Portland Fire Station No. 17

Portland Fire Station No. 17
Portland Fire Station No. 17 is located in Oregon
Portland Fire Station No. 17
Location824 N.W. Twenty-fourth Ave., Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°31′44″N 122°42′01″W / 45.52889°N 122.70028°W / 45.52889; -122.70028 (Portland Fire Station No. 17)
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
ArchitectLee Gray Holden, E.L. Siner
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.87000311[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1987

Portland Fire Station No. 17, at 824 N.W. Twenty-fourth Ave. in Portland, Oregon, was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

It originally held a horse-drawn steam pumper and a horse-drawn ladder truck, requiring three and two horses respectively.[2]

It was designed by Lee Gray Holden, who was serving as Battalion Chief during 1911–1922, as part of his career in Portland Fire Bureau.[2]

History

In 1968 or 1969, the station ceased to function as a firehouse, and was used for storage by Portland Fire & Rescue.[3] 1n 1984, the city sold the building to a private owner, who converted it to a private residence.

In 2011, it was sold to Karla Pearlstein, an expert in restoring historic homes.[4] In 2019 the project team who worked on the restoration received a DeMuro Award[5] for an outstanding restoration by the statewide preservation organization Restore Oregon.

In 2022 the building was featured in an episode of the documentary series "Where We Call Home."[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Portland Fire Station No. 17". National Park Service. Retrieved October 8, 2018. With accompanying 12 photos, historic and from 1986
  3. ^ "Old Portland firehouse built to hold horsedrawn trucks is now a home". OregonLive. October 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Karla Pearlstein. "Karla Pearlstein". Restoring History. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "2019 DeMuro Award Winning Projects". Restore Oregon. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  6. ^ "Where We Call Home" The Firehouse". IMDb. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
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