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James, W. Leland, House (Portland, Oregon)

Alternative Title
  • Lee James House (Portland, Oregon)
  • James, Lee, House (Portland, Oregon)
  • W. Leland James House (Portland, Oregon)
Creator Display
  • Harold W. Doty (architect, 1895-1941)
  • E. F. Sauceman (builder/contractor)
Date
  • 1929
Description
  • The 1929 W. Leland James House, designed by Portland architect Harold Doty in the English Arts & Crafts style, was commissioned by businessman W. Leland James. James founded Consolidated Freightways, a nationwide trucking firm that eventually became Con-Way, and Freightliner, a manufacturer of semi-trucks. James is credited with developing and implementing the concept of long-haul trucking, at a time when railroads still dominated the shipping industry. He had the house, which sits prominently on its site in the Terwilliger neighborhood, designed and built during a high point in his career. It was later occupied by William Gruber, the inventor of the View-Master. Architect Harold Doty was a long-time collaborator with Wade Pipes. Although not as well-known as some of his contemporaries, his work was nonetheless published in the national architectural journal Architectural Record, and an exhibit and lecture on his work was held at the Portland Art Museum after his death in 1943. The W. Leland James House was noted in Classic Houses of Portland, Oregon as Doty’s “finest work.” Source: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office.
View
  • West bedroom looking north
View Date
  • 2015
Temporal
  • 1920-1929
MODS Note
  • National Register of Historic Places form was prepared by Timothy Askin, Pacific History Services, LLC.
  • 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.
  • National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2016)
Street Address
  • 5303 Southwest Westwood View
GPS Latitude
  • 44.064319
GPS Longitude
  • -123.0825664
Rights Holder
  • This image was included in the documentation to support a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service. The image is provided here by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the University of Oregon Libraries to facilitate scholarship, research, and teaching. For other uses, such as publication, contact the State Historic Preservation Office. Please credit the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office when using this image.
Identifier
  • OR_Multnomah_WLelandJamesHouse_0017
Citation
Submission Date
  • 08/31/2016
Modified
  • 08/12/2022
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APA

Building Oregon, University of Oregon. (19 Apr 2024). James, W. Leland, House (Portland, Oregon) Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/fx71c0266

MLA

Building Oregon, University of Oregon. "James, W. Leland, House (Portland, Oregon)" Oregon Digital. 19 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/fx71c0266

Chicago

Building Oregon, University of Oregon. "James, W. Leland, House (Portland, Oregon)" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-19. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/fx71c0266

Wiki

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