- 93-Year-Old Irvington Home Razed for Replacement House
- Irvington Home, 93 Years Old, Receives Demolition Permit
- Irvington Historic District Home Will Be Torn Down
PORTLAND, Ore. – A non-contributing house in the Irvington Historic District has been demolished with plans in the works to replace it with a single new residence.
Built in 1922, the house was located at 2602 NE 13th Ave. and totaled 1,392 square feet on a 5,000-square-foot lot.
Photo credit: Portland Chronicle
Photo credit: Portland Chronicle
The 93-year-old house was located within the Irvington Historic District, although it was not a contributing structure. Because it was located in the historic district, a historic resource review is required for plans involving new development. The demolition does not trigger that review, but any new development in the district requires the Type III review process.
On April 17 the city received an application for demolition of the house, with the applicant listed as Rich Eisenhauer of RAE Design & Associates and the owner listed as Bernadette L. Suh, with the most recent sale taking place in 1988.
The contractor on the Northeast 13th Avenue demolition was John Duncan of Timberridge Development.
On Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 the house was demolished.
Submitted Photo
“The only ‘abatement’ visible during the demolition was an occasional and lackluster spray from a garden hose,” a witness to the demolition told the Portland Chronicle.
In a pre-application proposal submitted in May, plans for the replacement house were included. Since that time the applicant has voluntarily gone through the design advice process, during which the design of the proposed 2,239-square-foot, two-and-a-half-story house was discussed by the landmarks commission.
Photo credit: Portland Chronicle
Photo credit: Portland Chronicle
Commissioners noted that the “proportions, mass and scale for the proposed building is an issue” and that the width of the building should be reduced. They also posited that the building should be further set back from the front property line and that the 13th Avenue frontage elevation should be reduced.
The commission also stated the proposed tuck-under garage and the partial front porch were “not approvable,” but commissioners were “supportive of the high quality materials proposed.”
No construction applications have yet been received.
This house was previously reported on by the Portland Chronicle as well as The Oregonian and Willamette Week.