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Architecture

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 148 Collections and/or Records:

George C. Flanders residence plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3149
Abstract

Collection includes 6 plans, elevations and sections on 2 sheets of a house for George C. Flanders at SE 6th Ave. and SE Mill St. in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1886

Forestry Building fire photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 709
Abstract

Collection consists of 23 color slides depicting the burning of the Forestry Building at NW 28th and Upshur St. in Portland, Oregon, on August 17, 1964. The building, designed by architect Ion Lewis, was constructed for the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905. It was described as the world's largest log cabin or the Timber Temple.

Dates: 1964 August 17

Fort Dalles plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3116
Abstract

Collection includes 35 elevations, plans and details on 13 sheets of Fort Dalles in The Dalles, Oregon, by architect Louis Scholl.

Dates: 1856

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site restoration plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3082
Abstract

Collection includes 416 photocopy plans, elevations, schedules, sections and details on 53 sheets of a proposed restoration plan for portions of the fort at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Washington.

Dates: 1975

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

Frederick & Nelson photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 643
Abstract

Five color photographs of the exterior of the Frederick & Nelson building at 521 SW 5th Ave. in Portland, Oregon, taken during an inspection of the building's terracotta lion heads. Frederick & Nelson was a historic Seattle, Washington, department store founded in 1890 and acquired by Marshall Field & Company in 1929. Marshall Field acquired three Liberty House Stores in Portland and six Lipman's stores in Oregon, which were all converted to Frederick & Nelson stores.

Dates: circa 1976-1986

George Gay residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 677
Abstract

Collection consists of 20 black and white photographs of the George Gay house near Hopewell, Oregon, the first brick building in Oregon. Photographs document the deterioration and ultimate ruin of the house, and also include images of a monument and replica.

Dates: circa 1842-1961

Gilchrist Theatre sketch

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3135
Abstract

Preliminary sketch of the Gilchrist Theatre in Gilchrist, Oregon, by architect Hollis Johnston.

Dates: circa 1935-1938

Good Samaritan Hospital plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3017
Abstract

Collection includes plan and rendering of the nurse's residence at Good Samaritan Hospital on NW 23rd Ave. and NW Marshall St. in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1890-1899

Walter Gordon papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2699
Abstract

Walter Gordon (born 1907) studied architecture at Princeton, Yale, and the University of Paris. He was a design consultant for the Portland Development Commission from 1962-1972. Collection includes design reviews for individual projects, correspondence, memos, drafts, and ephemera relating to Gordon's work with the commission.

Dates: 1962-1972