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LOCATION AND PROPERTY NAME
address:
522 SE Peacock Lane
historic name:
Lawrence, Harriet, Dr., House
Portland, Multnomah County (97214)
current/other names:
assoc addresses:
88 Peacock Lane
block/lot/tax lot:
5 / 3 / 1S1E01AA 300
location descr:
twnshp/rng/sect/qtr sect:
1S 1E 01 AA
PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS
resource type:
Building
height (stories):
1.5
total elig resources:
1
total inelig resources:
1
elig evaluation:
eligible/contributing
NR Status:
Listed in Historic District
prim constr date:
1923
second date:
2015
date indiv listed:
primary orig use:
Single Dwelling
orig use comments:
second orig use:
primary style:
English Cottage
prim style comments:
secondary style:
sec style comments:
primary siding:
Vinyl Siding
siding comments:
shiplap vinyl
secondary siding:
plan type:
Period Cottage
architect:
Wassell, R. F.
builder:
Wassell, R. F.
comments/notes:
NC outbuilding at SE rear with wood sheet siding. Original windows on ground floor, mostly replacement clad windows on upper. Developer remodeled the property in 2015 and split the tax lot. Likely individually eligible under Criterion B.
GROUPINGS / ASSOCIATIONS
Survey/Grouping Included In:
Type of Grouping
Date Listed
Date Compiled
Peacock Lane Historic District
Listed Historic District
10/30/2017
2017
Portland - Peacock Lane RLS 2016
Survey & Inventory Project
2016
SHPO INFORMATION FOR THIS PROPERTY
NR date listed:
N/A
ILS survey date:
08/06/2016
RLS survey date:
07/25/2016
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)
Refer to scanned documents links.
HISTORY
(Chronological, descriptive history of the property from its construction through at least the historic period - preferably to the present)
First owner Dr. Harriet Lawrence, per city directories, she lived there from approximately 1923-1945 and owned from 1923-1948. "At one time she kept 200 guinea pigs in her garage on Peacock Lane for making serums to probe the mysteries of nature." (Oregonian 12/9/1963). It is likely that this house is individually eligible under Criterion B for the association with Dr. Harriet Lawrence.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
Title Records
Census Records
Property Tax Records
Local Histories
Sanborn Maps
Biographical Sources
SHPO Files
Interviews
Obituaries
Newspapers
State Archives
Historic Photographs
City Directories
Building Permits
State Library
Local Library:
Multnomah County Library
University Library:
Historical Society:
Other Respository:
Bibliography:
Clyde, Velma. 1963. “Doctor Honored by University.” Oregonian, December 9, sec. 2. Swett, Naomi. 1925. “The Building of Peacock Lane.” American Builder, December.
