Charles Piggott House
Charles Piggott House | |
Portland Historic Landmark[1] | |
The house's exterior in 2012 | |
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Location |
2591 SW Buckingham Avenue Portland, Oregon |
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Coordinates | 45°30′23″N 122°41′14″W / 45.506333°N 122.687119°WCoordinates: 45°30′23″N 122°41′14″W / 45.506333°N 122.687119°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1892 |
Architect | Charles Henry Piggott |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP Reference # | [2] |
Added to NRHP | March 28, 1979 |
The Charles Piggott House, also known as Piggott's Castle, is a house located in southwest Portland, Oregon, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] The house, designed as a Romanesque Revival-style castle, is Portland's only extant castle.[4]
See also
- Canterbury Castle (Portland, Oregon)
- List of castles in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon
References
- ↑ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 38. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ↑ Lednicer, Lisa Grace (May 28, 2009). "Portland's Canterbury (Lane) Castle is coming down". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Advance Publications. ISSN 8750-1317. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
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