Willard K. Martin architectural illustrations, 1969-1975
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Martin, Willard K. (Willard Kenneth), 1930-1985
- Title
- Willard K. Martin architectural illustrations
- Dates
- 1969-1975 (inclusive)19691975
- Quantity
- 0.15 cubic feet, (1 oversize folder (30x42))
- Collection Number
- Coll 897
- Summary
- Ink illustrations of historic buildings in Portland, Oregon; Astoria, Oregon; Forest Grove, Oregon; and Salt Lake City, Utah, by the architect Willard K. Martin (1930-1985). Martin was a Portland-based architect who was most known for his role in designing Pioneer Courthouse Square.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Willard Kenneth Martin was born in 1930 in the Missouri Ozarks. He moved to Oregon as a child, and attended high school in Albany, Oregon. After serving in the Air Force during the Korean War, Martin studied painting and architecture at the University of Oregon, earning a degree in architecture in 1957.
In 1960, Martin moved to Portland, Oregon, and joined the architectural firm Wolff and Zimmer. Martin later started his own firm, which David Soderstrom joined in 1966, and John Matteson joined in 1971. The firm Martin, Soderstrom, and Matteson operated until 1984. Martin was the head of the team that designed Pioneer Courthouse Square, which opened in 1984. He received two national honors for his work on the square. Martin's other projects included the public library in Hillsboro, Oregon, and the restoration of Marsh Hall at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon.
Martin and his son, Eric Martin, were killed in a plane crash in the Grand Canyon in September 1985.
Sources: Article and obituary in the Oregonian, October 2, 1985.
Content Description
The collection consists of five ink illustrations of historic buildings, all drawn by Portland, Oregon, architect Willard K. Martin. The buildings depicted are: The Old Church at SW 11th and Clay in Portland, Oregon (erroneously captioned as being the First Baptist Church at SW 11th and Taylor); the Captain John Brown House on NW Everett in Portland; the Captain George Flavel House in Astoria, Oregon; Marsh Hall at Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon; and the "Beehive House," residence of Brigham Young, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The drawing for Marsh Hall notes that Willard was among the architects who restored that building in 1975. The drawing for the Captain John Brown House includes a note about a conversation that Willard had with Edyth Park, who had worked there as a housekeeper in the 1940s, while he was sketching the house.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Willard K. Martin architectural illustrations, Coll 897, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Architects--Oregon--Portland
- Church buildings--Oregon--Portland--Pictorial works
- College buildings--Oregon--Forest Grove--Pictorial works
- Dwellings--Oregon--Astoria--Pictorial works
- Dwellings--Oregon--Portland--Pictorial works
- Dwellings--Utah--Salt Lake City--Pictorial works
Personal Names
- Brown, John A. (John Andrew), 1844-1907--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works
- Flavel, George, 1823-1893--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works
Corporate Names
- Pacific University--Pictorial works
Form or Genre Terms
- architectural drawings (visual works)
- pen and ink drawings
