Belle Court Apartments (Portland, Oregon)

Title
Belle Court Apartments (Portland, Oregon)
LC Subject
Architecture, American Architecture--United States
Creator
Lawrence, Ellis Fuller
Creator Display
Ellis Fuller Lawrence (architect, 1879-1946)
Description
The Belle Court Apartment Building was built in 1912. It was designed by noted Oregon architect Ellis Fuller Lawrence. The brick and hollow tile and rises four stories in height atop a is symmetrically composed in its elevations and its mass is e figuration having its central entry in the recess, which is p building is finely detailed and features an elaborately framed jecting window bays, thick stone mull ions, tapestry brick exterior ornament and stone moldings which provide contrasting accents designed in the Jacobethan building is constructed of full basement. The building sentially a U-shaped conanted as a forecourt. The entrance, oriels, or profacing, and cast stone against the red brick. Belle Court was one of several first class apartment building district of Northwest Portland. Such buildings were designed and were constructed using the most up-to-date fire-proofing construction. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
Provenance
Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
Temporal
1920-1929
Work Type
architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views dwellings
Latitude
45.523836
Longitude
-122.691167
Location
Portland >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
Street Address
120 Northwest Trinity Place
Date
1921
Identifier
icon_386.jpg; icon
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Rights Holder
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
Use Restrictions
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.
Source
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/
Type
Image
Format
application/pdf
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
"The Belle Court Apartment Building was built in 1912. It was style by noted Oregon architect Ell is Fuller Lawrence. The brick and hollow tile and rises four stories in height atop a is symmetrically composed in its elevations and its mass is e figuration having its central entry in the recess, which is p building is finely detailed and features an elaborately framed jecting window bays, thick stone mull ions, tapestry brick exterior ornament and stone moldings which provide contrasting accents designed in the Jacobethan building is constructed of full basement. The building sentially a U-shaped conanted as a forecourt. The entrance, oriels, or profacing, and cast stone against the red brick. Belle Court was one of several first class apartment building district of Northwest Portland. Such buildings were designed and were constructed using the most up-to-date fire-proofing iences. The Belle Court has served its original purpose to the and the building has retained 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.