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Perkins
Hotel at 5th & Washington
Built in 1891 with 125 rooms. Remodeled in 1908; Demolished 1962
Perkins
Hotel originally attracted business men, cattle men and families. Right
photo shows golden steer--the only survivor from the demolition. The life-sized
longhorn is made of carved cedar, coated with copper paint. Sat in a niche
with red tile and was illuminated with electric lights. Steer is in storage
at the Oregon Historical Society.
Worcester
Building at SW 3rd between Oak and Pine
Completed in 1892; Demolished in 1941
Built in two sections for Portland pioneer merchant and US Senator Henry W. Corbett. In the 1930s used as artist studios. Today, the site contains an old police headquarters addition from the late 1940s and a residential parking structure.
Portland
Academy at SW 13th & Montgomery
Opened for students in 1889; School closed in 1916.
Private school that focused on college preparation. Whidden & Lewis designed the new building finally completed in 1895. Right photo shows that the building was removed for freeway construction in 1965.
Lewis
& Flanders Building at SW Naito & Ash St.
Built in 1869; Removed in 1940
The original architect was E.M. Burton. From the 1870s to 1890s, the building housed Knapp, Burrell & Co., a farm implement and industrial machinery business. Later, it was used by Fleischer, Mayer & Co., a large wholesale dry goods company. Today, the Central Fire Station remains, built on the site in 1951.
St.
Mary Academy & College at SW 4th & Mill
Originally built by pioneers in 1850s-1860s; Removed in 1970s
The original architect was Otto Kleeman. In 1890, a brick building replaced the original wood structure. The building was used until 1970 when rehab costs were so high that it was felt it should be removed. Today, all that remains is the stone wall surrounding the block that is now a parking lot.
Ladd
& Tilton Bank at SW First and Stark
Built in 1868; Demolished in 1954
The original architect was John Nestor, who built it for William S. Ladd, a local pioneer merchant and banker. For many years the upper floor was used by the Portland Library Association, which then was a subscription library. Preservationist, Eric Ladd, salvaged the cast iron from the building which in the 1960s was used in the former Ladd & Bush Bank in Salem. Today, the site is a parking lot.
Loewenberg-Leadbetter
Mansion at SW Park Place, just below Washington Park
Built in 1894; Demolished in 1960
Original architect was Isaac Hodgson Jr. The house was built by capitalist, Julius Loewenberg and later was occupied by Fred & Caroline Leadbetter. After she was widowed, Caroline, daughter of Henry Pittock, gave the home and property to the Oregon Historical Society in 1951 to use as a museum. In 1954, it was determined that the site was not suitable for a museum and it was sold. Today, an apartment building is built on the site.
Chamber
of Commerce Building on SW Stark between 3rd & 4th Ave.
Built in 1892; Demolished in 1934
Original architect was Isaac Hodgson, Jr. The Chamber, which built the building, lost the title in the 1893 financial panic. By the 1930s, the SP&S (Spokane, Portland & Seattle) Railway owned it. Regarded as an antiquated relic of the past, it was determined that the building would need to be gutted and redone to be cost effective. Instead it was torn down. Today, in its place is a parking lot.
Massachusetts Building moved to north of Belmont near SE 66th. Built in 1905; Demolished in the 1940s
The
building was built for the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition. When the Expo was over, the building was moved to the east side
of Portland and became part of the Crystal Springs Sanitarium.
In 1910, the Sanitarium sold its holdings and Bennage Josselyn, president
of the Portland Railway Light and Power Co., bought the building and several
acres. Josselyn had the building remodeled into a residence, which he
named Josselyn Hall.
The home became vacant in the 1930s. Today, it’s a residential
area.
Portland
Hotel in the city center
Built in 1890; Demolished in 1950
Original architect was McKim Mead & White. The hotel had 284 rooms on 6 floors with a dining room that could seat 224 and another 124 could be served in a breakfast room.
In 1974, the city secured the land for public use and in 1984 Pioneer Square was dedicated. Features include an amphitheater, waterfall, terra cotta columns, public art and the wrought iron arch/gate in the lower right photo, the only portion of the famous hotel.
