Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children (Portland, Oregon)
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The Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, also known as Old Shriners Children's Hospital, was a building in Portland, Oregon
built in 1923. It was designed in Colonial Revival
style with aspects of the Georgian Revival style subtype. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1989, and removed on 2011, after being deconstructed
in 2004. The site was redeveloped as an affordable housing complex.
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...
built in 1923. It was designed in Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival architecture
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...
style with aspects of the Georgian Revival style subtype. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1989, and removed on 2011, after being deconstructed
Deconstruction (building)
In the context of physical construction, deconstruction is the selective dismantlement of building components, specifically for re-use, recycling, and waste management. It differs from demolition where a site is cleared of its building by the most expedient means. Deconstruction has also been...
in 2004. The site was redeveloped as an affordable housing complex.