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Architecture -- Oregon -- Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Armstrong Baird, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1057
Abstract

Historical and architectural research notes on early Portland, Oregon, buildings, by Joseph Armstrong Baird, Jr., 1963. Includes notes on the Pioneer Post Office, the New Market Block, and the Dekum Block.

Dates: 1963

Oral history interview with Robert J. Frasca

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9308
Abstract

Oral history interview with Robert J. Frasca conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 18, 1978. Frasca discusses his career as an architect in Oregon, particularly his designs for the Oregon Historical Society building, and for the World Trade Center Portland.

Dates: 1978 July 18

Isaac Hodgson, Jr. architectural illustrations

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 3055
Abstract

Lithographic and watercolor illustrations depicting buildings in Portland, Oregon, designed by architect Isaac Hodgson, Jr., who worked in Portland during the early 1890s. The watercolors and one of the lithographs depict the Chamber of Commerce building; the other lithograph depicts the entrance to a proposed United Bank building.

Dates: 1891

Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition Forestry Building plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3110
Abstract

Collection consists of 1 drawing on 1 sheet of the Forestry Building for the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon. The building was described as the world's largest log cabin or the Timber Temple. It was constructed of unhewn logs, the largest of which were 54 feet long and five feet wide, and inside were exhibits of wildlife dioramas and Oregon forest products.

Dates: 1904-1905

U.S. Post Office, St. Johns, Oregon, building plans

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 303
Abstract

Includes plans, elevations, sections, and details. Also includes sheets for later renovations.

Dates: 1932-1968