Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District

Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Skidmore Fountain, and the New Market Block in the background
Location	Roughly bounded by Naito Parkway, Everett, 3rd, and Oak streets., Portland, Oregon
Area	440 acres (180 ha) [1]
Built	Approx. 1871-1914
Architect	multiple
Architectural style	Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	75001597
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 6, 1975 [2] [3]
Designated NHLD	May 5, 1977 [4] October 6, 2008 (additional NHL documentation approved)

The Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District is a historic district in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood. The area, which encompasses approximately 20 blocks and is centered around Burnside Street, is named after the Skidmore Fountain. It is known for its High Victorian Italianate, Renaissance Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque, and Sullivanesque architectural styles. In addition to Skidmore Fountain, the district also contains the Blagen Block, the Delschneider, Hallock and McMillin, New Market Alley, and Poppleton buildings as well as the New Market Annex and New Market Theater. ^[5]

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  Blagen Block
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  New Market Block and Annex
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  Skidmore Fountain

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal
• Oregon portal

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Oregon
• List of Oregon's Most Endangered Places
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Portland, Oregon
• National Register of Historic Places listings in South and Southwest Portland, Oregon
• Portland New Chinatown/Japantown Historic District

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places.com" . Retrieved May 11, 2008.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
3. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
4. "Skidmore/Old Town Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
5. "National register of historic places inventory - Nomination form - Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2023.

External links

• Media related to Skidmore/Old Town Historic District at Wikimedia Commons

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