Wilder Apartments

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Wilder Apartments
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Location259 E. 13th Ave., Eugene, Oregon
Coordinates 44°2′45″N123°5′15″W / 44.04583°N 123.08750°W / 44.04583; -123.08750 Coordinates: 44°2′45″N123°5′15″W / 44.04583°N 123.08750°W / 44.04583; -123.08750
Built1927
Built byWilder, H.E.
Architectural style Early Commercial
MPS Residential Architecture of Eugene, Oregon MPS
NRHP reference No. 06000727 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 2006

Wilder Apartments, also known as Emerald Manor, is an Early Commercial-style apartment building in Eugene, Oregon that was built in 1927. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]

The three-story building has 20 units. Each originally had at least one Murphy bed built in. [2]

The Wilder Apartments were found to meet historical significance criteria laid out in a 2000 study of "Residential Architecture in Eugene, Oregon, 1850-1950". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Michelle L. Dennis (February 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wilder Apartments / Emerald Manor". National Park Service . Retrieved November 21, 2016. with 22 photos
  3. Michelle L. Dennis (March 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Residential Architecture in Eugene, Oregon, 1850 to 1950" . Retrieved November 21, 2016.