Jeanne Manor Apartment Building

Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
United States historic place
Jeanne Manor Apartment Building
The Jeanne Manor Apartment Building in 2014
45°30′53″N 122°41′03″W / 45.514647°N 122.684129°W / 45.514647; -122.684129
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1931
ArchitectBennes & Herzog
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No.98000201[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 1998

The Jeanne Manor Apartment Building is a seven-story apartment hi-rise located in downtown Portland, Oregon, in the United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] Architects Bennes and Herzog finished the Art Deco structure in 1931. The Jeanne Manor faces the South Park Blocks at the corner of Southwest Park Avenue and Clay Street.

Designed to reflect some of the features of Beaux-Arts apartment buildings along New York City's Park Avenue, the structure was reputedly selected by a group of American architects as an outstanding example of modern apartment design.[3] Named for the daughter of owner Harry Mittleman, the building cost $400,000 and was part of a $1,000,000 investment made by Mittleman in SW Park Avenue apartment construction during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Marketing of the 72-suite building included the slogan, "In quest of the sun."[4]

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  3. ^ "Apartment Houses Replace Mansions". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. February 8, 1931. p. 24.
  4. ^ "New Apartments Ready". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. March 15, 1931. p. 15.
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