Maurice Crumpacker House
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Maurice Crumpacker House is the former residence of Maurice E. Crumpacker
, a popular Oregon
attorney and United States Congressman
in the 1920s.
The house was built by Portland architect Wade Hampton Pipes
in 1923, and is located in the Dunthorpe
neighborhood of Portland, Oregon
. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1992.
Maurice E. Crumpacker
Maurice Edgar Crumpacker was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon.-Early life:Crumpacker was born in Valparaiso, Indiana in 1886, where he attended the public schools until his father, Edgar D. Crumpacker, was elected to the United States House of Representatives when Maurice was 10 years...
, a popular Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
attorney and United States Congressman
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
in the 1920s.
Wade Hampton Pipes
Wade Hampton Pipes was an American architect in based in Portland, Oregon. Pipes was considered the "foremost exponent of English Cottage architecture" in the state.-Career:...
in 1923, and is located in the Dunthorpe
Dunthorpe, Oregon
Dunthorpe is an unincorporated suburb of Portland, Oregon, United States. It is located just south of the Portland city limits and north of the Multnomah County line on the west side of the Willamette River. Lewis & Clark College and Lake Oswego are nearby....
neighborhood of Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1992.