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The Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance -style château in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1914 as a private home for London -born Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock and his wife, Georgiana Burton Pittock. It is a 46-room estate built of Tenino sandstone situated on 46 acres (19 ha) that is now owned by the ...
Henry Pittock. Henry Lewis Pittock (March 1, 1835 (some sources cite 1836) – January 28, 1919) was an English -born American pioneer, publisher, newspaper editor, and wood and paper magnate. He was active in Republican politics and Portland, Oregon civic affairs, and was a Freemason and an avid outdoorsman. He is frequently referred to as the ...
Pittock Block. View of the Washington Street face. / 45.521513°N 122.680711°W / 45.521513; -122.680711. The Pittock Block is a historic building in downtown Portland, Oregon, occupying a city block between SW 9th and 10th Avenues, SW Stark and Washington Streets, and west of O'Bryant Square .
Portland —Oregon's largest city—has been a major shooting location for filmmakers, and has been featured prominently in the films of Gus Van Sant, namely Mala Noche (1985), Drugstore Cowboy (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991), and Elephant (2003). This list of films shot is organized first by region, and then chronologically by year. [3]
Projects. Idaho Building at the Chicago's World Fair. Kirtland Cutter (August 20, 1860 – September 26, 1939) was a 20th-century architect in the Pacific Northwest and California. He was born in East Rockport, Ohio, the great-grandson of Jared Potter Kirtland. [1] He studied painting and illustration at the Art Students League of New York.
Filming took place in late 1981 by cinematographer Richard Blakeslee at the Pittock Mansion, an historic 22-room French Renaissance-style château in Portland, built in 1914. Because Pittock Mansion is a tourist attraction and city property, the bulk of the film had to be shot overnights from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. [14] over a course of 19 ...
English: The Pittock Mansion This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America . Its reference number is 74001709 .
Henry L. Pittock had the house built for his son and daughter–in–law Frederick and Bertha Leadbetter Pittock when they married in 1902. The property is 3 acres (1.2 ha) with 484.2 feet (147.6 m) of shoreline on La Camas Lake.Although it was built as a farmhouse the Queen Anne style building reflects the wealth and stature of the residents.