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NR Nom 2021 Amendment

LOCATION AND PROPERTY NAME
address: historic name:Alphabet Historic District
Portland, Multnomah County current/other names:Portland West End; Portland Nob Hill District
assoc addresses:
block/lot/tax lot:
location descr:[District] twnshp/rng/sect/qtr sect:1N 1E 33
PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS
resource type:District height (stories): total elig resources:478 total inelig resources:157
elig evaluation: eligible/significant NR Status: Individually Listed
prim constr date:1880 second date:1940 date indiv listed:11/16/2000
primary orig use: Other orig use comments:
second orig use:
primary style: Late 19th/20th Period Revivals: Other prim style comments:
secondary style: sec style comments:
primary siding: siding comments:
secondary siding:
plan type: architect:
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comments/notes:
There are a total of 157 NC/NP and 478 EC/ES resources in this district, for a total of 635. There are 630 total esources listed in the district, as there are 7 vacant lots listed which are not included in the resource count.. Regarding EC properties, there are 473 listed in the database. This includes 1025 NW 21st St which is an auxiliary building listed individually and not counted in the nomination. There are also 2 extra entries regarding ES properties. The (8) Trenkmann Houses at 1704-1734 NW Hoyt are listed individually as well as a group entry for a total of 9. The same is true for the (4) Couch Family Houses at 1721-1735 NW Irving and 716-718 NW 18th Ave for a total of 5. Excluding these 3, there are 470 EC/ES entries. Also, the property known as the Campbell Townhouses, at 715, 719 NW 17th Ave, 1705, 1709, 1715, 1719 NW Irving St, includes 6 resources, but is listed as a single entry (so there are 5 resources to be added to the count). The property known as the Earl Apartments at 1701-1719 NW Glisan includes 4 resources which are listed as a single entry (which adds 3 resources). Adding these 8 resources to 470 gives 478, the total number of EC/ES resources within the district. 637 listed resources - 7 vacant lots = 630 630 - 1 auxiliary building - 2 extra ES entries = 627 627 + 5 extra Campbell resources + 3 extra Earl resources = 635 total resources in district The following addresses are shared by two properties/resources: 1025 NW 21st Ave 615 NW 20th Ave 824 NW 24th Ave Additional documentation approved 1-14-2021. NRIS# AD100001293. Change the status of the Otto J. Kraemer Building located at 428 NW 20th Avenue from contributing to noncontributing.
GROUPINGS / ASSOCIATIONS
Survey/Grouping Included In: Type of Grouping Date Listed Date Compiled
   Alphabet Historic District Listed Historic District 11/16/2000
SHPO INFORMATION FOR THIS PROPERTY
NR date listed: 11/16/2000
ILS survey date:
RLS survey date:
106 Project(s): None
Special Assess Project(s): None
Federal Tax Project(s): None
ARCHITECTURAL / PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
(Includes expanded description of the building/property, setting, significant landscape features, outbuildings and alterations)
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HISTORY
(Chronological, descriptive history of the property from its construction through at least the historic period - preferably to the present)
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