AKA: Chamberlain, George Earle, House, Irvington, Portland, OR

Structure Type: built works - dwellings - houses

Designers: Whidden and Lewis, Architects (firm); Ion Lee Lewis (architect); William Marcy Whidden (architect)

Dates: constructed 1893

3 stories

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1927 NE Tillamook Street
Irvington, Portland, OR 97212

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Overview

A former Governor of Oregon from 1903-1909, George Earle Chamberlain, lived in this residence from 1904 until his death in 1928. Chamberlain, who was both a physician and a lawyer, held a number of important political positions in both the State of OR and Washington, DC.

Building Notes

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Alteration

Just after he purchased the house, new owner George Earle Chamberlain remodeled the house's first and second floors in 1904.

Portland Historical Landmark: ID n/a

National Register of Historic Places: 91000815 NRHP Images (pdf) NHRP Registration Form (pdf)

PCAD id: 15326