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OREGON INVENTORY OF HISTORIC PROPERT YELLIS LAWRENCE BUILDING INVENTOR YCOUNTY : MultnomahHISTORIC NAME : BARKER, BURT BROWN . HOUSE

RESOURCE TYPE : Buildin gSTATUS : built & survive sLAWRENC E(JOB#) YEAR : (1870) 192 8(JOB#) YEAR : ( )(JOB#) YEAR : ( )FIRST DATE :DESIGN BEG :DESIGN END :CONSTR BEG :TOWNSHIP : 1 S RANGE : 1 E SECTION : 08 CONSTR END :

MAP# : 3326 TAX LOT : 1S-1E-08- LOSS DATE :ADDITION : Brentwood Park ORIGINAL USE : Residenc eBLOCK : LOT : 15 QUAD : Portland PRESENT USE : Residenc eASSESSOR # : R10020-1020 SITE : 0 .3 acres, approx .THEMEs : 20C Arch itecture, Education, La w

DATA BELOW IS ON LAWRENCE FIRM'S DESIGN AS-BUILT :ARCHITECT : Lawrence and Holford CHIEF DESIGNER : unknow nENGINEERs & CONSULTANTs :George Otten (Landscape Architect )CONTRACTORs :Thomas Christiansen (General )Hastorf Lord Inc . (Plumbing )ARTISTS & CRAFTSMEN :

STYLE : French Renaissanc ePLAN TYPE/SHAPE : rectangular (front long) +rear win gFOUNDATION MATERIAL : concrete STORIES : 2 BASEMENT : ye sROOF/MATERIAL : hipped gable w/hooded dormer(s)/Wood shing le sWALL CONSTR : nailed wood frame STRUC .FRAME : nailed wood fram ePRIME WINDOW TYPE : wood multi-pane casement w/special bay/orie lEXTERIOR SURFACE MATERIAL : stucco, cast ston eDECORATIVE FEATUREs/MATERIALs :Cast stone panels w/initials B . B . B . ; round tower w/conical roof ; wrought iro nbalconette below two-story multi-paned window ;steeply pithced hipped gable roo fOTHER :Interior marble fireplaces shipped from Italy as were wrough t-iron gates .

CONDITION : goo dMOVED : Not move dALTERATIONS/ADDITIONS (dated) :reroof (1946) ; build tool shed (1948 )LANDSCAPE FEATURES :located at the high point of hill ; mature Douglas fir and shrubs ; forma llandscaping of shaped shrubs ; rhododendron s

COMMON NAME :OTHER NAMEs :

CITY : Portlan dSTREET : 3438 SW Brentwood Dr .OWNER : Elba A . Sha w(property address above)

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ELLIS LAWRENCE BUILDING INVENTOR YHISTORIC NAME : BARKER, BURT BROWN . HOUSEASSOCIATED STRUCTURES :Pool (1978) ; pool house (1983) ; root house (1946) ; tool shed (1948 )SETTING :urban residential : Portland Heigh ts area at base of Council Crest, next doo rto Alfred Herman Residence (a Lawrence design) built for Barker's daughte r

SIGNIFICANCE OF LAWRENCE FIRM'S DESIGN :EXTER .DETAILS/CRAFTSMANSHIP : High -quality skilled work : some fine materials .INTER .DETAILS/CRAFTSMANSHIP : High -quality skilled work : some fine materials .EXTERIOR INTEGRITY : Essentially intact as originally built .INTERIOR INTEGRITY : Unknown .SITE INTEGRITY : Essentially intact as originally built .SETTING INTEGR : Historic ch aracter & relationship of surroundings is intact .SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT :Dr . Burt Brown Barker (1874-1969), son of Oregon pioneers, grew up in Salem ,Oregon . He g raduated from Wilamette University, University of Chicag o an dHarvard . Barker received a law degree from Harvard law School . He practicedlaw in Chicag o and New York City . He retired from practice in 1938 . He an dhis wife and daug hter moved to Oreg on and settled in Portland . Barker hiredthe firm of Lawrence and Holford to design an eleg ant h ouse, appropriate fo rentertaining . Barker became the first vice-president of the University o fOregon . This position was mainly a public relations post . He was a pas tpresident of th e Oregon Historical Society and a leading h istorian . He wa sconsidered a national auth ority on Oregon pioneer Dr . John McLough lin and wrot emany articles about him . The house is significant for its association wit hBarker and as a rare example of th e French Renaissance style as used by EFL .

SOURCES/DOCUMENTS : Description (Location )Exhibit quality photo of rendering, Oregon Historic Photo coll . (OHS) ;Exhibit quality photo, E . Lawrence Colllection/U of 0Multnomah County Tax Assessor Records ; Polk's Portland City Directory ;Portland Building Permits ;Portland Historic Resource Inventory ;Oregon Biograph ical Index (OHS )OREGONIAN . 11/8/1965, 1/29/1969, 1/5/1970, 4/8/1971 .

PUBLICATIONs :DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE . 5/12/1928, 11/12/1928 .PACIFIC BUILDER AND ENGINEER . 5/4, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9/1928 .SLIDE NO . : RESEARCH BY : P . Sackett DATE : 09/18/8 8SHPO INVENTORY NO . : RECORDED BY : K . Lakin DATE : 09/18/88


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ELLIS LAWRENCE BUILDING SURVE YHISTORIC NAME : BARKER, BURT BROWN, HOUSE

RECENT PHOT ONEGATIVE #s :PSRI, #9,1 1First # aboveis upper-rightphoto ; second #is just below .If no # above ,see sources atbottom of page .

HISTORIC PHOTO/OTHER GRAPHIC SOURCE : P . Sackett and S . Donovan


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OREGON INVENTORY OF HISTORIC PROPERTYELLIS LAWRENCE BUILDING INVENTOR YEVALUATION

HISTORIC NAME : BARKER . BURT BROWN . HOUSE

INTEGRITY OF : NUMERICA L1. EXTERIOR : Essentially intact as originally built . 92. INTERIOR : Unknown . 03. SITE : Essentially intact as originally built . 94. SETTING : Historic character & relationship of surroundings is intact . 5INTEGRITY TOTAL 2 3

DISTINCTION OF :1. EXTERIOR DETAIL S& CRAFTSMANSHIP : High -quality skilled work : some fine materials . 72. INTERIOR DETAIL S& CRAFTSMANSHIP : High -quality skilled work : some fine materials . 73. STYLE : (French Renaissance )It is a prime example of its identified style . 5Compared to Lawrence's other surviving Oregon buildings, this sty le i sunique in its city/town or rural area ; one of few in Oregon . 74. ORIGINAL USE: (Residence )Compared to Lawrence's other surviving Oregon buildings, this use i sone of several (6 or more) in its city/town or rural area . 05. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN :Compared to Lawrence's other surviving Oregon building s, this design i samong h is best works . 7Is it part of an ensemble of surviving building s by Lawrence ?No other Lawrence buildings are nearby . 0Are structural or technical aspects of the desig n significant ?Of moderate significance . 56. LAWRENCE'S PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE DESIGN PROCESS :Lawrence was probably ch ief designer, thoug h little evidence 6

DISTINCTION TOTAL 44EDUCATIVE OR ASSOCIATIVE VALUE :1. HISTORIC EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES :Some association with h istoric events or activities . 22. HISTORIC PERSONs :Strong assoc . with person(s) of state historic significance . 73 . SYMBOLIC ASSOCIATION WITH AN IDEAL, INSTITUT ION, OR POLITICAL ENTITY :

No known sig nificant symbolic association . 0EDUCATIVE OR ASSOCIATIVE TOTAL 9

GRAND TOTAL 7 6RANK : PRIMAR Y

N O T E : Only the built, surviving buildings in Oregon were evaluated .

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