Simon Abraham Duplex | |
Portland Historic Landmark [1] | |
Location | 522–530 NE San Rafael Street Portland, Oregon |
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Coordinates | 45°32′13″N122°39′36″W / 45.536899°N 122.660037°W |
Area | 0.09 acres (0.036 ha) [2] |
Built | 1890 |
Built by | Robert Gee [2] |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
MPS | Eliot Neighborhood MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 99000945 |
Added to NRHP | August 5, 1999 |
The Simon Abraham Duplex is a historic house located in Portland, Oregon, United States. Built in 1890 in the Queen Anne style, it is one of few duplexes in the Eliot neighborhood remaining from the late-19th to early-20th centuries. Its early ownership by German Americans and Scandinavian Americans testifies to the settlement by ethnic immigrants in this part of the former city of Albina. [2]
The duplex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [3] [4]
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The Lewis and Elizabeth Van Vleet House, also known as the Yee House, is a historic building located in the Eliot neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States, on the plat of the former town of Albina. Built in 1894, it was the home of Lewis Van Vleet (1826–1910), the United States Deputy Surveyor for the Pacific Northwest for 40 years, among other accomplishments. Starting in 1956, it was the home of Rozelle Jackson Yee (1913–2000), a leader in the African American community who was active in promoting neighborhood involvement in the redevelopment projects that vastly altered the Albina area in the latter half of the 20th century. The house is architecturally important as a high expression of the Queen Anne style with extensive stained glass windows from the prominent Povey Brothers Studio. It is one of relatively few vintage houses in Albina to survive the period of redevelopment projects.