Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Naito Parkway, Everett, 3rd, and Oak streets., Portland, Oregon |
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Area | 440 acres (180 ha)[1] |
Built | Approx. 1871-1914 |
Architect | multiple |
Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 75001597 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 6, 1975[2][3] |
Designated NHLD | May 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]