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Milton W. Smith House

Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

United States historic place


Milton W. Smith House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Portland Historic Landmark^[2]

The Milton W. Smith House in 2012
45°29′53″N 122°40′28″W / 45.498151°N 122.674559°W / 45.498151; -122.674559
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1891
Architect	Whidden & Lewis
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
Part of	South Portland Historic District (ID98000951)
NRHP reference No.	80004547^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 11, 1980

The Milton W. Smith House is a house located in the south Portland historic district, Portland, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3] Situated in a neighborhood then called Caruther's Addition, it is one of the state's earliest Colonial Revivalist-style structures and possibly the first residence to feature electricity.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013.
^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 40. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
^ "Oregon SP Smith, Milton W., House". National Archives Catalog. November 1, 1979. p. 2. Retrieved October 25, 2021. The Milton Wirt Smith House, built in 1891–92, occupies a 100' x 100' lot in Caruther's Addition… The Caruther's Addition became an important residential area in southwest Portland at the end of the nineteenth century… While Italianate and Queen Anne styles were among the most popular, the Milton W. Smith House may have inaugurated a new trend in Oregon's architecture. The building was perhaps Portland's first Colonial Revivalist style residence, was certainly one of the earliest built in the state, and was possibly the first residence constructed in Portland which was wired for electricity.