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Mizpah Presbyterian Church of East Portland

1891 establishments in OregonCarpenter Gothic church buildings in OregonChurches in Portland, OregonChurches on the National Register of Historic Places in OregonHosford-Abernethy, Portland, Oregon
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Mizpah Presbyterian Church Portland Oregon
Mizpah Presbyterian Church Portland Oregon

The former Mizpah Presbyterian Church is a building in southeast Portland, Oregon. This Carpenter Gothic style church is on the National Register of Historic Places and is the oldest structure in Ladd’s Addition. It was built in 1891 and moved to its current location in Ladd’s Addition in 1911. An addition at the east end was added to the main structure in 1924, and was used for classrooms and meeting rooms. The wood-frame structure features a design from the mid-1800's. Above the prominent entryway staircase rises a Basilican bell tower adjacent to the main structure. In the bell tower is the original bell cast in 1888 by Vanduzen and Tift at the Buckeye Bell Foundry in Cincinnati, Ohio. It served the Presbyterian community as a church and community center until 1961. From 1961 to 1978, the structure was rented to several other congregations and organizations, each of which had a short life. After 17 years of neglect, it was purchased by Artur Lind in 1978 who converted it over the next two years for use as four residential units. Lind completed the design work himself, used the 20 foot pews to make railings, staircases, furniture, and accent pieces, and obtained the National Register of Historic Places designation in 1983.

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Mizpah Presbyterian Church of East Portland
Southeast Hemlock Avenue, Portland Hosford-Abernethy

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Ladd's Addition Historic District

Southeast Hemlock Avenue
97214 Portland, Hosford-Abernethy
Oregon, United States
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