Blakely, Charles 0. and Carie C., House (Portland, Oregon)
- Title
- Blakely, Charles 0. and Carie C., House (Portland, Oregon)
- LC Subject
- Architecture, American Historic buildings
- Creator
- Blakely, Charles O., 1850?-1920
- Photographer
- Chung, Wendy Wheeler, Eric (Architectural historian)
- Description
- The Charles 0. and Carie C. Blakely House located at 2203 SE Pine Street is a two-story wood frame Queen Anne-style residence located in the northeast corner of the Buckman neighborhood of inner southeast Portland. The ground area of the Blakely House is 1234 square feet, with approximately 2000 square feet of living area above grade, and 300 square feet of finished basement. The setting is a turn-of_the-twentieth century residential neighborhood with hard surface streets, concrete curb and gutter, and concrete sidewalks. The tree canopy and landscaping with shrubs and flowers are typical of an older Portland neighborhood. The Blakely House was built c.1893 and displays many of the typical massing and decorative elements of the late Victorian-era Queen Anne style, including windows with colored multi_pane borders. There are several vertical and horizontal details that are representative of the Stick style as well, such as the vertical and horizontal trim boards and decorative panels surrounding the windows and doors. However, an outstanding aspect of the Blakely House is the angular butterfly design on the prominent facade facing the southwest. A butterfly plan is a type of architectural plan in which two or more wings of a house are constructed at an angle to the core, usually at approximately ninety degrees to the wall of the core building. It was used primarily in late Victorian architecture and during the early Arts and Crafts movement. The L-shaped butterfly massing creates a symmetrical appearance that is accentuated by the nearly cubic form of the footprint. The two-story hip roof mass is intersected by three gables oriented to the west, southwest, and south. The placement of the three gables adds to the symmetry of the structure. The butterfly footprint, cubic massing, and symmetrically placed gables all create a distinctive appearance that is unusual for Queen Anne-style houses. These elements clearly distinguish the Blakely House from all other Queen Anne-style houses in the area. Numerous alterations to the interior of the residence were made when the house was converted to a duplex in 1927, a seven-unit apartment in 1984, and a triplex in 1994. Despite these major alterations, the Blakely House retains its character defining features such as the windows with colored multi-pane borders, bargeboard, and the butterfly design and remains an outstanding and unique example of Queen Anne architecture.
- View
- interior: living room, Unit #1, looking northwest
- Style Period
- Queen Anne Style Stick Style
- Work Type
- dwellings
- Date
- 1893
- View Date
- 2018-05
- Identifier
- OR_MultnomahCounty_CharlesOAndCarieCBlakelyHouse_0008
- Rights
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Dc Rights Holder
- Oregon. State Historic Preservation Office
- Source
- Oregon. State Historic Preservation Office
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 2300 square feet
- Material
- concrete, wood, shingles, weatherboard, asphalt
- Set
- Building Oregon
- Primary Set
- Building Oregon
- Is Part Of
- Portland Oregon's Eastside Historic and Architectural Resources, 1850-1938
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Citation
- Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/
