Henry Kuehle Investment Property

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Henry Kuehle Investment Property
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
Kuehle Investment Property - Portland Oregon.jpg
Kuehle Property in 2008
Location201–213 SE 12th Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′17″N122°39′14″W / 45.521308°N 122.653851°W / 45.521308; -122.653851 Coordinates: 45°31′17″N122°39′14″W / 45.521308°N 122.653851°W / 45.521308; -122.653851
Area60 by 40 feet (18 by 12 m)
Built1909
Architectural style Bungalow/Craftsman
MPS Portland Eastside
NRHP reference No. 89000083 [2]
Added to NRHPMarch 8, 1989

The Henry Kuehle Investment Property, also known as the Gottsacker Grocery Building, in southeast Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon is a two-story commercial building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in Bungalow/Craftsman style in 1909, it was added to the register in 1989. [3]

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The building is a nearly intact example of the wooden commercial-residential buildings that were common in central southeast Portland in the early 20th century. Features include a hip roof, hip dormers, red brick chimneys, exaggerated eaves, and narrow lapped siding. Along the first-floor front of the building are three storefront bays. Two polygonal bays project from opposite ends of the front of the second floor, while two similar bays project from the north face of the second floor. [4]

Originally, the ground floor was meant to accommodate three storefronts, each with its own entrance, but the building was altered to allow a single business to use the combined space. The second floor was designed for residential apartments, which were entered through a separate entrance opening on a stairway leading to an upstairs lobby, access halls, and stairs to the attic. [4]

History

After the construction of bridges over the Willamette River in the late 19th century and subsequent extension of trolley lines over the river, southeast Portland expanded rapidly. By World War I, dense neighborhoods had replaced the scattered housing and open farmland that had characterized the area in the 1880s. Mixed commercial and residential properties came to dominate the first 12 blocks east of the river. [4]

During this period, Henry Kuehle invested money from his successful carriage and automobile business in other ventures. These included construction of the Henry Kuehle Investment Property, which stayed in the Kuehle family until 1972. In 1910, Edward J. and Anna Gottsacker, renting from Kuehle, opened Gottsacker Grocery and Meats on the first floor and lived in one of the second-floor apartments. Moving to Oregon from Wisconsin in the 1880s, they operated a bakery and candy store elsewhere in the city before starting the grocery. The Gottsacker family ran the store for more than 30 years. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2014), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved August 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 35. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Kuehle, H., Investment Property". Oregon Historic Sites Database. State of Oregon. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Zisman, K.; Koler, J.; Morrison, J.; Yost, A.; Grimala, B. (August 15, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Kuenle, Henry, Investment Property" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
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