Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Naito Parkway, Everett, 3rd, and Oak streets., Portland, Oregon |
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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 an historic district in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, in the United States. The approximately 20-block area, center around Burnside Street and named after the Skidmore Fountain, is known for exhibiting Italianate architecture, though High Victorian Italianate, Renaissance Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque, and Sullivanesque styles are also present. In addition to Skidmore Fountain, structures within the district's boundaries include the Blagen Block, Delschneider Building, Hallock and McMillin Building, New Market Theater, New Market Alley Building, New Market Annex, and Poppleton Building. [5]
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The Hallock–McMillan Building, also known as the Hallock and McMillan Building, is the first and oldest commercial brick building in Portland, Oregon, located downtown at 237 SW Naito Parkway. The building was designed by Absalom Hallock and completed in 1857. It is adjacent to the Fechheimer & White Building. In 1975, it was listed as a "primary landmark" in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nomination of the Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District, the building's designation subsequently "translated" to "contributing property" under post-1970s NRHP terminology.
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