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Louis and Elizabeth Woerner House

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68: 93: 51: 429: 279:. It has an asymmetric plan, with several steeply pitched gables visible from each side. The Woerner family lived in the house until it was sold in 1951. It then passed through several owners, each preserving the original character of the house. No major renovations to its footprint have been made since it was constructed, the most significant changes were an interior remodel of the kitchen and updates to the bathrooms. 100: 75: 283:
warmer, drier climate in California. During his stay in Oregon, he designed and marketed standardized plans for homes intended for families of modest means. The Woerner house is one of five upscale custom houses he designed in the Portland area in 1920–1924. The Woerner house is the most visible, due to its location atop a small rise on a large lot.
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The house is a locally significant example of Arts and Crafts architecture, but its primary historical significance derives from its noted Minneapolis architect, William Gray Purcell. Purcell was active in Oregon from 1919 until 1930, when an advanced case of tuberculosis forced him to seek a
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The house was built for Louis and Elizabeth Woerner. Louis Woerner was vice president of the Western Cooperage Company at the time the house plans were commissioned. The two-and-one-half story house is in the
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
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Buildings and structures in Northeast Portland, Oregon
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in 1922 and completed in early 1923. Located in the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Louis and Elizabeth Woerner House is located in Oregon
Louis and Elizabeth Woerner House is located in the United States
Portland, Oregon
45°33′01.6″N 122°38′15.8″W / 45.550444°N 122.637722°W / 45.550444; -122.637722
William Gray Purcell
Bungalow
Craftsman
05000516
Portland, Oregon
Prairie School
William Gray Purcell
Alameda
Northeast Portland
National Register of Historic Places
Arts and Crafts
American Craftsman
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service



"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Louis and Elizabeth Woerner House"
National Park Service
12 Photos (September 10, 2004)
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