Doernbecker Childrens Hospital, Oregon Health Sciences University (Portland, Oregon)
- Title
- Doernbecker Childrens Hospital, Oregon Health Sciences University (Portland, Oregon)
- LC Subject
- Architecture, American Architecture--United States
- Creator
- Lawrence and Holford Lawrence, Ellis Fuller Holford, William Muir, Thomas Shea, J. F. Portland Wire & Iron WorksWorks
- Creator Display
- Lawrence & Holford (architecture firm, 1913-1928) Ellis Fuller Lawrence (architect, 1879-1946) William Gordon Holford (architect, 1878-1970) Thomas Muir (builder/contractor) Portland Wire & Iron Works (builder/contractor) J. F. Shea (builder/contractor)
- 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. State of Oregon Inventory of Historic Property Ellis Lawrence Building Survey
- Provenance
- University of Oregon Libraries
- Temporal
- 1920-1929
- Work Type
- architecture (object genre) built works hospitals (buildings for health facility) documentation (activity)
- Latitude
- 45.500563
- Longitude
- -122.688027
- Location
- Portland >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
- Street Address
- 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road
- Date
- 1926
- Identifier
- lawrence_portland_1-1-10.pdf
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Rights Holder
- University of Oregon
- Type
- Image
- Format
- application/pdf
- Set
- Building Oregon
- Primary Set
- Building Oregon
- Is Part Of
- Oregon Health Sciences University (Portland, Oregon)
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Note
- Significance Statement: This building was the result of various private donations beginning with the Doernbecker family . Later the Portland Junior League, American Legion, Portland Rotary Club, Elk's Club, State Federation of Women's Clubs all donated funds and as a result the capacity of the hospital was doubled . The building is significant as an example of a statewide social-humanitarian effort . It is architecturally significant as part of the Medical School campus ensemble . The building project was almost stopped by the then Governor when he vetoed a n appropriation. There seems to have been enough public outcry that the work finally proceeded only to have the Portland Building Dept refuse to issue a permit . This was due to the site being zoned residential even though two other medical buildings were already next to this site . The permit process was held up for a month while zone changes were applied for and received. It is the State's only children's hospital.
