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Portland’s Irvington Historic District home tour takes you inside 7 private residences
@Source: oregonlive.com
A 1910 Craftsman Foursquare owned by George B. and Maude Van Waters may have been designed and constructed by prolific builder Frederic Bowman. George Van Waters was president of the Van Waters-Cook Manufacturing Co., vice president of American Brassworks and a Protestant Episcopal clergyman.
A 1911 Arts and Crafts house was designed by contractor Arthur A. Arend for Judge George Alexander Hartman, his wife, Eva, and their sons Ernest and George. The property was purchased in 1920 by insurance salesman John R. Dickson and Mary Dickson, who was one of the best bridge players and the highest ranking women golfers in the Northwest, and the captain of the Waverley Country Club’s women’s golf team, according to an Oregonian story.
A 1911 Arts and Crafts house with Colonial Revival details was designed and built by George Eastman, an architect for the Oregon Home Builders Association. George L. and Mary L. Bratton purchased the home when it was new, and their daughter, Mabel McDowell, later owned the home and hosted gatherings there for the Coterie, a social and educational club.
A 1914 English Arts and Crafts house designed by influential architect Joseph Jacobberger was owned by Henry F. and Anna Kalvelage of the Kalvelage Lumber Company. The second homeowner in 1927 was Louisa J. Walsh, who was listed as the president of an electrical company, which her husband founded in the 1890s.
A Prairie School house with a large veranda was designed, built and owned by Herbert and Addie Stemler after 1912, most likely completed in 1915. Inside, are decorative ceilings, a mahogany mantel, and oak wainscot and door frames. Herbert Stemler was the manager of a local typewriter company, and the couple invested in real estate, buying and selling lots and, in some cases, constructing houses on speculation. Around 1908, the Stemlers bought six lots in Block 15 from the Irvington Investment Company for $9,600.
A 1921 English Arts and Crafts cottage designed by the DeYoung & Roald architectural firm was first owned by Herbert C. Berg, who was the president of the Portland Packard Sales and Service Co., and his wife, Mia.
A 1931 Spanish Mission Revival house was designed by Portland architect Ewald T. Pape and built by the Shand and Reager construction company for George and Lena Doumitt Lewis. George Lewis was born in Greece and owned the downtown Lewis Café. Lena moved from Syria. The couple lived in the house with their son George, Lena’s daughter, Violet, and her niece.
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