Alphabet Historic District

The Alphabet Historic District, is a historic district in the Northwest District of Portland, Oregon which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is 156.9 acres (63.5 ha) in area and includes 478 contributing buildings.^[1][2] It is roughly bounded by NW Lovejoy St., NW Marshall St., NW 17th Ave., W. Burnside St., and NW 24th Ave.^[1]

Alphabet Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Embassy Apartments
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Location	Roughly bounded by NW Lovejoy St., NW Marshall St., NW 17th Ave., W. Burnside St., and NW 24th Ave., Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45.527°N 122.692°W / 45.527; -122.692
Area	156.9 acres (63.5 ha)
Architect	William B. Bell, et.al.
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman, et.al.
NRHP reference No.	00001293[1]
Added to NRHP	November 16, 2000

It is an area zoned for historic preservation, about 50 blocks in size,^[3] extending roughly between NW 17th and 24th Avenues, and between W Burnside and NW Marshall Streets.^[4]

In 2000, the Alphabet Historic District, which covers parts of streets from Burnside ("B Street") to N.W. Marshall ("M Street") within the Alphabet District but not further,^[5] was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[6]

The district includes about 50 buildings which are separately listed on the National Register. These include:

• George F. Heusner House^[3]
• Tudor Arms Apartments, designed by Carl L. Linde
• Trinity Place Apartments, luxury apartments including servants quarters
• Couch School
• Temple Beth Israel, designed by Edgar M. Lazarus

It also includes at least eight Portland Historic Landmarks:

• Lesser Cohen House
• Richard Koehler House
• C. H. Korell Houses#3 and 4
• Abbott Mills House
• Pope Investment Property
• St. Francis Apartments
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church^[3]

It includes or has other association with Portland West End Historic District and Portland Nob Hill Historic District.^[1]

Architect: William B. Bell et al. Architecture: Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman, et al. Historic function: Domestic; Social; Religion; Commerce/trade Historic subfunction: Single Dwelling; Multiple Dwelling; Civic; Religious Structure; Business Criteria: event, person, architecture/engineering

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alphabet Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved February 5, 2021. With accompanying 60 photos
3. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Alphabet Historic District / Portland West End Historic District / Nob Hill Historic District". National Archives. Retrieved February 2, 2021. (Downloading may be slow.)
4. City of Portland, PortlandMaps, retrieved May 18, 2014.
5. See map p. 518 in NRHP registration document available from National Archives.
6. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

External links

• Media related to Alphabet Historic District at Wikimedia Commons