Woodlark Building Other Names/Site Number

NPS Form 10-900 0MB No. 1024-0018 Expires 5/31/2015) United States Department of the Interior RECEIVE8 2280 National Park Service National Register of Historic Places JUN 2 4 2014 Registration Form ·1 \T. REGISTER Of H\ST~Rly P~'\CE - This form is for use In nominatlng or requesting determinatio ns for indiv1dual properties and dlstric!s. Se lnstrl1dt:J~~~ . l(Jh· ~ te ulletin , How to Complete the Na/Iona/ Register of Hlstortc Places Regis tration Fom1. If any item does not apply to t e property being documented, enter "NIA" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classifica ti on. materials, and areas of sig nificance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional certification comments, entries, and narrative Items on continuation sheets if needed (NPS Form 10-900a). 1. Name of Property historic name Woodlark Building other names/site number Name of Multiple Property Listing (Enter "NIA" if property is not part of a multiple property listing) 2. Location street & number 813-817 SW-------------- Alder Street D not for publication city or town ---Portland- - ----- - - - - ------- --- - - - -- D vicinity state Multnomah code 051 zip code 97205 Ore ~on- - --- code OR county - - - - ------- 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this _!_nomination_ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion , the property .....X.. meets_ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: national statewide ...x_ local Applicable N . _!_ A B _!_ C D b ~~// Date Q_r:- egon State Historic Preservation Office State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property _meets_ does not meet the National Register criteria Signature of commenting official Date Title State or Federal agencyibureau or Tribal Government al Park Service Certification _ entered in the National Register _ determined eligible for the National Register _ determined not eligible for the National Register _ removed from the National Register 1 i 1) ) ~ Date of Action United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2015) Woodlark Building Multnomah, OR Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) (Check only one box.) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing X private X building(s) 1 buildings public - Local district site public - State site structure public - Federal structure object object 1 0 Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 0 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) COMMERCE/TRADE: Business; Specialty Store COMMERCE/TRADE: Business; Specialty Store COMMERCE/TRADE: Business; Office Building COMMERCE/TRADE: Business; Office Building COMMERCE/TRADE: Business; Professional COMMERCE/TRADE: Business; Professional 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY foundation: CONCRETE AMERICAN MOVEMENTS: Commercial walls: STEEL (frame, concrete encased) Style BRICK (veneer) roof: Asphalt other: TERRA COTTA 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2015) Woodlark Building Multnomah, OR Name of Property County and State Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style, method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has historic integrity). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph The Woodlark Building is located at the southwest corner of SW 9th and SW Alder streets, occupying all of Lot 3, Block 2, of the Portland Park Blocks. A nine-story steel and concrete-encased steel framed structure with brick and terra cotta veneer, the building is 50 x 100 feet in size. The Woodlark Building was designed by the Doyle, Patterson and Beach architectural firm in the early 20th century Commercial Style with strong Beaux Arts influence in the elaborate cornice and other detailing. The building was constructed by the Hurley-Mason Company. The developers and longtime occupant/owner was the Woodard, Clarke Drug Company. Construction began in November 1911 and the building was completed and ready for occupancy by August 1912. Originally occupied by a retail pharmacy, with related wholesale operations on the upper floors, the building was converted to office use in 1924. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Narrative Description SETTING The Woodlark Building is located in a dense urban context in downtown Portland, sited within an area developed as the Portland Park Blocks, a series of “half-blocks” (100 x 200 feet) within the city’s already dense development pattern of small, 200 foot square blocks. Formally part of the Park Block Addition to Portland, this area was developed in the early 20th century as an expansion of the city’s downtown commercial district and is generally referred to the Midtown Blocks to differentiate it from the open space/park blocks further south. The area surrounding the Woodlark Building consists of multi-story commercial developments to the south and east, including the immediately adjacent Cornelius Hotel (1907-08, NRIS #86000286) to the east and the Stevens Building (1913, NRIS #98000213) to the north. The block west of the building, across SW 9th Avenue, is currently occupied by surface parking and a developed food cart use. Other structures of note within the area include the Governor Hotel, Morgan Block, Pittock Block (NRHP), the Galleria (NRHP), and the Esquire Hotel (NRHP). O’Bryant Park is located one block to the north, between Washington and Stark streets. EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION The exterior elevations of the Woodlark Building are organized in the typical three-part design of late 19th and early 20th century commercial blocks, rising from the base of the somewhat modified main floor/mezzanine levels, past a projecting terra cotta belt cornice to the main six floor shaft, all clad in cream face brick. The uppermost floor is defined by terra cotta, arched, moldings that spring from terra cotta capitals atop brick-clad pilasters that divide the elevation into regular bays, each with two window openings. A classically-inspired projecting cornice and entablature highlight the parapet level. Significant surface detail further decorates the exterior elevations, with small brick-formed intermediate divisions, recessed panels, and projecting sills flanking the window openings on all 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2015) Woodlark Building Multnomah, OR Name of Property County and State upper floors. At the cornice level, mixed dentil bands and copings create a complex design, all in terra cotta. Original one-over-one-light, wood sash windows remain on all floors above the mezzanine level, with the second floor ganged into a three-part design with a fixed upper transom level. Windows are individually set, but artfully spaced in groups of two within the pilaster-defined bays of the exterior. The storefront retail and mezzanine levels, as is typical, exhibit a higher degree of modification than the upper building floors. Original wood entry and metal-frame storefronts (see Figure 8) and multi- light leaded transom glazing has been removed, along with an elaborate, chain-supported projecting canopy that was an element of the original design. Original brick-clad columns remain, although the lower portions have been modified with a white marble panel veneer on the first floor level. Black aluminum and glass storefront glazing fills the majority of ground floor bays, with a black spandrel glass system between the first and mezzanine floor levels. A large fixed glass panel is located at the southeast corner, above the large, arched, terra cotta entryway that identifies the structure as the Woodlark Building via incised lettering. Surface mounted roundels are centered on the columns below the belt cornice, assumed to be mounting points for the original projecting canopy (see Figures 3-4 and 7). The primary entry to the upper floors is via a terra cotta arched opening at the SE, a 1924 alteration designed by Portland architect Emil Schacht, which was constructed in response to the end of the original use and conversion of the building to professional office space

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