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: view from living room through double doors into central hall toward front entrance, looking west
Style Period
Italian Villa Style
Work Type
single-family dwellings
Date
1865/1885
View Date
2013-03-29
Identifier
OR_MultnomahCounty_KiernanHouse_0011
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/