Laurelhurst Historic District

Title: Laurelhurst Historic District
LC Subject: Architecture, American Historic districts
Creator: Lawrence & Holford (Portland, Or.) Lawrence, Ellis Fuller Bennes & Hendricks Bennes, John V. Winship, Thomas B., 1881?- Everett, Walter N. Pajunen, Albin M., 1886-1963
Photographer: Rosas, Marion
Description: Laurelhurst is a 392-acre residential neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, located thirty-two city blocks east of the Willamette River. Most of the neighborhood is in northeast Portland, with only the southernmost quarter, below E Burnside Street, in southeast Portland. NE/SE Cesar E Chavez Boulevard intersects with NE Glisan Street at Coe Circle at the center of the neighborhood, forming a large roundabout and dividing the neighborhood into four quadrants. Main entrances to Laurelhurst, characterized by their historic sandstone gates, are located in four perimeter locations. Overall, there are 1751 properties/resources within the Laurelhurst Historic District. Contributing resources include 7 objects (four entry gates, two lamp-posts, and a statue), 3 sites (two alleys and Coe Circle), and 1298 buildings. There are 7 contributing resources previously listed in the National Register (1 site and 6 buildings). There are 436 non-contributing properties. The most prevalent architectural styles are Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and English Cottage. Most resources date from the 1910s and 1920s, with a full 86% of the surveyed resources constructed before 1930. 1315, or 75% of these 1751 resources are contributing to the district. Contributing resources exhibit their original forms, materials, features, and designs despite, in some cases, minor alterations. Most commonly, alterations include the replacement of at least some of the original windows, and often the replacement of siding and/or the addition of rear volumes or dormers. Freestanding garages have often have been enlarged. As a whole, Laurelhurst has excellent historic integrity. The district includes the following character-defining features associated with the development of Laurelhurst from 1910-1948: intact curvilinear street layout with distinct quadrants and central roundabout; Joan of Arc statue; a development pattern exhibiting residential buildings in a range of period styles with planted front setbacks; Laurelhurst Park, a 27-acre property listed on the National Register; decorative pairs of entry markers; regularly spaced mature street trees; and associated features such as sidewalks, stamped curbs, historic light poles, and mature trees in yards throughout the neighborhood.
View: exterior: looking west near house 931, W of the intersection of NE Hazelfern & NE Cesar E. Chavez
Style Period: Colonial Revival Tudor Revival Mission Style (Spanish Colonial Revival style) Prairie School Craftsman (style)
Work Type: historic quarters single-family dwellings
Date: 1910/1948
View Date: 2018-04
Identifier: OR_MultnomahCounty_LaurelhurstHistoricDistrict_0012
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: 392 acres
Material: concrete, wood, brick, stucco, synthetics, asphalt, stone, metal
Set: Building Oregon
Primary Set: Building Oregon
Is Part Of: Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960
Institution: University of Oregon
Citation: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/