Those Places Thursday: 4608 NE 36th Avenue, Portland, Oregon - An Ewald Pape Design

Here is another house that was definitely designed by my architect first-cousin-twice-removed, Ewald Theodore Pape (1894-1976), in Portland, Oregon, in 1931.  This one is located at 4608 NE 36th Avenue, on the corner of Going Street, which is the view below (click on each image to view it larger):




According to an article on page 20 of the November 5, 1933 Portland Oregonian, "William K. Haug was granted a permit for a $4500 one-story house to be constructed at 4608 Northeast Thirty-sixth avenue for which E. T. Pape prepared the plans."

One week later, on page 20 of the November 12 issue of the Oregonian, an article entitled "Enterlock Home Rising - First Building in Portland Made of New Type of Lumber" said,

The first home in Portland to be build of "Enterlock" lumber, a product of the Long-Bell Lumber Sales corporation, will be under construction this week at Northeast Thirty-sixth avenue and Going street under the supervision of E. T. Pape, designer.  The house is being built for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Haug.

Enterlock is a new machine preparation of the unit parts which go to make up a building, systematized in such a manner that any type of home building, regardless of plan and architectural treatment, may be built.

The public is invited to inspect the building of this house, the lumber for which is being furnished by the Rowell Lumber company.  I. M. Phelps is the contracting builder.

Here is the plumbing permit from PortlandMaps, dated November 27, 1933:

 Four months later, an article appeared in the March 25, 1934 Oregonian, entitled "Enterlock Home Built - House of Special Fabricated Design Constructed Here"

The first home in Portland to be built by Enterlock fabricated lumber, manufactured by the Long-Bell Lumber company of Longview, Wash., has been completed at 4608 Northeast Thirty-sixth avenue for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Haug.  The cost was $4500.

Construction of the house was supervised by E. T. Pape, designer of homes.  All of the lumber going into the construction is kiln dried and dovetailed together, making a perfect fit and automatically making all walls and ceilings square.

Mr. and Mrs. Haug expect to occupy their new home about April 1.

Here is a view of the home from the 36th Avenue side.  I'm not sure if the porte cochere, which has a deck on top of it, is original to the site:

Edward A. Laughlin of Port Arthur, Texas, invented Enterlock before World War I, and it was patented in 1923.  Here is a sketch from the article "Lock-Joined Lumber for Building" in The Wood-Worker, Volume 38, June 1919 edition, pages 35-36, that illustrates how the pieces of lumber interlock:

Here's a close-up of the front door:

As of 2013, this house only had two owners.  Haug was still living in the house at his death in 1952.  A real estate ad in August 1963 indicates the owners have "bought in Oswego."  This description is from a June 4, 2013 real estate ad:

"Truly charming, sunny & well maintained 1934 custom built home w/ only 2 owners. Hi ceilings, leaded glass, hrdwds thru out, updated kitchen w/ granite, Marmoleum, S/S appl. [stainless steel appliances] & eat area. Extremely solid construction. Newer mechanicals. Super high ceilings make this huge basement ideal for finishing."

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