1209 SW 6th Ave., Portland, Oregon. County/parish: Multnomah.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 26, 1979. NRIS 79003738.
1 contributing building.
The Ambassador Apartments is a historic building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Since 1979, it has been on the National Register of Historic Places.
Described as Jacobean, the Ambassador Apartments is unique in Portland for substituting Idaho sandstone instead of the glazed terra-cotta common in the facades and trim of structures dating from the 1920s.
It is a nine-story H-shaped building with about 6,000 square feet (560 m2) per floor.
The building has been the residence of many prominent business and professional people, including lumber company owner Louis Gerlinger Sr. during 1929-1940 and William Simon U'Ren during 1927–1949. Edith Green maintained an office on the ground floor.
Located on prime downtown real estate, the building has now been converted into condominiums. In 1999, the smallest unit available was advertised for $148,000.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77850759