Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children (Portland, Oregon) explained

Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children
Location:8200 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, Oregon
Coordinates:45.5522°N -122.5758°W
Built:1923
Architect:Sutton & Whitney
Fritsch, Frederick A.
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
Added:October 30, 1989
Delisted:June 8, 2011
Refnum:89001869

The Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, also known as Old Shriners Children's Hospital, was a historic building in Portland, Oregon, United States, built in 1923.[1] It was designed in Colonial Revival style with aspects of the Georgian Revival style subtype. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, and removed in 2011, after being deconstructed in 2004.[2] The hospital now known as Shriners Children's Portland moved to Marquam Hill in 1983, and the old site remained vacant until 2005 when it was demolished and an affordable living apartment complex, Columbia Knoll, was built on the site.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Barton. Frank W.. Portland Building Big. The Oregonian. January 1, 1924. 19.
  2. News: DeConstruction Services goes to work . June 2, 2004 . Riegel . Rich . . June 20, 2011.
  3. News: Beaven. Stephen. Old Shriners Hospital gives way to housing. The Oregonian. October 27, 2005. Metro Portland Neighbors 12.