Harrison Court Apartments

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Harrison Court Apartments
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The complex's exterior in 2012
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Location1834 SW 5th Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°30′39″N122°40′53″W / 45.510869°N 122.681521°W / 45.510869; -122.681521
Arealess than one acre
Built1905
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 05001179 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 19, 2005

The Harrison Court Apartments is a building complex located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]

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Originally with twenty units with a total of sixty rooms, it currently consists of studio, one, and two bedroom units ranging in size from 500 to 850 square feet. While the National Register nomination does not list an architect, a contemporary Oregonian article illustrated the newly opened building reveals that the architect was Eric Hendricks who later became associated with John V. Bennes to form the firm Bennes & Hendricks. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. "Portland Apartment History". Edward H. Teague.