Bitar Mansion

Bitar Mansion
The house in 2013
Bitar Mansion is located in Portland, Oregon
Bitar Mansion
Former namesHarry A. Green House, Harry A. and Ada Green House
General information
TypeHouse
Architectural styleByzantine-Romanesque, Mediterranean Revival
LocationPortland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates45°31′18″N 122°37′45″W / 45.5218°N 122.6293°W / 45.5218; -122.6293
Construction started1927
Technical details
Floor areac. 12,000 sq ft (1,100 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Herman Brookman
Other information
Number of rooms17
Harry A. and Ada Green House
Location3316 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, Oregon
NRHP reference No.13000805
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 2013[1]

Bitar Mansion, also known as Harry A. Green House or the Harry A. and Ada Green House, is a mansion in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. The 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) and 17-room structure was designed by architect Herman Brookman and built in 1927 for $410,000, equivalent to $7.19 million today.[2] The Mediterranean-style house contains a grand ballroom and many elaborate details. The mansion has views of the Tualatin Mountains and adjacent Laurelhurst Park.

Robert and Mable Bitar purchased the house in 1951. Robert later became an honorary consul to Lebanon and lived in the mansion until his death in 2000. The house went on the real estate market for the first time in 55 years in 2006 and was purchased in December 2006 for $1.825 million. As of 2011, the house remains the most expensive home sold in southeast Portland. The house was put on the market again and is up for auction in August 2011.

  1. ^ National Park Service (October 18, 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.