Those Places Thursday: Mayfair Greens Clubhouse, Portland, Oregon - An Ewald Pape Design

This is one of the few structures in Portland, Oregon, designed by my architect first-cousin-twice removed Ewald Theodore Pape (1894-1976), that no longer exists. (Click on all images to make them larger).  This image, of a clubhouse for a new golf driving range and putting course, comes from the July 17, 1932 Oregonian:

An accompanying article stated that it would open later that month on 12.5 acres on the northwest corner of the intersection of today's SE 82nd Avenue and SE Division Street.  The article states, "A club house containing a lounge, with fireplace, shower baths and wash rooms is nearing completion.  E. T. Pape, architect, designed the building,,,"

On August 31 of that same year, an almost-half-page ad announced the grand opening:

Here's the lower right corner of the drawing, showing the clubhouse in the upper left corner, and Ewald's advertising information on the lower right corner:

The City of Portland Archives has a photograph (below) from June 30, 1934,  taken at the intersection of 82nd and Division looking north on 82nd.  Just beyond the gas station is the long, low structure adjacent to the clubhouse that covered the driving tees.  You can also see the nets installed along the left side of 82nd to catch errant balls.    You can also view a then-and-now image at the What Was There website.

City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2009-009.2033

This is another view, looking south on 82nd towards Division.  You can just barely see the clubhouse towards the right (behind the first net pole), with the tee structure extending to the left.

City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2009-009.2139

You can see part of the tee structure on the far right in this aerial view from 1947:

City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2005-001.769

The Mayfair Greens and Fairways were fairly active for a few years, but by March 1943, in an Oregonian ad, the owner was trying to rent it out as a possible dairy.  However, in September 1954, there were proposed alterations to the building, and I found ads in the mid-1950s for a Mayfair Golf Range at this location.  By September 1961, though, a store was proposed for the site.  Today, most of it is part of the Portland Community College Southeast Campus.


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