
2 Architecture--United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006693
3 apartment houses http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300005707
4 exterior views http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300124515
5 views (visual works) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015424
6 dwellings http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300005425
7 built works http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265418
8 architecture (object genre) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263552
9 Craftsman (style) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300018194
10 United States https://sws.geonames.org/6252001/
11 Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5744337/
12 Portland >> Clackamas/Multnomah/Washington Counties >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5746545/
13 Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5742126/
14 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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