Blagen Block (Portland, Oregon)

Title
Blagen Block (Portland, Oregon)
LC Subject
Architecture, American Architecture--United States
Creator
Williams, Warren Heywood
Photographer
Ross, Marion Dean
Creator Display
Warren Haywood Williams (architect, 1844-1888)
Description
This image is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
View
exterior
Provenance
Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
Temporal
1880-1889
Work Type
architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views facilities, commercial
Location
Portland >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
Street Address
78 Northwest Couch Street
Date
1889
View Date
1955-04-30
Identifier
pna_06136
Item Locator
mdr06549
Rights
In Copyright
Rights Holder
University of Oregon
Source
Gift of Wallace K. Huntington from the estate of Marion Dean Ross
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
Building Oregon
Primary Set
Building Oregon
Institution
University of Oregon
Note
According to the West Shore, December 1, 1888, the Blagen Block, built for N. J. Blagen, was under construction in December 1888 and was expected to be ready for occupancy in March 1889. It was built concurrently with the adjacent Skidmore Building which was nearing completion in December 1888.