F. E. Bowman Apartments

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F. E. Bowman Apartments
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
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The Bowman Apartments in 2008
Location1624–1636 NE Tillamook Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°32′14″N122°38′55″W / 45.537201°N 122.648705°W / 45.537201; -122.648705 Coordinates: 45°32′14″N122°38′55″W / 45.537201°N 122.648705°W / 45.537201; -122.648705
Built1913
Built byFrederic E. Bowman
Architectural style Craftsman, with Prairie School influences [2]
Part of Irvington Historic District [3] (ID10000850)
NRHP reference No. 89000511
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1989

The F. E. Bowman Apartments is a historic apartment building located in the Irvington neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. Constructed in 1913, it is one of the oldest apartment buildings in Irvington, and the best preserved from its era. Through its Craftsman styling, builder Frederic E. Bowman gave attention to blending the building into the neighborhood of pre-existing single-family homes. It is one of several apartment buildings of similar scale and/or style that Bowman added to Portland's urban landscape through his career. [2]

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The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [4]

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References

  1. City of Portland, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, Historic Resources Webmap , retrieved August 9, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Morrison, Jane (December 15, 1988), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bowman, F. E., Apartments (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on March 2, 2017, retrieved August 9, 2019.
  3. Ranzetta, Kirk; Scotten, Heather; Piper, Mary; Heuer, Jim (March 1, 2010), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Irvington Historic District (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on August 25, 2019, retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. National Park Service (June 23, 1989), Weekly List of Listed Properties: 6/12/89 through 6/16/89 (PDF), p. 148, archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2017, retrieved August 9, 2019.