Richmond, Portland, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Richmond is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon
. It borders Sunnyside
on the north, Mt. Tabor and South Tabor
on the east, Creston-Kenilworth
on the south, and Hosford-Abernethy
on the west.
The northern edge of the neighborhood is part of the Hawthorne District
.
Neighborhood parks include Sewallcrest Park (1940) and Ivon Community Garden (1978).
Richmond is named after Dr. Richmond Kelly, son of an early immigrant from Kentucky
who held one of the donation land claims in the area, Rev. Clinton Kelly
.
The Richmond neighborhood is home to Richmond Elementary School, the first of three which comprise the Japanese Magnet Program of Portland Public Schools. JMP students continue on to Mt. Tabor Middle School and then to Grant High School in the Grant Park neighborhood.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. It borders Sunnyside
Sunnyside, Portland, Oregon
Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the south east section of Portland, between SE Stark St. and SE Hawthorne Blvd. and from SE 28th Ave. to SE 49th Ave....
on the north, Mt. Tabor and South Tabor
South Tabor, Portland, Oregon
South Tabor is a neighborhood in southeastern Portland, Oregon in the United States.The neighborhood is bounded by SE Division, Powell, 52nd, and 82nd Avenues...
on the east, Creston-Kenilworth
Creston-Kenilworth, Portland, Oregon
Creston-Kenilworth is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon, lying between SE 26th Ave. on the west and SE Foster Rd. on the east, and between SE Powell Blvd. on the north and SE Holgate Blvd. on the south. It is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn to the west,...
on the south, and Hosford-Abernethy
Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, Oregon
Hosford-Abernethy is a neighborhood in the inner Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders Buckman and Sunnyside on the north, Richmond on the east, Brooklyn and Creston-Kenilworth on the south, and Downtown Portland and South Portland on the west.Hosford-Abernethy was named in the 1970s...
on the west.
The northern edge of the neighborhood is part of the Hawthorne District
Hawthorne, Portland, Oregon
The Hawthorne District in Portland, Oregon is an area of Southeast Portland on SE Hawthorne Blvd., particularly between 30th and 42nd Avenues. The area has numerous retail stores, including clothing shops, restaurants, bars, brewpubs and microbreweries. Hawthorne district is known for its young,...
.
Neighborhood parks include Sewallcrest Park (1940) and Ivon Community Garden (1978).
Richmond is named after Dr. Richmond Kelly, son of an early immigrant from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
who held one of the donation land claims in the area, Rev. Clinton Kelly
Clinton Kelly (minister)
Reverend Clinton Kelly was an early pioneer of what became the U.S. state of Oregon.Kelly was born on June 15, 1808, in Pulaski County, Kentucky, the son of Samuel and Nancy Kelly....
.
The Richmond neighborhood is home to Richmond Elementary School, the first of three which comprise the Japanese Magnet Program of Portland Public Schools. JMP students continue on to Mt. Tabor Middle School and then to Grant High School in the Grant Park neighborhood.
External links
- Guide to Richmond Neighborhood (PortlandNeighborhood.com)
- Richmond Neighborhood Plan (Portland Bureau of Planning, 1994)