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Terra Cotta Buildings in Downtown Portland

In Architecture, Guest Post, History, Old School, Oregon, Portland, Vintage Houses

Downtown Portland, Oregon has a wealth of beautiful terra cotta buildings, most dating from the first three decades of the 20th century. A number of factors came together in this …

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Greek Revival Houses

In Architecture, History, Vintage Houses

Greek Revival was the dominant house style in America from 1820 until some time after the Civil War (1861-1865). Elements of Greek Revival design, however, persisted through the Victorian era …

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The Four-Square House in Portland

In Architecture, Guest Post, History, Portland, Vintage Houses

The Four-Square style house (sometimes referred to as the American Four-Square House) was popular from just after 1900 to well into the 1930s. Thousands of these Four-Square houses were built …

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Victorian Homes in Pasadena | The Lucky Baldwin Estate

In Architecture, Guest Post, History, Victorian Homes

Still seeking more Pasadena-area Victoriana? Just slip across the city line to the East and find yourself in the L.A. County Arboretum in the City of Arcadia. I found this …

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Victorian Homes in Pasadena | Heritage Square

In Architecture, Guest Post, History, Victorian Homes

If you still are in the mood to seek out more Victorian buildings, check out Heritage Square, in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park, just across the Pasadena city …

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Before the Bungalow: Victorian Homes In Pasadena | Orange Grove

In Architecture, Guest Post, History, Victorian Homes

PAG member Jack Bookwalter, our Architectural Historian, spent a week in Pasadena last month exploring that city’s unheralded Victorian design legacy. Here’s the first of three articles he wrote to …

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Portland’s Alphabet District or, Nob Hill or, the West End

In Architecture, Guest Post, History, Old School, Oregon, Portland, Restoration, Vintage Houses, Windows & Doors1 Comment

The Wallace House, above, designed by architect William Whidden in 1888, was the first Colonial Revival-style house built in Portland. Intensively-planted urban gardens and mature street trees give the neighborhood a …

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Houses

In Architecture, Design, Guest Post, History, Mid-Century, Old School, Oregon, Vintage Houses

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is known throughout the world as the great American architect who designed such icons as Falling Water, the Robie House, and the Guggenheim Museum. His most …

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Where to Find Late 19th-Century Victorians in Portland, OR

In Architecture, Guest Post, History, Old School, Oregon, Portland, Real Estate, Victorian Homes, Vintage Houses

Stalking the Victorians Portland was a prosperous and expanding city in the late 19th century. Many fine quality homes were built in this period. Unfortunately, many of them were demolished …

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MODERN IS HISTORIC: Mid-Century Modern In Portland, Oregon

In Guest Post, History, Mid-Century, Old School, Oregon, Portland, Vintage Houses

The years between World War II and the Vietnam War saw the rise of a sleek, forward-looking style of architecture known simply as “Modern.” All types of buildings were constructed …

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