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Westover Terrace construction photograph albums , 1910-1929
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Westover Terrace construction photograph albums
- Dates
- 1910-1929 (inclusive)19101929
- Quantity
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0.2 linear feet, (2 containers)
- Collection Number
- PH 203_035
- Summary
- Collection comprises two albums containing 118 black and white photographs of the construction of the Westover Terrace development in Northwest Portland, Or. from 1910-1912. The photographs show the sluicing operation as well as the construction of roads and houses in the development. Several series of photographs are take from the same spot each month, showing the development of certain areas.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Westover Terrace development is located in Portland, Oregon. The area between what is now West Burnside Road and NW Cornell Road is the location of this project. From 1910-1912 the Lewis-Wiley Hydraulic Company from Seattle, Washington sluiced and terraced Goldsmith Hill in NW Portland and formed the Westover Terrace development. Because the water needed for the operation was twice the daily consumption of the city of Portland, the developers built a 12 million gallon pumping station at the Guild's Lake site. A flume carried the rocks and sediment down the hillside, filling Guild's Lake, the site of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Fair. Fifty acres of dry land were created by filling in this lake.
The first house built in the development was at 2877 NW Westover Road for a cost of $1900 in 1911. The plot was owned by William H. Lewis, one of the developers.
The 1912 Portland City Directory lists William H. Lewis president of Lewis-Wiley Hydraulic, Eugene L. McAllaster (Seattle) vice president, Horatio H. Parker secretary, and Howard D. Ripley treasurer.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains 118 black and white photographs taken during the construction of the Westover Terrace development, in NW Portland, Oregon from 1910-1912.
The photographs show the sluicing operation as well as the construction of roads and houses in the development. Several series of photographs are take from the same spot each month, showing the development of certain areas.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Real estate development--Oregon--Portland--Photographs
- Terracing--Oregon--Portland--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
