Rose City Park School (Portland, Oregon)
- Title
- Rose City Park School (Portland, Oregon)
- LC Subject
- Architecture, American Architecture--United States
- Alternative
- Rose City Park Facility (Portland, Oregon)
- Creator
- Jacobberger and Smith Jacobberger, Joseph Smith, Alfred H.
- Creator Display
- Jacobberger & Smith (architecture firm, 1912-1930) Alfred Henry Smith (architect, 1865-1958) Joseph Jacobberger (architect, 1867-1930)
- Description
- This image is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon Historic Site Form. Prepared by Iris Eschen.
- Provenance
- University of Oregon Libraries
- Temporal
- 1910-1919 1970-1979
- Style Period
- Gothic Revival Collegiate Gothic
- Work Type
- architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views public schools (buildings) architectural drawings (visual works) plans (orthographic projections) plans, floor
- Location
- Portland >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
- Street Address
- 2334 NE 57th Street
- Date
- 1912 1977
- View Date
- 2009
- Identifier
- OR_Multnomah_Portland_RoseCityPark.pdf
- Rights
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Type
- Image
- Format
- application/pdf
- Set
- Building Oregon
- Primary Set
- Building Oregon
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Citation
- PPS Historic Building Assessment 2009
- Note
- Oregon Historic Site Form Rose City Park School 2334 57th St Portland, Multnomah County block nbr: lot nbr: tax lot nbr: township: range: section: 1/ 4: LOCATION AND PROPERTY NAME elig. evaluation: eligible/ contributing primary orig use: School secondary orig use: primary style: Late Gothic Revival secondary style: primary siding: Standard Brick secondary siding: Terra Cotta: Other/ Undefined plan type: School ( General) Portland historic name: Rose City Park School primary constr date: 1912 secondary date: 1977 height (# stories): 2 total # ineligible resources: 1 ( optional-- use for major addns) current/ other names: Rose City Park Facility ( c.) ( c.) orig use comments: prim style comments: Collegiate Gothic sec style comments: location descr: assoc addresses: vcnty address: ( remote sites) siding comments: PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS farmstead/ cluster name: zip: total # eligible resources: 1 apprx. addrs resource type: Building NR status: RLS survey date: 6/ 5/ 2009 external site #: 278 ( ID# used in city/ agency database) survey project name or other grouping name comments/ notes: HRI Rank II. ILS survey date: 6/ 5/ 2009 Gen File date: SHPO INFO FOR THIS PROPERTY NR date listed: GROUPINGS / ASSOCIATIONS Optional Information 2334 NE 57th St Multnomah County ( former addresses, intersections, etc.) architect: Jacobberger & Smith builder: NR date listed: ( indiv listed only; see Grouping for hist dist) 106 Project( s) PPS Historic Building Assessment 2009 Survey & Inventory Project West elevation Printed on: 10/ 14/ 2009 Page 1 of 4 Oregon Historic Site Form Rose City Park School 2334 57th St Portland, Multnomah County ARCHITECTURAL / PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ( Include expanded description of the building/ property, setting, significant landscape features, outbuildings, and alterations) HISTORY ( Chronological, descriptive history of the property from its construction through at least the historic period [ preferably to the present]) Summary Rose City Park School is located at 2334 NE 57th Street in northeast Portland. The 3.70- acre campus includes a primary, two- story building ( 278A) surrounded by asphalt covered parking and play areas. The red brick building is covered by a flat roof. The irregular shaped mass of the building rests on a poured concrete foundation. The fenestration consists of a mixture of original wood frame and grouped metal frame windows. Designed in the Collegiate Gothic style, the school features glazed terra cotta coping, belt cornice, cartouches, window surrounds, and a cap for the poured concrete water table. Four- centered arches cap the entries to the building. Architectural Description Rose City Park School is located at 2334 NE 57th Street in northeast Portland. The primary school building is situated at the west corner of a 3.70- acre rectangular parcel. Development in the surrounding area consists primarily of single family residences built between 1900 and 1950 ( Sanborn Maps 1924- 1928, Sanborn Map 1908- 1950 updated). In addition to the primary school building, the campus includes 2 portables classroom facilities located at the southwest side of the parcel. An asphalt covered parking area is located at the north end of the parcel. The main mass of the primary school building is I- shaped. An L- shaped courtyard separates the primary building from an east wing that houses the gymnasium, cafeteria, kitchen, and faculty lounge. The irregular shaped mass of the school complex rests on a poured concrete foundation. The red brick building is covered by a flat roof. The fenestration consists of a mixture of original wood frame and grouped metal frame windows. Designed in the Collegiate Gothic style, the school features glazed terra cotta coping, belt cornice, cartouches, window surrounds, and cap for the poured concrete water table. Four- centered arches cap the entries to the building. The west wing of the primary building is organized around an I- shaped double loaded corridor. The majority of classrooms are located on the north and south sides with administrative and shared facilities located at the center and east side of the building. The media center is on the east side of the main floor. The auditorium is located directly above the media center on the 2nd floor. The room features newer carpet, ceiling tiles, and a stage. Flooring throughout the building consists of 12