Kiernan House (Portland, Oregon)

Title: Kiernan House (Portland, Oregon)
LC Subject: Architecture, American Historic buildings
Creator: unknown (architect)
Photographer: Clark, Liz
Description: The circa 1865 Kiernan House is located at 1020 S.W. Cheltenham Court in the Terwilliger Heights neighborhood of southwest Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. The Italian Villa style house was moved to this location from downtown Portland in 1964, and today comprises 2,167 square feet with a 1,365-square-foot finished basement. This one-story, wood-framed building retains many of its original Italian Villa/Italianate features, including flush tongue-and-groove board siding, four-over-four segmental_arched windows, door and window trim, and porch and eave details, and as a result it readily reflects its historic appearance as a rare example of the Italian Villa style. Due to the sloping topography of the lot, the building now has a full-height basement, and was also expanded with a rear addition to the east of the original portion of the dwelling soon after the relocation. Included within the nominated area, which consists of the entirety of the .31-acre tax lot, are three newer non-contributing features (a gazebo, small garden shed, and greenhouse). Although the building has been relocated and shows several alterations, including historic (circa 1885) and non-historic (1964-66 and 2000) additions, and some interior changes, it retains nearly all of the character-defining elements of its circa 1865 to circa 1885 period of significance. Because the Kiernan House was moved in 1964, its integrity of location and setting has been compromised, but the change of venue does not negatively affect the building's ability to convey its architectural period and style, or its historic appearance, and thus its architectural significance remains clearly evident.
View: interior: entrance hall from front doors, looking east
Style Period: Italian Villa Style
Work Type: single-family dwellings
Date: 1865/1885
View Date: 2013-03-29
Identifier: OR_MultnomahCounty_KiernanHouse_0007
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: 2167 square feet
Material: concrete, wood
Set: Building Oregon
Primary Set: Building Oregon
Is Part Of: Settlement-era Dwellings, Barns, and Farm Groups of the Willamette Valley, OR
Institution: University of Oregon
Citation: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/