Troy Laundry Building (Portland, Oregon): Difference between revisions
removing red link from See also section |
- |
||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
| refnum = 89000102 |
| refnum = 89000102 |
||
}} |
}} |
||
The '''Troy Laundry Building,''' located at 1025 Southeast Pine St. in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], was designed by [[Ellis F. Lawrence]] in the late [[19th century|1800s]]. It is considered a mixture of [[Colonial architecture|Colonial]], [[Egyptian architecture|Egyptian]], and [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival]] architecture. It's known for its large windows, tall brick walls, and decorative brickwork. |
The '''Troy Laundry Building,''' located at 1025 Southeast Pine St. in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], was designed by [[Ellis F. Lawrence]] in the late [[19th century|1800s]]. It is considered a mixture of [[Colonial architecture|Colonial]], [[Egyptian architecture|Egyptian]], and [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival]] architecture. It's known for its large windows, tall brick walls, and decorative brickwork. |
||
Revision as of 16:42, 29 November 2020
 | This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. (November 2020) |
 | This article has an unclear citation style. (November 2020) |
Troy Laundry Building | |
Portland Historic Landmark[1] | |
 The Troy Laundry Building in 2013 | |
| Location | 1025 SE Pine Street Portland, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°31′15″N 122°39′19″W / 45.520954°N 122.655196°W |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | Ellis F. Lawrence |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Portland Oregon’s Eastside Historic and Architectural Resources, 1850-1938 |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000102 |
| Added to NRHP | March 8, 1989 |
The Troy Laundry Building, located at 1025 Southeast Pine St. in Portland, Oregon, was designed by Ellis F. Lawrence in the late 1800s. It is considered a mixture of Colonial, Egyptian, and Renaissance Revival architecture. It's known for its large windows, tall brick walls, and decorative brickwork.
Architecture
While the Troy Laundry Building is classified as Colonial Revival,[2] it also features some characteristics of other architectural styles. Many 19th century architects gained inspiration from early 15th century expression artwork and architecture. They were also inspired by Baroque and Mannerism styles. The divergent forms of Renaissance architecture in different parts of Europe make it difficult to define and recognize new, or Neo-Renaissance, architecture.
The towering brickwork with the tall, double-layered windows, as well as the decorative brickwork that is laid in even intervals that are featured in the Troy Laundry Building underscore its mixed architectural styles. The building also has hints of Renaissance Revival architecture, which drew inspiration from a wide range of classical Italian styles.[3]
Egyptian Revival architecture is also present in the building, as it also incorporates motifs and imagery from ancient Egypt.[4] In addition, the building's high stone walls and angular wall faces and design attributes in the upper portions of the building are central to this style.
Architectural historians attribute the Egyptian Revival elements in the design to Napoleon's conquest of Egypt and the defeat of the French Navy at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. Napoleon's commission of a large-scale systematic study of Egypt[5] is also believed to have inspired the monumental size of this style of architecture, as was noted in a publication documenting the expedition.[6]
The Troy Laundry Building also has elements of Colonial Revival architecture, which is depicted by angular brickwork, small stacked windows, and symmetrical features. Colonial Revival style is often associated with Centennial Exhibitions, which reawakened Americans to the architectural traditions of their colonial past.[7] In 1910, the Colonial Revival movement gained popularity in the United States and continued to be popular in the in the U.S. for the next two decades. Roughly 40 percent of homes were build in this style during that period.
History
The Troy Laundry Company
The Troy Laundry was established in the year 1889 by John F. Tait, who came to Portland, Oregon from Scotland, where he had apprenticed in the laundry trade.[8] His knowledge of the business and his well-respected management skills led to the establishment of a successful and long running laundry business in the city of Portland.
The original Troy Laundry building was located on the west side of the Willamette River, but was destroyed by a fire in 1984. After the fire, Mr. Tait moved the laundry into a building on the east side of town.[9]
In 1892, he ran advertisements for the laundry, which were demonstrative of how large his operation had become. Furthermore, Tait has set up additional locations throughout Portland, as well as Vancouver, and Oregon City where laundry could be picked up. Troy Laundry became on of the two largest laundries in the city that catered to both commercial and residential clients.[10] Within 25 years of its establishment, Tait has over 150 people working for the laundry. A pioneer in the industry, Tait was one of the first people in the laundry industry to switch to an eight-hour work day.
By 1913, the laundry had outgrown its earlier building, and a new Troy Laundry building was built at the corner of 10th and Pine St. The new building incorporated a variety of innovative features, including a large employee dining room and lounge, its own electrical generators, new engines that ran 44 washers, and 22 extractors. The new building also had standard oil burner dryers, steam equipment, and drying systems, including a tumbler – technologies that were evolutionary for their time.
The Troy Laundry company eventually had a customer base that included 10,000 residential, industrial, and commercial clients, generating $600,000 in revenue per week.
Ellis F. Lawrence
Architect Ellis F. Lawrence was born in Malden, Massachusetts in 1879.[11] He received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which was the first school of architecture in the United States. After graduating in 1902, Lawrence worked for three architectural firms: Codman and Despradelle, Andrews Jacques and Rantoul, and John Calvin Stevens. Lawrence was greatly influenced by his experience working for Despradelle, as well as by his former studio instructor John Calvin Stevens.
In 1906, Lawrence headed west where he intended to open an office in San Francisco. He stopped in Portland, Oregon along the way to visit a friend and former M.I.T graduate. Scrapping his plan to move to San Francisco, Lawrence decided to remain in Portland. He soon joined his friend E.B. McNaughton and engineer Henry Raymond in partnership in November 1906.[12] Lawrence became the firm's chief designer. In February 1910, he left the firm to pursue independent work until 1913 when a former classmate and friend from M.I.T. William G. Holdford joined him in a new partnership. Ormond Bean and Fred Allyn eventually joined the team in 1928. Bean left the firm in 1933, and both Allyn and Holdford left in 1940.
Lawrence's first design in Portland was his home, which was located in the Irvington neighborhood of Northeast Portland. In 1914, he founded the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts in Eugene, Oregon. He organized the school around teaching methods that rejected the traditional philosophy. Lawrence believed in the integration of all the arts. He eventually became acquainted with many of the Portland's most influential businessmen, including John Tait. He also became friends with Frank Lloyd Wright and the Olmstead brothers. [13]
[1] “University of Oregon Libraries.” University of Oregon Libraries, library.uoregon.edu/architecture/oregon/lawrence
Further reading
- K. Zisman; J. Koler; J. Morrison; B. Grimala; A. Yost (August 15, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Troy Laundry Building" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Southeast Portland, Oregon
- Wong Laundry Building
- Yale Union Laundry Building
References
- ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2014), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ United States Department of the Interior; National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Troy Laundry Building. Federal Register No.: 10024-0018 (January 27, 1989)
- ^ Roth, Leland M., and Amanda C. R. Clark. American Architecture: a History. Routledge, 2019.
- ^ Roth, Leland
- ^ Peters, Erin A. (2009). "The Napoleonic Egyptian Scientific Expdition and the Ninetenth-Century Survey Museum".
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 49 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ McAlester, V., Matty, S. P., & amp; Clicque, S. (2018). A field guide to American houses: The definitive guide to identifying and understanding America's domestic architecture. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
- ^ Roth, Leland
- ^ United States Department of the Interior; National Register of Historic Places Registration form. Troy Laundry Building. Federal Register No.: 10024-0018 (January 27, 1989)
- ^ Ellis Fuller Lawrence Papers, 1909-1929 PDF.” Archives West: Ellis Fuller Lawrence Papers, 1909-1929, archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv35243.
- ^ Dept. of Interior
- ^ Ellis Fuller Lawrence Papers
- ^ University of Oregon Libraries.” The University of Oregon Libraries, library.uoregon.edu/architecture/oregon/lawrence
- ^ National Register of Historic Places; Multiple Property Documentation Form. The architecture of Ellis F. Lawrence. Federal Register No.: 1024-0018 (September 04, 1990)
| Lists by county |   | |
|---|---|---|
| Portland lists | ||
| Other lists | ||