Sellwood School (Portland, Oregon)

Title: Sellwood School (Portland, Oregon)
LC Subject: Architecture, American Architecture--United States
Alternative: Sellwood Middle School (Portland, Oregon)
Creator: Naramore, Floyd A.
Creator Display: Floyd Archibald Naramore (architect, 1879-1970)
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. Oregon Historic Site Form. Prepared by Iris Eschen.
Provenance: University of Oregon Libraries
Temporal: 1910-1919 1920-1929
Work Type: architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views public schools (buildings) architectural drawings (visual works) plans (orthographic projections) plans, floor
Latitude: 45.462772
Longitude: -122.650894
Location: Portland >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
Street Address: 8300 SE 15th Avenue
Date: 1914 1925
View Date: 2009
Identifier: OR_Multnomah_Portland_Sellwood.pdf
Rights: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Type: Image
Format: application/pdf
Set: Building Oregon
Primary Set: Building Oregon
Institution: University of Oregon
Citation: PPS Historic Building Assessment 2009
Note: Oregon Historic Site Form Sellwood School 8300 15th Ave Portland, Multnomah County block nbr: lot nbr: tax lot nbr: township: range: section: 1/ 4: LOCATION AND PROPERTY NAME elig. evaluation: not eligible/ non- contributing primary orig use: School secondary orig use: primary style: Tudor Revival secondary style: primary siding: Stucco secondary siding: Cast Stone plan type: School ( General) Portland historic name: Sellwood School primary constr date: 1914 secondary date: 1925 height (# stories): 2 total # ineligible resources: 2 ( optional-- use for major addns) current/ other names: Sellwood Middle School ( c.) ( c.) orig use comments: prim style comments: sec style comments: location descr: assoc addresses: vcnty address: ( remote sites) siding comments: PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS farmstead/ cluster name: zip: total # eligible resources: 0 apprx. addrs resource type: Building NR status: RLS survey date: 6/ 24/ 2009 external site #: 283 ( ID# used in city/ agency database) survey project name or other grouping name comments/ notes: HRI Rank III. ILS survey date: 6/ 24/ 2009 Gen File date: SHPO INFO FOR THIS PROPERTY NR date listed: GROUPINGS / ASSOCIATIONS Optional Information 8300 SE 15th Ave Multnomah County ( former addresses, intersections, etc.) architect: Naramore, Floyd A. builder: NR date listed: ( indiv listed only; see Grouping for hist dist) 106 Project( s) PPS Historic Building Assessment 2009 Survey & Inventory Project West elevation Printed on: 10/ 14/ 2009 Page 1 of 4 Oregon Historic Site Form Sellwood School 8300 15th Ave Portland, Multnomah County ARCHITECTURAL / PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ( Include expanded description of the building/ property, setting, significant landscape features, outbuildings, and alterations) HISTORY ( Chronological, descriptive history of the property from its construction through at least the historic period [ preferably to the present]) Summary Sellwood School is located at 8300 SE 15th Avenue in the Sellwood neighborhood of southeast Portland. The 4.75- acre campus includes a primary building ( 283A) and a connected annex ( 283B) surrounded by asphalt covered parking and play areas. The reinforced concrete structure, covered in white stucco, rests on a poured concrete foundation. A flat roof covers the irregular shaped mass of the building. The fenestration consists of a mixture of original multi- light wood frame and grouped metal frame windows. Designed in the Art Deco style, the poured concrete is molded to create a water table, belt course, and parapet cap. The concrete also forms the pilasters, capped by gilded figures of eagles, which flank the entries to the building. Below the belt courses, bands of floral inscribed squares outlined in projecting concrete ribbons provide additional horizontal divisions to the two story structure. Architectural Description Sellwood Middle School is located at 8300 SE 15th Avenue in the Sellwood neighborhood of southeast Portland. Development in the surrounding area consists primarily of single family residences built between 1900 and 1950 ( Sanborn Maps 1924- 1928, Sanborn Map 1908- 1950 updated). The school building is situated at the north portion of a 4.75- acre, rectangular parcel. An asphalt covered parking area is located at the southwest side of the campus. Recreational facilities consist of two grass covered playfields on the southeast side of the parcel. The reinforced concrete structure, covered in white stucco, rests on a poured concrete foundation. A flat roof covers the irregular shaped mass of the building. The main mass of the primary school building is L- shaped. An enclosed walkway links the original building to the east wing. The fenestration consists of a mixture of original multi- light wood frame and grouped metal frame windows. Designed in the Art Deco style, the poured concrete structure is molded to create a water table, belt course, and parapet cap. The concrete also forms the pilasters, capped by gilded figures of eagles, which flank the entries to the building. Below the belt courses, bands of floral inscribed squares outlined in projecting concrete ribbons provide additional horizontal divisions. The main classroom building is organized around a modified U- shaped double loaded corridor. The majority of classrooms are located on the north and west sides of the building with administrative and shared facilities located at the center and east side of the building. The media center, located in the space that originally served as the auditorium, occupies the central portion of the east side of the main floor. The cafeteria, boiler, and additional classrooms are located in the daylight basement. Flooring throughout the building consists of a mixture of 12