Waechter Architecture's Origami (22 Pages Photography), on the Portland Modern Home Tour
BY BRIAN LIBBY
From Soda Pop To Swimwear: Sandy Boulevard Walking Tour
Sandy Boulevard has a long history of commercial and industrial architecture with styles ranging from brick utilitarian to Brutalism – all with a generous supply of streamline and zigzag moderne in between. This tour takes a closer look at a surprising section of the city; an area that hosts some of the city’s most notable businesses. You’ll also see firsthand how the automobile played a major role in the form and style of 20th century architecture. Tour begins at NE 14th Avenue and Couch Street. 10AM Saturday, June 1. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Walking Tour of Historic Eastmoreland
Before becoming one of Portland's most desirable older neighborhoods, Eastmoreland was part of the extensive agricultural landholdings of the Ladd Estate Company. The Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905, the founding of Reed College in 1911, and the extension of the streetcar network into the eastside of Portland helped to kick-start residential building in Eastmoreland. From the first decade of the 20th century onward, this neighborhood has been a popular enclave for upper-middle class Portlanders. As this Positively Portland Walking Tour will demonstrate, Eastmoreland features wooded boulevards, fine schools, parks, a golf course and easy access to Reed College. Architectural styles represented include a range of Arts and Crafts influenced high-style designs as well as a number of Period Revivals. Several of the top early 20th century architects in Portland designed homes in this affluent neighborhood. Currently, the neighborhood is pursuing designation as a National Register Historic District. Tour begins at Reed College, SE Woodstock and SE Reed College Place. 10AM Saturday, June 1. $15.
Merchants and Markets: Historic Yamhill District Tour
Exploring the heart of Portland’s late-nineteenth century commercial district, this Architectural Heritage Center tour visits the Yamhill Historic District and nearby historic buildings of SW Second and Third Avenues. The route is packed with the names of prominent city pioneers who made their mark as merchants, developers and architects as well as providing some of the city’s finest examples of cast iron, Richardsonian Romanesque and Classical buildings. The tour also will visit the Willamette’s first bridge, the first public market, and the city's first Chinatown as we discuss how the district spearheaded the first preservation efforts for Portland’s downtown. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 10AM Saturday, June 1 and 10AM Tuesday, June 11. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Portland Modern Home Tour
Returning for its eighth year, the Portland Modern Home Tour features eight contemporary homes throughout the Portland metropolitan area—chosen mostly by Portland Architecture's Brian Libby (with an assist from Ruth Price) for the Modern Architecture + Design Society—in a variety of scales. Among the homes featured will be the Origami town homes project in North Portland by Waechter Architecture, a contemporary addition to a historic Victorian home by Construct Design, a modest bungalow transformed by M.O. Daby Design, the Wedge ADU by Propel Studio, a house in Lake Oswego by Walker Templeton and TempletonBuilt, and two gorgeous midcentury modern Rummer homes in the Beaverton area. Tour stop locations revealed with ticket purchase. 11AM Saturday, June 1. $40 ($15 for children age 10-17, $60 for two).
Pearl District Walking Tour - A Century of Preservation and Change
Over the last 20 years, the Pearl District has been transformed from industrial enclave and rail yards into one of Portland’s most popular residential, cultural and retail districts. A century ago, the area went through a similar transformation, from a working class housing area at the edge of a marsh to the city’s biggest industrial and warehousing area. Many of Portland’s best known architects of the period designed buildings for important local and national companies. Most of these buildings remain, with their exteriors intact, and new uses inside. But as the recent demolition of the Pacific Northwest College of Art's Feldman Building (a renovated old warehouse) reminds us, the current wave of development could threaten more historic buildings. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 10AM Tuesday, June 4. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
ULI Northwest - WLI Professional Development Series: Feminine Power Part 2 with Carol Murray
This event hosted by the Northwest chapter of the Urban Land Institute is a continuation of Feminine Power , a two-part professional development series for women in the real estate industry from the ULI's Women's Leadership Initiative. Leadership expert Carol Murray will discuss the concept of power in the workplace and how we can effectively tap into our unique personal power. First American Title Insurance Company, 200 SW Market Street. 11:30AM Wednesday, June 5. $55 ($50 for students, $40 for ULI members, $35 for student members).
Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Tour
This Architectural Heritage Center tour rambles through a stunning neighborhood on the west side of Mt. Tabor Park. From the former Baseline Road (now Stark Street), attendees will meander past numerous fine residences, as well as a school, church, and hospital. This area retains much of the freshness and beautiful views today that made it a popular place to build beginning in the 1880s and continuing well into the 20th century. Tour meetup location to be announced. 6PM Thursday, June 6. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Historic Dunthorpe Walking Tour
Perched along the bluffs on the west side of the Willamette River, the Dunthorpe area attracted well-to-do Portlanders who wanted to live in a wooded, quiet neighborhood close to the city. Their elegant, spacious residences display a variety of styles popular in the early twentieth century. This Positively Portland walking tour includes designs by noted local architects Roscoe Hemenway, Ellis Lawrence, Wade Pipes and others. Dunthorpe is one of the most architecturally rich neighborhoods in Portland. Tour begins at Elk Rock Garden, 11800 SW Military Lane. 10AM Friday, June 7. $15.
Walking Tour: The History of Irvington as Told Along NE Tillamook Street and Beyond
The largest National Register Historic District in Portland, Irvington encompasses 583 acres and 2,800 buildings. This Architectural Heritage Center tour explores only a small slice of a remarkable neighborhood, including the work of notable architects like Joseph Jacobberger and Ellis Lawrence – all with the goal of providing a broader understanding of the fascinating and rich history of this one-time streetcar suburb. Tour meetup location to be announced. 10AM Saturday, June 8. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Historic Oregon City Walking Tour
Situated at the base of Willamette Falls, Oregon City is the historic birthplace of the Oregon Territory. In the 1840s this community was the end of the Oregon Trail and the commercial center of the upper Willamette Valley for several years afterwards. On this Positively Portland Waking Tour through the historic district of upper Oregon City, attendees will see many of the sites that defined this pioneer town into the early 20th century as well as a panoramic view of the river below and the former industrial site poised to be re-purposed into a mixed use river-side commercial and residential development. A special feature of this tour is a brief interior view of one of the region's most significant mid-century modern residences. Tour begins in the city park adjacent to McLoughlin House, 713 Center Street. 1PM Saturday, June 8. $15.
Lost Portland
Since the city consolidated with Albina and East Portland in 1891, countless Portland buildings, streetscapes and even entire neighborhoods have been lost. In this Oregon Historical Society talk, part of an ongoing series, historian and Architectural Heritage Center education manager Val Ballestrem will take a look at some of the lost icons and not-so-well-known buildings and places that were once an important part of the city. With excerpts from his book Lost Portland, Oregon, published last fall, Ballestrem will share stories of significant losses for the city, all while recognizing that change isn’t always for the better or, for that matter, worse. Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Avenue. 2PM Sunday, June 9. Free.
Colonial Heights Neighborhood Walking Tour
The under-appreciated but charming southeast Portland neighborhood, subject of this Architectural Heritage Center tour, boasts an array of architectural styles from English cottage and colonial revival to mid-century modern and Northwest regional modernism. Starting with the "Burrell Villa," now known as the Holman Funeral Home, the tour will meander throughout Colonial Heights, highlighting both residential and religious structures as tour-goers learn about the people who developed and lived in this neighborhood. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 10AM Thursday, June 13. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Downtown Portland Moves West Tour
After repeated Willamette River flooding in the late 19th century, Portland's central business district began to move west of Second Avenue, embarking on an era of building construction that utilized popular new materials, often coupled with classical design motifs. The results included some of the city's first tall buildings and by the 1910s, Fifth and Sixth Avenues had become the heart of this new business district. This Architectural Heritage Center tour examines downtown's temples of commerce, located mostly along Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Along the way one will see banks resembling classical Greek and Roman temples and learn about the early 20th century architects who left an indelible impression on Portland — in particular A. E. Doyle, Whidden & Lewis, and Reid & Reid. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 10AM Saturday, June 13. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
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