National Register of Historic Places
Harry A. and Ada Green House
Listed federally as Green, Harry A. and Ada, House
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
The record
- Listed
- September 30, 2013
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 3316 SE. Ankeny St., Portland
- County
- Multnomah
- State
- Oregon
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 45.52357, -122.63058
- Reference number
- 13000805
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The story
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The Harry A. and Ada Green House is a Spanish Colonial Revival style house at 3316 SE Ankeny St. in Portland, Multnomah County, designed by architect Herman Brookman and built in 1928.
Why it's listed
It was listed under Criterion C, with state-level significance in architecture, and its period of significance is 1928, when it was built for Harry A. and Ada Green.
Physical character
The house has stucco walls, a terra cotta tile roof, and a concrete foundation, with brick, stone, iron, and bronze accents; contractor Lorenz Brothers built it, with ironwork by metal artist I.K. Tuerck. Inside were a ballroom, a fore court, and a courtyard, with marble fireplaces and Moorish-influenced faience tile; the grounds held a swimming pool, a greenhouse, a three-car garage, and three brick chimneys.
Historical context
The house was built in 1928 as a single dwelling for Harry A. and Ada Green, who were associated with the Doernbecher Furniture Manufacturing Company. Second owners remodeled the kitchen and servants' hall in 1953 and again in the 1970s; in the 2000s the garage doors were removed, the pool refinished, a kitchen remodel left unfinished, and the greenhouse demolished between 2006 and 2010, and it was still a work in progress when listed.