Saint Mark's Episcopal Church (Portland, Oregon)

Title: Saint Mark's Episcopal Church (Portland, Oregon)
LC Subject: Architecture, American Architecture--United States
Creator: Parker, Jamieson K.
Creator Display: Jamieson K. Parker (architect, 1895-1939)
Description: Portland Historic Landmark
View: exterior
Provenance: Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
Temporal: 1920-1929
Style Period: Romanesque Revival
Work Type: architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views ceremonial structures religious buildings churches (buildings) architectural drawings (visual works)
Latitude: 45.530099
Longitude: -122.694678
Location: Portland >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
Street Address: 1025 Northwest 21st Avenue
Date: 1925
Identifier: icon_404.jpg; icon
Rights: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Rights Holder: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
Source: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/
Type: Image
Format: image/jpeg
Set: Building Oregon
Primary Set: Building Oregon
Is Part Of: Alphabet Historic District (Portland, Oregon)
Institution: University of Oregon
Citation: Alphabet Historic District National Register Nomination
Note: "Description: This two-story church is located on the west side of NW 21st Avenue, a busy two-lane arterial. An arcaded gallery connects the chapel to the adjoining parish office building. The style of the church is modeled on the Basilica of San Zeno in Verona. The building has a rectangular plan, a concrete foundation, and a gable roof with intersecting gables. Corbeled eaves and arched, corbeled gables characterize the roof line. The masonry walls are faced with brick and clinker brick. Shallow buttresses traverse the length of the chapel. The arcaded bell tower has stepped brick work and a low hip roof. The main entrance is composed of threepaneled, double wooden doors set in an arched doorway. Golden-winged lions embellish the west entry door. The fenestration in the chapel is primarily stained-glass windows set in arched frames. A large rose window adorns the front of the building. The adjoining addition, built in 1929 and used for parish offices, has multi-pane casement windows set in two-story brickwork arches. Connecting the chapel to the parish office is a two-story, arcaded gallery with arched windows separated by Romanesque cushion columns. An ornate wrought-iron gate leads to a small landscaped courtyard between the building wings. Significance: The Parish of St. Mark the Evangelist (Anglican) was originally established as a mission of Trinity Church in 1874. In 1890, St. Mark's was constructed to serve residents of the Alphabet District. It was the first church in the region to use the Anglo- Catholic practice in the Episcopal Church. Originally located atNW 18th andNW Q streets, St. Mark's relocated to its present site at NW 21st and NW Marshall streets in 1909. The main body of the original building was razed in 1925 and redesigned as a replica of the 10th century Basilica of San Zeno in Verona, Italy. Architect Jamieson Parker oversaw St. Mark's redesign. Parker, a Portland native, received architectural training at the University of Pennsylvania. He became well schooled in the traditional or period styles during his apprenticeship at the office of A. E. Doyle. Parker began his practice in 1919 as a principal in the firm of Johnson, Parker and Wallwork but soon established his own practice, working intermittently through the Depression until his early death in 1939. He produced approximately 75 works during his career, all of which were characteristically fitting in detail and well designed. St. Mark's Episcopal Church is his only known work in the Historic Alphabet District. It is an officially designated Portland Historic Landmark. St. Mark's is unusual for its Romanesque architecture and demonstrates excellent craftsmanship. It is considered contributing within the district as a good example of a Romanesque style church and is significant for its association with Jamieson Parker. It is additionally significant for its community importance to the Alphabet District at the turn of the century." Source: Alphabet Historic District National Register Nomination. This image was included in the documentation to support a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service. The image is provided here by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the University of Oregon Libraries to facilitate scholarship, research, and teaching. For other uses, such as publication, contact the State Historic Preservation Office. Please credit the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office when using this image.