Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District

Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District
Skidmore Fountain, and the New Market Block in the background
LocationRoughly bounded by Naito Parkway, Everett, 3rd, and Oak streets., Portland, Oregon
Area440 acres (180 ha)[1]
BuiltApprox. 1871-1914
Architectmultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian, Italianate
NRHP reference No.75001597
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1975[2][3]
Designated NHLDMay 5, 1977[4]
October 6, 2008 (additional NHL documentation approved)

The Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District is an historic district in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, in the United States. The approximately 20-block area, center around Burnside Street and named after the Skidmore Fountain, is known for exhibiting Italianate architecture, though High Victorian Italianate, Renaissance Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque, and Sullivanesque styles are also present. In addition to Skidmore Fountain, structures within the district's boundaries include the Blagen Block, Delschneider Building, Hallock and McMillin Building, New Market Theater, New Market Alley Building, New Market Annex, and Poppleton Building.[5]

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places.com". Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Skidmore/Old Town Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
  5. ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OR/75001597.pdf [bare URL PDF]