Type Residence hall Town or city Portland, Oregon Opened 10 April 1931 Owner Portland State University Construction started 15 December 1930 | Address 1609 SW Park Avenue Completed April 10, 1931 Cost 250,000 USD Architectural style Art Deco Architect John Virginius Bennes | |
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Landlord Portland State University Similar St Helens Court, King Albert Hall, Blackstone Hall, PSU Urban Center stations, PSU South MAX Station | ||
Parkway Manor is a four-story student residence hall at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, a city in the United States. The building contains seven two-bedroom units, 24 one-bedroom units, 10 studios, and 13 sleepers that share a bath, shower, and kitchen.
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Map of Parkway Manor, 1609 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97201, USA
History
Parkway Manor was designed by architects Bennes & Herzog in 1931 for owner and real estate developer Harry Mittleman. Mittleman had planned to begin construction sometime later, but he was pressured by the Citizens Employment Committee to hire as many workers as possible and break ground immediately as the Great Depression continued into its second year. He placed a steam shovel on the job site and began digging even before the architects had completed their design, and Mittleman created 250 jobs during construction.
The building opened a few months later with 42 units ranging from studios to four-room apartments. Each living room contained an artificial fireplace, and ceilings were covered with "California stucco," a then-new product with colorful pigments added at the factory.
Portland State University acquired the property in 1969.