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Architecture

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 158 Collections and/or Records:

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

Harry A. Green residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 541
Abstract

Ten black and white photographs of the exterior, interior, ironwork, and grounds of the home of Harry A. Green at 3316 SE Ankeny St., Portland, Oregon. The house is more commonly known as the Bitar mansion.

Dates: circa 1928-1951

Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse construction photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 708
Abstract

Thirty-eight black and white photographs depicting construction of the Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse in downtown Portland, Oregon. The courthouse was designed by architect Morris Whitehouse and built by Murch Brothers Construction Co.

Dates: 1932-1933

Thom Hacker architectural papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 955
Abstract

Papers of the architect Thomas "Thom" Hacker (1941-2023), primarily architectural sketches and drawings relating to his projects. Hacker taught at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, in the 1970s, and later headed an architectural firm in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1964-circa 2016

George F. Hammond plans for American Chicle Co. warehouse in Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 3197
Abstract

Photocopies of plans by architect George F. Hammond of Cleveland, Ohio, for an American Chicle Company warehouse at Johnson and 14th streets (now NW Johnson Street and NW 14th Avenue) in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1908