Simon Abraham Duplex

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Simon Abraham Duplex
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
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The Simon Abraham Duplex in 2013
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Simon Abraham Duplex (Oregon)
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Simon Abraham Duplex (the United States)
Location522–530 NE San Rafael Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°32′13″N122°39′36″W / 45.536899°N 122.660037°W / 45.536899; -122.660037 Coordinates: 45°32′13″N122°39′36″W / 45.536899°N 122.660037°W / 45.536899; -122.660037
Area0.09 acres (0.036 ha) [2]
Built1890
Built byRobert Gee [2]
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Eliot Neighborhood MPS
NRHP reference No. 99000945
Added to NRHPAugust 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]

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The duplex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved October 3, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Roos, Roy E. (February 1999), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Abraham, Simon, Duplex (PDF), retrieved October 6, 2013.
  3. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, "Site Information: Abraham, Simon, Duplex", Oregon Historic Sites Database, archived from the original on March 18, 2016, retrieved March 17, 2016.
  4. National Park Service (August 13, 1999), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/02/99 through 8/06/99, archived from the original on March 3, 2016, retrieved March 17, 2016.