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The '''Baruh–Zell House''', also referred to as the '''Leo and Olga Baruh House''', is a historic house located in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]]. Leading Portland residential [[architect]] Herman Brookman's design for this 1937 [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival]] house was one of his finest achievements. In many of its features, such as curved walls, stripped-down ornamentation, recessed entry, and functionally-oriented rear elevation, it heralds the transition from highly traditional European styles executed on a grand scale to a modernized and simplified reinterpretation of those styles responsive to contemporary technology and preferences.<ref name="BZnom">{{Citation | last1 = Fitzgerald | first1 = Kimberli | last2 = McFeeters-Krone | first2 = Amy | date = June 2006 | title = National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Baruh–Zell House | url = http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/07000256.pdf | accessdate = February 25, 2013 | format = PDF}}.</ref> The house was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2007.<ref name="SHPOdb">{{Citation | last = Oregon Parks and Recreation Department | author-link = Oregon Parks and Recreation Department | title = Oregon Historic Sites Database | url = http://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/ | accessdate = February 25, 2013}}.</ref>
The '''Baruh–Zell House''', also referred to as the '''Leo and Olga Baruh House''', is a historic house located in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]]. Leading Portland residential [[architect]] [[Herman Brookman]]'s design for this 1937 [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival]] house was one of his finest achievements. In many of its features, such as curved walls, stripped-down ornamentation, recessed entry, and functionally-oriented rear elevation, it heralds the transition from highly traditional European styles executed on a grand scale to a modernized and simplified reinterpretation of those styles responsive to contemporary technology and preferences.<ref name="BZnom">{{Citation | last1 = Fitzgerald | first1 = Kimberli | last2 = McFeeters-Krone | first2 = Amy | date = June 2006 | title = National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Baruh–Zell House | url = http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/07000256.pdf | accessdate = February 25, 2013 | format = PDF}}.</ref> The house was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2007.<ref name="SHPOdb">{{Citation | last = Oregon Parks and Recreation Department | author-link = Oregon Parks and Recreation Department | title = Oregon Historic Sites Database | url = http://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/ | accessdate = February 25, 2013}}.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 06:24, 19 May 2013

Baruh–Zell House
Map of location in Portland.
Map of location in Portland.
Location of the Baruh–Zell House in Portland.
Location3131 SW Talbot Road
Portland, Oregon[1]
Area0.37 acres (0.15 ha)[2]
Built1937[1]
ArchitectHerman Brookman[1]
Architectural styleTudor Revival[1]
NRHP reference No.07000256
Added to NRHPApril 5, 2007[3]

The Baruh–Zell House, also referred to as the Leo and Olga Baruh House, is a historic house located in Portland, Oregon, United States. Leading Portland residential architect Herman Brookman's design for this 1937 Tudor Revival house was one of his finest achievements. In many of its features, such as curved walls, stripped-down ornamentation, recessed entry, and functionally-oriented rear elevation, it heralds the transition from highly traditional European styles executed on a grand scale to a modernized and simplified reinterpretation of those styles responsive to contemporary technology and preferences.[1] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Fitzgerald, Kimberli; McFeeters-Krone, Amy (June 2006), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Baruh–Zell House (PDF), retrieved February 25, 2013.
  2. ^ City of Portland, PortlandMaps, retrieved February 25, 2013
  3. ^ a b Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved February 25, 2013.