Wade Hampton Pipes
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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...
, 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...
. Pipes was considered the "foremost exponent of English Cottage architecture" in the state.
Career
Pipes admired the work of English architect Sir Edwin Landseer LutyensEdwin Lutyens
Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, OM, KCIE, PRA, FRIBA was a British architect who is known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era...
, and was also influenced by C. F. A. Voysey
Charles Voysey (architect)
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey was an English architect and furniture and textile designer. Voysey's early work was as a designer of wallpapers, fabrics and furnishings in a simple Arts and Crafts style, but he is renowned as the architect of a number of notable country houses...
. He designed in the Arts and Crafts
Arts and Crafts movement
Arts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
style. In his fifty-year career, he designed some 70 residences. Many of his works are listed on 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...
(NRHP). In 1926, Pipes designed and a Tudor Revival style home in Southwest Portland for his father, judge Martin L. Pipes
Martin L. Pipes
Martin Luther Pipes was the an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 54th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court...
. The house is listed on the NRHP as the Martin Luther Pipes House
Martin Luther Pipes House
The Martin Luther Pipes House is a house located in southwest Portland, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-References:...
. He also designed houses for naturalist William L. Finley
William L. Finley
William Lovell Finley was an American wildlife photographer and conservationist from Southern California. The William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge was named in his honor.-Family:...
, congressman Maurice Crumpacker, and author Lewis A. McArthur
Lewis A. McArthur
Lewis Ankeny McArthur , known as "Tam" McArthur, was an executive for Pacific Power and Light Company. He was also the secretary for the Oregon Geographic Board for many years and the author of Oregon Geographic Names. His book, now in its seventh edition, is a comprehensive source of information...
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Personal life
Pipes was born on July 31, 1877 in Independence, OregonIndependence, Oregon
Independence is a city in Polk County, Oregon, United States, on the west bank of the Willamette River along Oregon Route 51, and east of nearby Monmouth. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area...
.
Pietro Belluschi
Pietro Belluschi
Pietro Belluschi was an American architect, a leader of the Modern Movement in architecture, and was responsible for the design of over one thousand buildings....
described him as "an elegantly dressed man in English tweeds".
Pipes died on July 1, 1961, having spent his entire life in Oregon except for his period of study in England.
Education
From 1907 to 1911, Pipes studied at the Central School of Arts and CraftsCentral Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Works on the NRHP
- John M. and Elizabeth Bates House No. 1, 1837 SW Edgewood Rd, Portland
- John M. and Elizabeth Bates House No. 2, 16948 SW Bryant Rd, Lake OswegoLake Oswego, OregonLake Oswego is a city located primarily in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Small portions of the city are also located in neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Located south of Portland surrounding the Oswego Lake, the town was founded in 1847 and incorporated as Oswego in...
- John M. and Elizabeth Bates House No. 3, 16884 SW Bryant Rd, Lake Oswego
- John M. and Elizabeth Bates House No. 4, 4101 South Shore Blvd, Lake Oswego
- Maurice Crumpacker HouseMaurice Crumpacker HouseMaurice Crumpacker House is the former residence of Maurice E. Crumpacker, a popular Oregon attorney and United States Congressman in the 1920s....
, 12714 SW Iron Mountain Blvd, Portland - Marshall Dana House, 15725 SE Dana Ave, MilwaukieMilwaukie, OregonMilwaukie is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A very small portion of the city extends into Multnomah County. The population was 20,291 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1848 on the banks of the Willamette River, the city, known as the Dogwood City of the West, was incorporated in...
- Elizabeth Ducey HouseElizabeth Ducey HouseThe Elizabeth Ducey House is a house located in northwest Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
, 2773 NW Westover Rd, Portland - Bertha M. and Marie A. Green HouseBertha M. and Marie A. Green HouseThe Bertha M. and Marie A. Green House is a building located in southwest Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
, 2610 SW Vista Ave, Portland - Dr. Noble Wiley Jones HouseDr. Noble Wiley Jones HouseThe Dr. Noble Wiley Jones House is a house located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of southwest Portland, Oregon. Built in 1911, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988....
, 2187 SW Market Street Dr, Portland - Dr. Frank B. Kistner HouseDr. Frank B. Kistner HouseThe Dr. Frank B. Kistner House is a house located in southwest Portland, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
, 5400 SW Hewett Blvd, Portland - Pipes Family House, 3045 NE 9th Ave, Portland
- George Pipes HouseGeorge Pipes HouseThe George Pipes House is a house located in southwest Portland, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-References:...
, 2526 St Helens Court, Portland - Martin Luther Pipes HouseMartin Luther Pipes HouseThe Martin Luther Pipes House is a house located in southwest Portland, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-References:...
, 2675 SW Vista Ave, Portland - Sherrard–Fenton House, 13100 SW Riverside Dr, Lake Oswego
- Walter S. Zimmerman HouseWalter S. Zimmerman HouseThe Walter S. Zimmerman House is a house located in southwest Portland, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-References:...
, 1840 SW Hawthorne Terrace, Portland