Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children (Portland, Oregon)

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Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children
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Main building at the hospital
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Location8200 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°33′8″N122°34′33″W / 45.55222°N 122.57583°W / 45.55222; -122.57583 Coordinates: 45°33′8″N122°34′33″W / 45.55222°N 122.57583°W / 45.55222; -122.57583
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1923
Architect Sutton & Whitney; Fritsch, Frederick A.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No. 89001869 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1989
Removed from NRHPJune 8, 2011

The Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, also known as Old Shriners Children's Hospital, was a historic building in Portland, Oregon, United States, built in 1923. [2] It was designed in Colonial Revival style with aspects of the Georgian Revival style subtype. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, [1] and removed in 2011, after being deconstructed in 2004. [3] The hospital now known as "Shriners Hospital for Children (Portland)" moved to Marquam Hill in 1983, and the old site remained vacant until 2005 when it was demolished and an affordable living apartment complex, Columbia Knoll, was built on the site. [4]

Apartment complex at the site of the former Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. Heights At Columbia Knoll - Portland, Oregon.JPG
Apartment complex at the site of the former Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.

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  2. Barton, Frank W. (January 1, 1924). "Portland Building Big". The Oregonian. p. 19.
  3. Riegel, Rich (June 2, 2004). "DeConstruction Services goes to work". Daily Journal of Commerce . Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  4. Beaven, Stephen (October 27, 2005). "Old Shriners Hospital gives way to housing". The Oregonian . p. Metro Portland Neighbors 12.