Irvington, Portland, Oregon Explained

Irvington
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Map Alt:Irvington neighborhood boundaries
Coordinates:45.5405°N -122.6484°W
Coordinates Footnotes:PDF map
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Portland
Leader Title1:Association
Leader Title2:Coalition
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Km2:1.68
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:6684
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Demographics Type1:Housing
Demographics1 Title1:No. of households
Demographics1 Info1:3159
Demographics1 Title2:Occupancy rate
Demographics1 Info2:96% occupied
Demographics1 Info3:1448 households (46%)
Demographics1 Title4:Renting
Demographics1 Info4:1711 households (54%)
Demographics1 Title5:Avg. household size
Demographics1 Info5:2.12 persons
Footnotes:
Embed:yes
Nocat:yes
Irvington Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Map Width:235
Location:Northeast Portland
Area:583acres
Built:1891 - 1948
Added:October 22, 2010
Refnum:10000850
Mpsub:Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830 - 1960

Irvington is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon. According to the city's Office of Community and Civic Life, it consists of a rectangular area extending east to west from NE 7th Ave. to NE 26th Ave., and north to south from NE Fremont St. to NE Broadway. It borders the King, Sabin, and Alameda neighborhoods to the north; Alameda and Grant Park to the east; Sullivan's Gulch and the Lloyd District to the south; and Eliot to the west. (The Sabin and Alameda neighborhoods extend into the northeastern part of Irvington, creating two areas of overlap.)

The neighborhood is distinguished by a number of large stately homes, often positioned on multiple or oversized lots. The Irvington Community Association funds its activities by holding a well-attended tour of these homes each spring.

History

The Irvington Addition was platted in 1887 and underwent its initial development in the 1890s under the oversight of developer Ellis Hughes and the Irvington Investment Company. The addition was planned as a self-contained middle to upper class residential district in which commercial activity was to be prohibited, so as to maintain property values.[2] After a period of nominal growth, development in Irvington began to slow due to competition from the Rose City Park and Laurelhurst developments, as well as the outbreak of World War I.[2] The neighborhood was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Irvington Historic District in 2010.[3]

Proposed boundary decrease

In December 2014, the Irvington Historic District Northeast Boundary Decrease Committee proposed removing 34 blocks from the Irvington Historic District. Citing differences in physical appearance and historic development, the committee of Irvington property owners advocated trimming an area roughly bounded on the south by NE Knott Street, on the north by NE Fremont Street, on the east by NE 27th, and on the west by NE 21st. The committee suggested that the proposed boundary decrease area more closely resembles an early-to-mid twentieth century residential working-class neighborhood, not the core area of historic Irvington.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.portlandmaps.com/detail.cfm?action=Census&x=7651710.102&y=690476.169 Demographics (2000)
  2. Book: MacColl , E. Kimbark . The Growth of a City: Power and Politics in Portland, Oregon 1915-1950 . 1979 . The Georgian Press . . 0-9603408-1-5 .
  3. Web site: National Park Service . National Park Service . Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/18/10 through 10/22/10 . October 29, 2010 . October 29, 2010 .
  4. Web site: Irvington Historic District Boundaries Challenged . Architectural Heritage Center for Portland Preservation . Bosco-Milligan Foundation . January 8, 2015 . January 8, 2015.