Dean's Beauty Salon and Barber Shop

Dean's Beauty Salon and Barber Shop is a historic business and commercial building located in the Eliot neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. Organized in 1954 and purpose-built in 1956, it is one of the relatively few Black-owned businesses to survive the upheavals of urban renewal, disinvestment, and gentrification that decimated the Black business district in lower Albina starting in the 1960s. It represents the history of African American entrepreneurship in the Albina area and the importance of the hair care industry in African American culture, and became an important gathering place for the Black community.[1] As of 2021, it is the oldest continuously operated Black-owned business in Oregon.[1][2]

Dean's Beauty Salon and Barber Shop
Photograph of Dean's Beauty Salon and Barber Shop
The building's exterior in 2022
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Location213–215 NE Hancock Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°32′12″N 122°39′48″W / 45.536638°N 122.663325°W / 45.536638; -122.663325
Built1956
ArchitectBenjamin Dean,
Jack P. Stuhl[1]
Architectural styleModern[1]
MPSAfrican American Resources in Portland, Oregon, from 1851 to 1973 MPS
NRHP reference No.100007455
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 2022

The building was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c d Ewers, Caitlyn; Davis, Matthew; Moreland, Kimberly (December 31, 2021), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dean's Beauty Salon and Barber Shop (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on April 23, 2022, retrieved April 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Swindler, Samantha (March 25, 2021), "Hair care brand Ella Dean is named for family behind Oregon's oldest Black-owned business", oregonlive, archived from the original on March 8, 2022, retrieved March 8, 2022.
  3. ^ National Park Service (February 25, 2022), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/22/2022 through 2/24/2022, archived from the original on March 2, 2022, retrieved April 22, 2022.
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