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McAvinney Fourplex
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National Register of Historic Places

McAvinney Fourplex

On the National Register since 200620 years
Neo-Classical RevivalListed 2006Portland
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About McAvinney Fourplex

McAvinney Fourplex, at 2004 NE 17th Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 6, 2006. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Neo-Classical Revival, as it does for 8 other Oregon listings. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric apartment building in Portland, Oregon, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 54 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

2004 NE 17th Ave., Portland · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1McAvinney FourplexStart here
  2. 2Bowman, F. E., ApartmentsLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements · Built 1913 · next door
  3. 3Coleman-Scott HouseColonial · Built 1916 · next door
  4. 4Irvington Bowman ApartmentsArts and Crafts · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Gustav Freiwald HouseQueen Anne · next door
Around it

25 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BNicolai-Cake-Olson HouseLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements · Built 19050.1 miBGeorge Earle Chamberlain HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 18930.1 miBOlsen and Weygandt BuildingCommercial Style · Built 19270.2 miBHancock Street FourplexEnglish Cottage0.2 miBJohn E. G. Povey HouseLate Victorian0.2 miBJames C. and Mary A. Costello HouseArts and Crafts · Built 19100.2 miBHenry B. Dickson HouseArts and Crafts0.2 miDIrvington Historic District (Additional Documentation)District0.2 miBSpies-Robinson HousePrairie Style · Built 19220.2 miBRobert F. Lytle HouseMediterranean0.3 miBFrank Silas Doernbecher HouseTudor Revival · Built 19030.3 miBRoome-Stearns HouseQueen Anne · Built 18930.3 miBThompson Court ApartmentsModern Movement: Modernistic Style · Built 19290.3 miBBoschke-Boyd HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 19100.3 miBIrvington Tennis ClubCraftsman0.3 miBHenry B. Miller HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBAugust Olson HouseArts and Crafts · Built 19100.3 miBBarnhart-Wright HouseEnglish Arts and Crafts · Built 19130.3 mi
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BReed-Wells HouseLate Victorian · Built 19050.4 miBTurner, Frederick, FourplexTudor Revival · Built 19280.4 miBFred O. Miller HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBLewis T. Gilliland HouseCraftsman · Built 19100.4 miBSeufert HouseColonial Revival · Built 19130.4 miBJohn and Ellen Bowman HouseColonial Revival · Built 19150.4 miBBeatrice Morrow and E.D. Cannady HouseBuilding0.5 mi
More like it

Neo-Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Neo-Classical Revival.

Pearson MortuaryBuilt 1926 · 0.8 mi away
East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District1.4 mi away
U.S. Post OfficeBuilt 1915 · 1.6 mi away
Oregon Portland Cement Building1.8 mi away

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Questions about McAvinney Fourplex

Is McAvinney Fourplex on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 6, 2006 (Register number 05001147).

Is McAvinney Fourplex a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Oregon has 16 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District, 1.5 miles away.

Can you visit McAvinney Fourplex?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of McAvinney Fourplex?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 54 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77850548 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.