St. John's Episcopal Church (Portland, Oregon)

St. John's Episcopal Church
Portland Historic Landmark[1]

Photograph of a church

St. John's Episcopal Church in 2009
Location 455 SE Spokane Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°27′55″N 122°39′41″W / 45.465286°N 122.661361°W / 45.465286; -122.661361Coordinates: 45°27′55″N 122°39′41″W / 45.465286°N 122.661361°W / 45.465286; -122.661361
Built 1851
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 74001712
Added to NRHP December 27, 1974

St. John's Episcopal Church in southeast Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon is a one-story structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1851, it was added to the register in 1974.[2] It is the oldest intact church building in Oregon.[3] The church is also known as the Oaks Pioneer Church.[4]

Located in Oaks Pioneer Park in the Sellwood neighborhood, the rectangular post-and-beam structure has a footprint of 18 by 42 feet (5.5 by 12.8 m). Fashioned from a partly completed house owned by pioneer Lot Whitcomb, it was the first Episcopal church in Oregon.[3]

Whitcomb was a steamboat operator who founded the community of Milwaukie. The church, originally sited on the outskirts of Milwaukie, was moved nearer the town's center in 1862. Modifications over the years included revisions to the chancel in 1869 and the windows, siding, and belfry in 1888. The belfry contains a ship's bell that belonged to Whitcomb.[3]

Supplanted by a new church building in 1948 (St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church in Milwaukie, Oregon) and scheduled for demolition in 1969, the church was saved by private interests that paid to float it down the Willamette River on a barge and install it in Oaks Pioneer Park. In the 21st century, the church functions as a museum and wedding site.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2014), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved September 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 40. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Powers, D. W., III (August 5, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: St. John's Episcopal Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Oaks Pioneer Church & Park". Find A Park/Facility. City of Portland. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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