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Montgomery Ward & Company (Boundary Decrease II)
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National Register of Historic Places

Montgomery Ward & Company (Boundary Decrease II)

On the National Register since 20215 years
Listed 2021Portland
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About Montgomery Ward & Company (Boundary Decrease II)

Montgomery Ward & Company (Boundary Decrease II), at 2741 NW Vaughn St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 9, 2021. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 4.7 acres. 22 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isOffice building and former Montgomery Ward mail-order catalog warehouse and department store located in Portland, Oregon, United States. 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 · 70 MB · National Archives↗
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2741 NW Vaughn St., Portland · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Montgomery Ward & Company (Boundary Decrease II)Start here
  2. 2Dr. Harry M. Hendershott HouseMediterranean Revival · Built 1927 · next door
  3. 3Harry T. Nicolai HouseColonial Revival · next door
  4. 4Harmon-Neils HouseCraftsman · next door
  5. 5Frank E. Dooly HouseColonial Revival · next door
Around it

47 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BBurkes-Belluschi HouseBuilding0.1 miBClarissa McKeyes Inman HouseMediterranean0.1 miBJohn A. Sprouse Jr. HouseColonial · Built 19350.1 miBOtho Poole HouseMediterranean Revival0.2 miBEastman-Shaver HouseMediterranean0.2 miBC.J. Livingston HouseModern Movement0.2 miBIsaac Neuberger HouseTudor0.2 miBLouis and Bessie Tarpley HouseTudor Revival · Built 19070.2 miBPaul F. Murphy HouseLate 19th Century and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBFrank M. Warren HouseLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements · Built 19050.2 miBC. D. Johnson HouseColonial Revival · Built 19110.2 miBFrank C. Stettler HouseCraftsman0.2 miBBurke-Clark HouseColonial Revival0.2 miBHenry Hahn HouseArts and Crafts0.2 miBElizabeth Ducey HouseArts and Crafts0.2 miBFred E. Taylor HouseArts and Crafts0.2 miBWalter B. & Myrtle E. Honeyman HouseBuilding0.2 miBJ. C. Braly HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 mi
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BWilson-South HouseNorman Farmhouse0.3 miBJohn Virginius and Annice Bennes HouseBuilding0.3 miBErnest G. Swigert HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBCardwell-Holman HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBDr. Leo Ricen HouseBungalow0.3 miBMark A. M. Ashley HouseGeorgian · Built 19130.3 miBLewis, William H., Model HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBBates-Seller HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBPortland Fire Station No. 17Georgian · Built 19120.4 miBChristine Becker HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBJ. J. and Hazel Parker HouseBuilding0.4 miBAlexander B. and Anna Balch Hamilton HouseHigh Victorian Italianate · Built 18900.4 miBAbraham Tichner HouseClassical Revival · Built 19150.5 miBMatthew J. and Florence Lynch House and GardenColonial Revival0.5 miBJ. O. Frye HouseEnglish Cottage · Built 19300.5 miBFrederick and Grace Greenwood HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBA. H. Maegly HousePrairie School · Built 19140.5 miBPackard Service BuildingChicago School0.5 miBWeist ApartmentsColonial Revival0.5 miBTrevett-Nunn HouseColonial Revival0.5 miBCharles F. Adams HouseGeorgian · Built 19040.5 miBCampbell HotelGeorgian Revival0.5 miBAlbert H. Tanner HouseStick Style · Built 18930.5 miBMary J. G. Smith HouseColonial Revival · Built 19060.5 miBSprague-Marshall-Bowie HouseItalianate0.5 miBCohn-Sichel HouseArts and Crafts0.5 miBCapt. Herbert Holman HouseQueen Anne · Built 18980.5 miBBernard and Emma Goldsmith HouseBuilt 18920.5 miStBalch Gulch BridgeStructure0.5 mi

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Questions about Montgomery Ward & Company (Boundary Decrease II)

Is Montgomery Ward & Company (Boundary Decrease II) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 9, 2021 (Register number 85001184).

Is Montgomery Ward & Company (Boundary Decrease II) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Oregon has 16 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Aubrey R. Watzek House, 1.3 miles away.

Can you visit Montgomery Ward & Company (Boundary Decrease II)?

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 Montgomery Ward & Company (Boundary Decrease II)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 70 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 77850753 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.