The Ambassador Apartments is a historic building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Since 1979, it has been on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Ambassador Apartments | |
Portland Historic Landmark[2] | |
 Upper floors detail in 2007. | |
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| Location | 1209 SW 6th Avenue Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°30′56″N 122°40′51″W / 45.515629°N 122.680852°W |
| Built | 1922[3] |
| Architect | Carl L. Linde |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003738[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1979[3] |
Described as Jacobean, the Ambassador Apartments is unique in Portland for substituting Idaho sandstone instead of the glazed terra-cotta common in the facades and trim of structures dating from the 1920s.
It is a nine-story H-shaped building with about 6,000 square feet (560 m2) per floor.[4]
The building has been the residence of many prominent business and professional people, including lumber company owner Louis Gerlinger Sr. during 1929-1940 and William Simon U'Ren during 1927–1949. Edith Green maintained an office on the ground floor.[4]
Located on prime downtown real estate, the building has now been converted into condominiums. In 1999, the smallest unit available was advertised for $148,000.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ^ a b Sheila Finch (September 7, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ambassador Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved August 8, 2017. With eight photos from 1932 and 1978.
- ^ King, Bart (2001). An Architectural Guidebook to Portland, p. 67. Gibbs Smith.
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