Wheeldon Annex (Portland, Oregon)

Title
Wheeldon Annex (Portland, Oregon)
LC Subject
Architecture, American Historic buildings
Alternative
Herman Hotel Apartments (Portland, Oregon); Winter Apts (Portland, Oregon); Fountain Place Apartments (Portland, Oregon)
Creator
MacNaughton, Ernest B. Raymond, Herbert E.
Photographer
Minor, Kristen
Description
Constructed in two distinct phases in 1911, the Fountain Place Apartments were originally named the Wheeldon Annex. The building occupies a quarter-block lot in downtown Portland, Oregon, at the corner of SW Salmon Street and SW 10th Avenue. The Wheeldon Annex is one of the earliest surviving examples of a U-shaped residential apartment/hotel in downtown Portland. It is a 5-story, 45,580-square foot brick structure with intact Italian Renaissance Revival features, such as a decorative bracketed cornice, a buff brick body with corbeled details and rusticated base, and an upper level treated as a paneled frieze. Character-defining wood double-hung multi-pane windows have been retained throughout and appear to be well maintained. Alterations to the exterior have been quite minimal, and include the abandonment and alteration of the door on the Salmon Street facade of the west wing; the alteration of the main door, steps and railing; the removal of some decorative brick elements in the courtyard; and the alteration of some windows. The interior of the Wheeldon Annex has good integrity; although many of the eighty units have been altered or divided, the general layout with U-shaped double-loaded corridors at every floor remains, and many units still contain at least some original features, materials, and layouts. These include primary rooms with original oak flooring and in some cases, the original built-in furniture with pull-out beds and fold-down desks; kitchens with wood cabinetry and trim; and bathrooms with claw_foot tubs and built-in ventilation and cabinetry. While many units have been divided, the alterations (primarily in the mid-1930s but continuing into the 1990s) have generally left original features in place. The building therefore overall retains a high level of integrity.
View
exterior: south (primary) elevation, camera looking north
Style Period
Renaissance Revival
Work Type
apartment hotels dwellings, multiple
Date
1911
View Date
2019-08
Identifier
OR_MultnomahCounty_WheeldonAnnex_0001
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
45,580 square feet
Material
concrete, brick, asphalt
Set
Building Oregon
Primary Set
Building Oregon
Institution
University of Oregon
Citation
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/