Historic Carnegie branch on Knott Street There is much to admire about the new Albina branch library that just reopened after two years of...

  The closed Washington Park Zoo railway station (Melissa Darby photo) From 1960 to 2013, the 2.5-mile Washington Park Zoo Railway route int...

  Unlike houses and commercial buildings, churches are less susceptible to abusing their original architecture with trendy makeovers or so-c...

  During a recent visit downtown, Jim Paynter, a dedicated reader of Building on History, captured an interesting that tells us much about t...

  Exactly a year and a half ago, a couple residing in Northeast Portland’s Alameda neighborhood agreed to pay $500,000 for an eyesore reside...

  Big Pink (nee U.S. National Bank Tower) In the history of urban development, Portland faces a problem perhaps never before considered:  Wh...

  Two changes are afoot – one positive, one not – in the Grand Avenue East Portland National Historic District. On the plus side, Mother F...

  AHC Director Heather Flint Chatto and Connors McMenamin Whenever a historic building falls into jeopardy in the Pacific Northwest, we ofte...

  Regardless of religious views, Portland architecture enthusiasts will be able to enjoy the inside and the acoustics of a landmark church d...

  Blackstone Apartments Lacking formal means of protesting the demolition of two historic buildings on the Portland State University campus,...

Ladd carriage house: Coming back anytime soon? Like other urban centers, downtown Portland suffers today from vacant storefronts, vacant off...