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address: historic name:Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District (NHL)
Portland, Multnomah County current/other names:
assoc addresses:
block/lot/tax lot:
location descr:[District] twnshp/rng/sect/qtr sect:1N 1E 34
resource type:District height (stories): total elig resources:57 total inelig resources:44
elig evaluation: eligible/significant NR Status: Natl Hist Landmark
prim constr date:1872 second date:1930 date indiv listed:12/06/1975
primary orig use: Other orig use comments:
second orig use:
primary style: Italianate prim style comments:
secondary style: Romanesque sec style comments:
primary siding: Other siding comments:
secondary siding:
plan type: architect:Varied
builder:Varied
comments/notes:
Listed as NHL 05/05/77. Updated by city w/CLG grant. Update approved by NPS/NHL on 10/6/08. Version approved is in the NR file. Dated 11/12/08. (cc: 11-14-08). There are 57 EC resources in the district, and 44 NC, which includes 20 vacant lots for a total of 101 resources. Only 10 vacant lots are addressed and listed, so there are a total of 34 NC/NP resources for a total of 91 listed resources in the district. Nomination is unclear about its resource count and eligibility status, and a new survey will probably be necessary to clarify. The notes below are only guesses based on the limited information available. The following 2 properties not listed by name or address in the nomination, but may be vacant lots which were not originally addressed. 50 SW Ankeny- Skidmore Fountain Plaza 55 SW Ash- Lewis and Flanders Block Site Although listed individually here, portlandmaps indicates that 7-9 NW 3rd and 4-10 NW 3rd are perhaps actually the same building. The resources count has not been changed to reflect this. 126 SW 2nd/133 SW Pine are duplicates- deletion of 126 SW 2nd pending (accounts for the current 1 extra EC property) Nomination includes little to no information on NC and NP properties. District overlaps with Portland New Chinatown/Japantown Historic District. They share the following 10 buildings: 1-3 NW 3rd 7-9 NW 3rd- is listed as EC in Chinatown and NC in Skidmore. Listed as EC in database. 11-17 NW 3rd 21 NW 3rd 103-105 NW 3rd 107 NW 3rd 127 NW 3rd 203 NS 3rd 211 NW 3rd 315 NW Davis
Survey/Grouping Included In: Type of Grouping Date Listed Date Compiled
   Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District (NHL) Listed Historic District 12/06/1975
NR date listed: 12/06/1975
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106 Project(s): None
Special Assess Project(s): None
Federal Tax Project(s): None
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