Few city neighborhoods in the West have
the variety and quality of early 20th Century residential architecture
to equal Portland's historic Irvington Neighborhood.
Portland's population boomed in the years after 1900, spurred by the
1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition. With the west side of the Willamette
River fully built up, the city expanded to the east side trolley car suburbs like
Irvington in the years from 1900 through 1929.
Upper middle class Portlanders built
substantial Irvington houses in the styles common to the period -- Arts
and Crafts, Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Prairie Style, Bungalow -- many
with an inventiveness and creative touch freed from East Coast
architectural proprieties.
Despite
some losses to urban development, Irvington retains its historic charm,
with thousands of well maintained or recently restored homes.
Come
see for yourself...
Once a year you can tour in person through 8 historic homes. Any time, you can view photos of homes from prior years' tours... all on our home tour website.
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