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- The Beauchamp Building is a two-story, pre-cast concrete block building of Early Twentieth Century Commercial style with a hint of Mission Spanish Revival in the parapet cap. Constructed in 1913, the building is situated at the downtown intersection of Third Avenue and High Street in the rural town of Stayton, Oregon. Surrounding the Beauchamp Building is a mix of late-nineteenth and twentieth century commercial and residential buildings, along with vacant lots and surface parking lots. Built on the last twenty-five-foot wide lot, on the north end of the most consistent row of two-story fireproof buildings within the Historic Downtown Area of Stayton MPD boundary, this two-part building reveals the formal architectural composition that concrete block buildings assumed in the town during the 1910s. Although small in footprint, 2500 square feet per floor, and with a rectilinear footprint on a concrete foundation, the Beauchamp Building is the tallest pre_cast concrete block building in Stayton. The character features of the building's exterior are the original fenestration of the building, the second story one-over-one wood windows, transom windows, the plate glass windows, the pre-cast concrete blocks, and the three building entryways, which are all in their original locations. The concrete building also retains readily observable block patterns and ornamentation, indicative of the pre-cast concrete block construction. The interior layout of the building features two main rooms on the first floor that function as two separate retail spaces and are separated by a lobby with an interior staircase and two restrooms, and one large open room on the second floor, which is divided and partitioned into open office space. The interior is in good condition and retains its character features, including baseboards, plaster walls, window and door trim, and over seventy-five percent of the original wood floors. Numerous alterations were made to the building in the 1950s, including the removal of the tin cornice, changing the appearance and materials of the eastern storefront, the dentil frieze was replaced with plywood, and the entire exterior, excluding doors and glass, was covered in a fibrous slurry material. While these alterations happened in the mid-twentieth century, two major renovations, one in 1997 and one in 2018/2019, have restored much of the character and feeling of the original building by using historic documentation and photographs to restore the building's historic appearance. These restoration efforts included restoring the interior layout of the floorplan to reflect the original floorplan, scraping and sanding the plain face blocks on the exterior to remove as much fibrous material as possible to restore the blocks to their original appearance, and restoration of five concrete columns, dentil frieze, two concrete belt courses, the stepped parapet, and the two entries. Plans to rebuild the tin cornice are in place. Overall, the Beauchamp Building retains its character defining features and its integrity of feeling, location, setting, workmanship, and association, and remains a representative example of pre-cast concrete block building. Further, the maintenance and restoration efforts that removed modern materials meet the requirements of the MPD as they restore the historic appearance, are compatible with the building's original design, and the storefront facades no longer are covered in modern materials.
- Description
- The Beauchamp Building is a two-story, pre-cast concrete block building of Early Twentieth Century Commercial style with a hint of Mission Spanish Revival in the parapet cap. Constructed in 1913, the building is situated at the downtown intersection of Third Avenue and High Street in the rural town of Stayton, Oregon. Surrounding the Beauchamp Building is a mix of late-nineteenth and twentieth century commercial and residential buildings, along with vacant lots and surface parking lots. Built on the last twenty-five-foot wide lot, on the north end of the most consistent row of two-story fireproof buildings within the Historic Downtown Area of Stayton MPD boundary, this two-part building reveals the formal architectural composition that concrete block buildings assumed in the town during the 1910s. Although small in footprint, 2500 square feet per floor, and with a rectilinear footprint on a concrete foundation, the Beauchamp Building is the tallest pre_cast concrete block building in Stayton. The character features of the building's exterior are the original fenestration of the building, the second story one-over-one wood windows, transom windows, the plate glass windows, the pre-cast concrete blocks, and the three building entryways, which are all in their original locations. The concrete building also retains readily observable block patterns and ornamentation, indicative of the pre-cast concrete block construction. The interior layout of the building features two main rooms on the first floor that function as two separate retail spaces and are separated by a lobby with an interior staircase and two restrooms, and one large open room on the second floor, which is divided and partitioned into open office space. The interior is in good condition and retains its character features, including baseboards, plaster walls, window and door trim, and over seventy-five percent of the original wood floors. Numerous alterations were made to the building in the 1950s, including the removal of the tin cornice, changing the appearance and materials of the eastern storefront, the dentil frieze was replaced with plywood, and the entire exterior, excluding doors and glass, was covered in a fibrous slurry material. While these alterations happened in the mid-twentieth century, two major renovations, one in 1997 and one in 2018/2019, have restored much of the character and feeling of the original building by using historic documentation and photographs to restore the building's historic appearance. These restoration efforts included restoring the interior layout of the floorplan to reflect the original floorplan, scraping and sanding the plain face blocks on the exterior to remove as much fibrous material as possible to restore the blocks to their original appearance, and restoration of five concrete columns, dentil frieze, two concrete belt courses, the stepped parapet, and the two entries. Plans to rebuild the tin cornice are in place. Overall, the Beauchamp Building retains its character defining features and its integrity of feeling, location, setting, workmanship, and association, and remains a representative example of pre-cast concrete block building. Further, the maintenance and restoration efforts that removed modern materials meet the requirements of the MPD as they restore the historic appearance, are compatible with the building's original design, and the storefront facades no longer are covered in modern materials.
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- The Beauchamp Building is a two-story, pre-cast concrete block building of Early Twentieth Century Commercial style with a hint of Mission Spanish Revival in the parapet cap. Constructed in 1913, the building is situated at the downtown intersection of Third Avenue and High Street in the rural town of Stayton, Oregon. Surrounding the Beauchamp Building is a mix of late-nineteenth and twentieth century commercial and residential buildings, along with vacant lots and surface parking lots. Built on the last twenty-five-foot wide lot, on the north end of the most consistent row of two-story fireproof buildings within the Historic Downtown Area of Stayton MPD boundary, this two-part building reveals the formal architectural composition that concrete block buildings assumed in the town during the 1910s. Although small in footprint, 2500 square feet per floor, and with a rectilinear footprint on a concrete foundation, the Beauchamp Building is the tallest pre_cast concrete block building in Stayton. The character features of the building's exterior are the original fenestration of the building, the second story one-over-one wood windows, transom windows, the plate glass windows, the pre-cast concrete blocks, and the three building entryways, which are all in their original locations. The concrete building also retains readily observable block patterns and ornamentation, indicative of the pre-cast concrete block construction. The interior layout of the building features two main rooms on the first floor that function as two separate retail spaces and are separated by a lobby with an interior staircase and two restrooms, and one large open room on the second floor, which is divided and partitioned into open office space. The interior is in good condition and retains its character features, including baseboards, plaster walls, window and door trim, and over seventy-five percent of the original wood floors. Numerous alterations were made to the building in the 1950s, including the removal of the tin cornice, changing the appearance and materials of the eastern storefront, the dentil frieze was replaced with plywood, and the entire exterior, excluding doors and glass, was covered in a fibrous slurry material. While these alterations happened in the mid-twentieth century, two major renovations, one in 1997 and one in 2018/2019, have restored much of the character and feeling of the original building by using historic documentation and photographs to restore the building's historic appearance. These restoration efforts included restoring the interior layout of the floorplan to reflect the original floorplan, scraping and sanding the plain face blocks on the exterior to remove as much fibrous material as possible to restore the blocks to their original appearance, and restoration of five concrete columns, dentil frieze, two concrete belt courses, the stepped parapet, and the two entries. Plans to rebuild the tin cornice are in place. Overall, the Beauchamp Building retains its character defining features and its integrity of feeling, location, setting, workmanship, and association, and remains a representative example of pre-cast concrete block building. Further, the maintenance and restoration efforts that removed modern materials meet the requirements of the MPD as they restore the historic appearance, are compatible with the building's original design, and the storefront facades no longer are covered in modern materials.
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- The Goldsmith house at 1507 NW 24th Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon , was built in 1892 as the primary residence for Bernard and Emma Goldsmith. Designed by architect Edgar Marks Lazarus, it exemplifies the distinctive characteristics of the Shingle Style in Portland, as well as the evolution of Lazarus' residential work. The house is on a topographic rise on the corner of an urban block, with the primary elevation and entry facing NW 24th Avenue and the secondary street-facing elevation fronting NW Quimby. As is common in the neighborhood, streets were cut below grade, leaving the house site elevated above the street. The house contains approximately 4,800 finished square feet excluding the exterior porches, with living spaces on the first floor , sleeping rooms on the second floor, a finished attic, and a partially below-grade full basement. The house is sided primarily with four-inch, lap siding, with shingle patterns used to accentuate the street-facing front and side facades above the porch roof level. The lancet window, belcast hip roof, and decorative round-headed front porch gable vents are all signature architectural details used by Lazarus in the stately homes he designed in the 1890s. Overall the house retains a high degree of integrity, despite an effort to demolish it that resulted in the loss of some interior finishes. The current owner has restored the exterior and rehabilitated the interior, preserving key spaces on the first floor and restoring and replicating interior detailing where known.
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- The Goldsmith house at 1507 NW 24th Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon , was built in 1892 as the primary residence for Bernard and Emma Goldsmith. Designed by architect Edgar Marks Lazarus, it exemplifies the distinctive characteristics of the Shingle Style in Portland, as well as the evolution of Lazarus' residential work. The house is on a topographic rise on the corner of an urban block, with the primary elevation and entry facing NW 24th Avenue and the secondary street-facing elevation fronting NW Quimby. As is common in the neighborhood, streets were cut below grade, leaving the house site elevated above the street. The house contains approximately 4,800 finished square feet excluding the exterior porches, with living spaces on the first floor , sleeping rooms on the second floor, a finished attic, and a partially below-grade full basement. The house is sided primarily with four-inch, lap siding, with shingle patterns used to accentuate the street-facing front and side facades above the porch roof level. The lancet window, belcast hip roof, and decorative round-headed front porch gable vents are all signature architectural details used by Lazarus in the stately homes he designed in the 1890s. Overall the house retains a high degree of integrity, despite an effort to demolish it that resulted in the loss of some interior finishes. The current owner has restored the exterior and rehabilitated the interior, preserving key spaces on the first floor and restoring and replicating interior detailing where known.
- Description
- The Beauchamp Building is a two-story, pre-cast concrete block building of Early Twentieth Century Commercial style with a hint of Mission Spanish Revival in the parapet cap. Constructed in 1913, the building is situated at the downtown intersection of Third Avenue and High Street in the rural town of Stayton, Oregon. Surrounding the Beauchamp Building is a mix of late-nineteenth and twentieth century commercial and residential buildings, along with vacant lots and surface parking lots. Built on the last twenty-five-foot wide lot, on the north end of the most consistent row of two-story fireproof buildings within the Historic Downtown Area of Stayton MPD boundary, this two-part building reveals the formal architectural composition that concrete block buildings assumed in the town during the 1910s. Although small in footprint, 2500 square feet per floor, and with a rectilinear footprint on a concrete foundation, the Beauchamp Building is the tallest pre_cast concrete block building in Stayton. The character features of the building's exterior are the original fenestration of the building, the second story one-over-one wood windows, transom windows, the plate glass windows, the pre-cast concrete blocks, and the three building entryways, which are all in their original locations. The concrete building also retains readily observable block patterns and ornamentation, indicative of the pre-cast concrete block construction. The interior layout of the building features two main rooms on the first floor that function as two separate retail spaces and are separated by a lobby with an interior staircase and two restrooms, and one large open room on the second floor, which is divided and partitioned into open office space. The interior is in good condition and retains its character features, including baseboards, plaster walls, window and door trim, and over seventy-five percent of the original wood floors. Numerous alterations were made to the building in the 1950s, including the removal of the tin cornice, changing the appearance and materials of the eastern storefront, the dentil frieze was replaced with plywood, and the entire exterior, excluding doors and glass, was covered in a fibrous slurry material. While these alterations happened in the mid-twentieth century, two major renovations, one in 1997 and one in 2018/2019, have restored much of the character and feeling of the original building by using historic documentation and photographs to restore the building's historic appearance. These restoration efforts included restoring the interior layout of the floorplan to reflect the original floorplan, scraping and sanding the plain face blocks on the exterior to remove as much fibrous material as possible to restore the blocks to their original appearance, and restoration of five concrete columns, dentil frieze, two concrete belt courses, the stepped parapet, and the two entries. Plans to rebuild the tin cornice are in place. Overall, the Beauchamp Building retains its character defining features and its integrity of feeling, location, setting, workmanship, and association, and remains a representative example of pre-cast concrete block building. Further, the maintenance and restoration efforts that removed modern materials meet the requirements of the MPD as they restore the historic appearance, are compatible with the building's original design, and the storefront facades no longer are covered in modern materials.
- Description
- The Beauchamp Building is a two-story, pre-cast concrete block building of Early Twentieth Century Commercial style with a hint of Mission Spanish Revival in the parapet cap. Constructed in 1913, the building is situated at the downtown intersection of Third Avenue and High Street in the rural town of Stayton, Oregon. Surrounding the Beauchamp Building is a mix of late-nineteenth and twentieth century commercial and residential buildings, along with vacant lots and surface parking lots. Built on the last twenty-five-foot wide lot, on the north end of the most consistent row of two-story fireproof buildings within the Historic Downtown Area of Stayton MPD boundary, this two-part building reveals the formal architectural composition that concrete block buildings assumed in the town during the 1910s. Although small in footprint, 2500 square feet per floor, and with a rectilinear footprint on a concrete foundation, the Beauchamp Building is the tallest pre_cast concrete block building in Stayton. The character features of the building's exterior are the original fenestration of the building, the second story one-over-one wood windows, transom windows, the plate glass windows, the pre-cast concrete blocks, and the three building entryways, which are all in their original locations. The concrete building also retains readily observable block patterns and ornamentation, indicative of the pre-cast concrete block construction. The interior layout of the building features two main rooms on the first floor that function as two separate retail spaces and are separated by a lobby with an interior staircase and two restrooms, and one large open room on the second floor, which is divided and partitioned into open office space. The interior is in good condition and retains its character features, including baseboards, plaster walls, window and door trim, and over seventy-five percent of the original wood floors. Numerous alterations were made to the building in the 1950s, including the removal of the tin cornice, changing the appearance and materials of the eastern storefront, the dentil frieze was replaced with plywood, and the entire exterior, excluding doors and glass, was covered in a fibrous slurry material. While these alterations happened in the mid-twentieth century, two major renovations, one in 1997 and one in 2018/2019, have restored much of the character and feeling of the original building by using historic documentation and photographs to restore the building's historic appearance. These restoration efforts included restoring the interior layout of the floorplan to reflect the original floorplan, scraping and sanding the plain face blocks on the exterior to remove as much fibrous material as possible to restore the blocks to their original appearance, and restoration of five concrete columns, dentil frieze, two concrete belt courses, the stepped parapet, and the two entries. Plans to rebuild the tin cornice are in place. Overall, the Beauchamp Building retains its character defining features and its integrity of feeling, location, setting, workmanship, and association, and remains a representative example of pre-cast concrete block building. Further, the maintenance and restoration efforts that removed modern materials meet the requirements of the MPD as they restore the historic appearance, are compatible with the building's original design, and the storefront facades no longer are covered in modern materials.
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- The Goldsmith house at 1507 NW 24th Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon , was built in 1892 as the primary residence for Bernard and Emma Goldsmith. Designed by architect Edgar Marks Lazarus, it exemplifies the distinctive characteristics of the Shingle Style in Portland, as well as the evolution of Lazarus' residential work. The house is on a topographic rise on the corner of an urban block, with the primary elevation and entry facing NW 24th Avenue and the secondary street-facing elevation fronting NW Quimby. As is common in the neighborhood, streets were cut below grade, leaving the house site elevated above the street. The house contains approximately 4,800 finished square feet excluding the exterior porches, with living spaces on the first floor , sleeping rooms on the second floor, a finished attic, and a partially below-grade full basement. The house is sided primarily with four-inch, lap siding, with shingle patterns used to accentuate the street-facing front and side facades above the porch roof level. The lancet window, belcast hip roof, and decorative round-headed front porch gable vents are all signature architectural details used by Lazarus in the stately homes he designed in the 1890s. Overall the house retains a high degree of integrity, despite an effort to demolish it that resulted in the loss of some interior finishes. The current owner has restored the exterior and rehabilitated the interior, preserving key spaces on the first floor and restoring and replicating interior detailing where known.
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- The Roy E. and Hildur L. Amundsen House, at 477 NW Overlook Avenue, is located west of downtown Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, in a neighborhood of mid-century houses. Completed in 1961, the house was erected on an irregularly shaped lot, facing east toward Overlook Avenue. The house sits on 0.32 acres (13,950 square feet). It has a large front and back lawn with perimeter plantings along the foundation. The 1,554 square foot, single-story residence is a wood-framed structure with intersecting flat roofs. It sits on a concrete foundation. The Amundsen House is significant as an intact, Wrightian-styled, architect-designed house built in one of Gresham's fast developing mid-century neighborhoods. The house has most of the character-defining features commonly found in Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian house designs, including horizontal orientation; single-story; no basement or attic space; a small size-around 1,500 square feet; floor-to-ceiling wood-framed windows and clerestory windows; a prominent hearth; a slab-on-grade foundation with radiant floor heating; a flat roof with wide overhanging eaves; simple entrance; and minimal ornamentation. Usonian houses used flush cabinets to create efficient storage without degrading the clean, simple lines of the design, and the Amundsen House features flush cabinetry. The home uses natural and local materials, such as sandstone quarried from Wilkinson, Washington, to construct the central hearth and western red cedar for the interior and exterior walls. Windows are wood-framed fixed, with some casement and levered windows. The residence has a built-up, asphalt flat roof over the main body of the house and a clerestory roof over the living room, with a slight pitch. The pitch was added in 2017 when the roof was repaired after failure. The pitch is not visible from the public right-of-way. The Amundsen House's interior walls are finished with natural wide horizontal board-and-batten siding that matches the exterior of the house. Original fixtures and hardware are present throughout. The entrance to the house is centered on the facade and opens into the main body of the house. The house has three main volumes; the southernmost houses the kitchen, utility area, a bathroom, and a bedroom; the central volume (where the front entrance is located) contains the dining area and living room; and the northernmost section has two bedrooms and a bathroom. A two-car carport is located on the south facade. A concrete drive curves slightly from the street to the carport, and a sidewalk leads from the driveway to the front entryway. There are three non-contributing outbuildings on the site: two garden sheds, and a shed-roof, wood storage structure, all of which are outside of the period of significance. The house has undergone few alterations since its construction and has retained its character defining features. The Amundsen House has had only three owners since its design and construction. The house has retained its original materials and it has not been adversely altered from its original design. Necessary repairs have been sensitive to the house's design, and the largest alteration to the building was the addition of a slight pitch to the roofline, which is not visible from the right of way. Therefore, the house has retained a very high level of historic integrity in its location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. The Roy E. and Hildur L. Amundsen House is an excellent example of the type and is remarkably intact and unaltered.
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- The Roy E. and Hildur L. Amundsen House, at 477 NW Overlook Avenue, is located west of downtown Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, in a neighborhood of mid-century houses. Completed in 1961, the house was erected on an irregularly shaped lot, facing east toward Overlook Avenue. The house sits on 0.32 acres (13,950 square feet). It has a large front and back lawn with perimeter plantings along the foundation. The 1,554 square foot, single-story residence is a wood-framed structure with intersecting flat roofs. It sits on a concrete foundation. The Amundsen House is significant as an intact, Wrightian-styled, architect-designed house built in one of Gresham's fast developing mid-century neighborhoods. The house has most of the character-defining features commonly found in Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian house designs, including horizontal orientation; single-story; no basement or attic space; a small size-around 1,500 square feet; floor-to-ceiling wood-framed windows and clerestory windows; a prominent hearth; a slab-on-grade foundation with radiant floor heating; a flat roof with wide overhanging eaves; simple entrance; and minimal ornamentation. Usonian houses used flush cabinets to create efficient storage without degrading the clean, simple lines of the design, and the Amundsen House features flush cabinetry. The home uses natural and local materials, such as sandstone quarried from Wilkinson, Washington, to construct the central hearth and western red cedar for the interior and exterior walls. Windows are wood-framed fixed, with some casement and levered windows. The residence has a built-up, asphalt flat roof over the main body of the house and a clerestory roof over the living room, with a slight pitch. The pitch was added in 2017 when the roof was repaired after failure. The pitch is not visible from the public right-of-way. The Amundsen House's interior walls are finished with natural wide horizontal board-and-batten siding that matches the exterior of the house. Original fixtures and hardware are present throughout. The entrance to the house is centered on the facade and opens into the main body of the house. The house has three main volumes; the southernmost houses the kitchen, utility area, a bathroom, and a bedroom; the central volume (where the front entrance is located) contains the dining area and living room; and the northernmost section has two bedrooms and a bathroom. A two-car carport is located on the south facade. A concrete drive curves slightly from the street to the carport, and a sidewalk leads from the driveway to the front entryway. There are three non-contributing outbuildings on the site: two garden sheds, and a shed-roof, wood storage structure, all of which are outside of the period of significance. The house has undergone few alterations since its construction and has retained its character defining features. The Amundsen House has had only three owners since its design and construction. The house has retained its original materials and it has not been adversely altered from its original design. Necessary repairs have been sensitive to the house's design, and the largest alteration to the building was the addition of a slight pitch to the roofline, which is not visible from the right of way. Therefore, the house has retained a very high level of historic integrity in its location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. The Roy E. and Hildur L. Amundsen House is an excellent example of the type and is remarkably intact and unaltered.
