Those Places Thursday: 3231 SE Bybee, An Ewald Pape Design

This house, at 3261 SE Bybee in the Eastmoreland neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, was designed by my architect first-cousin-twice-removed, Ewald Theodore Pape (1894-1976), in 1937.

A plumbing permit for the house (obtained via PortlandMaps.com) was issued on July 12, 1937:

Six days later, on July 18, 1937, a brief article appeared in the Portland Oregonian entitled "Nilson Builds House" that stated, "Construction of a $9000 house at 3231 Southeast Bybee boulevard has been started by Emil Nilson, builder.  Plans were prepared by E. T. Pape."

A 2009 real estate listing indicates the house has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a two-car garage, fireplace, and is 3,583 square feet on a 6,700 square-foot lot.

According to the Eastmoreland Historic District application, the house is of English Cottage style, with a projecting front room (visible in the first photo),  lead window above the front door, and flush face dormer (both visible in the photo below).

The historic distric application also indicates some minor alterations:  the "bay window [in the dining room] does not appear on 1950 Sanborn map; permits show that small bump-out addition [to the kitchen, to create a larger breakfast area] was constructed in 2015."  Both can be seen in the plans below for the addition, which were available in PortlandMaps.com.  It also shows that the house has a full basement under much of it.

The house is on the corner with Reed College Place, and has tall hedges along that side, obscuring views of that side and the back of the house.


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