United States Custom House (Portland, Oregon)

Title: United States Custom House (Portland, Oregon)
LC Subject: Architecture, American Architecture--United States
Alternative: U. S. Custom House (Portland, Oregon) United States Customs House (Portland, Oregon) United States Customhouse (Portland, Oregon) U. S. Customhouse (Portland, Oregon)
Creator: Taylor, James Knox Lazarus, Edgar M.
Photographer: Ross, Marion Dean
Creator Display: James Knox Taylor (architect, 1857-1929) Edgar Marks Lazarus (construction superintendent, 1868-1939)
Description: National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 1973)
View: exterior: detail view of brickwork and ornamentation
Provenance: Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
Temporal: 1890-1899 1900-1909
Work Type: architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views public buildings government office buildings customhouses
Latitude: 45.524828
Longitude: -122.678087
Location: Portland >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
Street Address: 220 Northwest 8th Avenue
Date: 1898/1901
View Date: 1976-07-23
Identifier: pna_2
Rights: In Copyright
Rights Holder: University of Oregon
Source: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
Type: Image
Format: image/jpeg
Set: Building Oregon
Primary Set: Building Oregon
Institution: University of Oregon
Citation: National Register of Historic Places, http://www.nps.gov/nr/
Note: The U. S. Custom House was designed and built by the Office of Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury. James Knox Taylor was head of the office from October 1897 until July 1912. Edgar M. Lazarus was the local architect in Portland designated as superintendent of construction for this work. An article in the Morning Oregonian, March 3, 1898, confirms that plans for the building were ready before Lazarus was hired for his supervisory role. Teague, Edward H. "Introducing Edgar Lazarus, The Architect of Vista House," Vista House Views, FOVH Newsletter, Spring 2011, p. 1-2, 7, 9, 10-11.