Knights of Columbus Building (Portland, Oregon)

Knights of Columbus Building

Front in 1981
Location 804 SW Taylor Street, Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′5.63″N 122°40′53.59″W / 45.5182306°N 122.6815528°W / 45.5182306; -122.6815528Coordinates: 45°31′5.63″N 122°40′53.59″W / 45.5182306°N 122.6815528°W / 45.5182306; -122.6815528
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)[1]
Built 1920
Architect Jacobberger & Smith; Whitehouse & Church
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 90000830 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 1, 1990
Removed from NRHP March 18, 1998[2]

The Knights of Columbus Building, also known as Aero Club Building, in Portland, Oregon, was a Late Gothic Revival architecture building that was built in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places from 1990 until its demolition.[1] The building was demolished in 1998 or 1999.[3] The property is now the site of the Paramount Hotel.

The Knights of Columbus inaugurated the building as its Portland lodge on October 21, 1920.[4] It was designed by the Portland architectural firm of Jacobberger & Smith. By 1937, the Knights organization had moved out.[5] In July 1937, the building was purchased by the Aero Club of Oregon (the Portland chapter of the National Aeronautics Association),[5] who at the time were using a nearby building.[6] The building underwent a remodeling in fall 1937, using plans designed by Portland-based Whitehouse & Church, the partnership of Morris H. Whitehouse and Walter E. Church.[7]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 3/16/98 through 3/20/98". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  3. ↑ Brian K. Miller (January 16, 1998). "Developers decide to build hotel around old Aero Club". Portland Business Journal.
  4. ↑ "Knights' Bazaar Open" (October 22, 1920). The Morning Oregonian, p. 16, col. 5.
  5. 1 2 "Aero Club Plans to Buy Building: Old Knights of Columbus Property Eyed". (February 27, 1937). The Morning Oregonian, p. 2.
  6. ↑ "Aero Club Buys Lodge Building" (August 1, 1937). The Sunday Oregonian, Section 2, p. 3.
  7. ↑ "Contract Signed for Remodeling Building for Aero Club; Project to Open on December 17" (September 5, 1937). The Sunday Oregonian, Section 2, p. 1.


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