Architecture
Found in 151 Collections and/or Records:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District architectural records
Blueprint and diazo copies of plans for projects in Oregon and Washington, including the Willamette Falls locks; modifications to a dam and lock on the Yamhill River; gun emplacements at Fort Stevens; and a Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway station and water tower. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a hybrid military-civilian organization that has played a role in developing Oregon's water infrastructure since the 1860s, and which established an office in Portland, Oregon, in 1871.
U.S. Post Office, St. Johns, Oregon, building plans
Includes plans, elevations, sections, and details. Also includes sheets for later renovations.
Villa Eichenhof - and her people: Containing also a brief history of the surrounding environs
Paper regarding the history of Villa Eichenhof, the home of Colonel Henry E. Dosch, in Hillsboro, Oregon. Includes photocopied maps and photographs.
Ralph J. Voss photographic collection on the construction of the First National Bank of Oregon building
Color slides depicting the construction and opening ceremony for the First National Bank of Oregon building at 1300 SE 5th Ave. in Portland, Oregon. The building is now the Wells Fargo Center. Ralph J. Voss (1910-2002) was president of the bank and oversaw the project to construct its headquarters. The building was reported by the Oregonian newspaper to be the tallest in the state at the time of its construction.
Wapinitia school building plans
Collection includes 7 blueprint plans on 6 sheets of a school building in Wapinitia, Oregon.
Frank M. Warren residence photographic collection
Twelve black and white photographs of the exterior and interior of the Frank M. Warren house at 969 SW St. Clair St. (originally 215 W. St. Clair St.) in Portland, Oregon. Warren (1876-1947) was the long-time president of the Port of Portland, a salmon packer and member of the Oregon State Fish Commission. His house was designed by Whidden & Lewis.
Aubrey R. Watzek photographic collection
Ten photographs of Aubrey R. Watzek and of his house, built by John Yeon in 1937. Watzek (1888-1973) was a Portland, Oregon, philanthropist, lawyer, and lumberman.
West Oregon Lumber Co. Linnton plant plans
Collection includes plot plans on 1 sheet of a plant for the West Oregon Lumber Co. in the Linnton area of Portland, Oregon.
Minor White negatives
Collection consists of original negatives by Minor White, a key figure in modern American photography who lived in Oregon from 1937 until being drafted into the United States Army in April 1942. The bulk of the negatives depict cast-iron fronted buildings in Portland, many of which have since been demolished.
Yamhill County Bank plans
Collection includes 3 plans and elevations on 3 sheets of the Yamhill County Bank in McMinnville, Oregon, by the Portland architecture firm of Fisher, Wallin, & Long.