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Vintage Portland auto shop named to historic register

11:52 AM PDT on Thursday, September 20, 2007

By kgw.com Staff

A former automotive repair shop in downtown Portland and two historic architecture examples in Portland and Gresham will be listed in the National Register of Historic Places this month.

Oregon Historical Society officials named the G.G. Gerber Building at 210 NW 11th Ave. in the Pearl district a shining example of an early auto repair shop.

The open-floor building was built in 1919 as a part of the city's downtown "auto row."

George Gordon Gerber opened the shop to provide auto sheet metal enameling services on the West Coast.

In Portland, The Alfred H. and Mary E. Smith House, 1806 SW High was chosen for it’s Arts and Crafts style. Portland architects Joseph Jacobberger and his partner, Alfred H. Smith designed the single family home, officials said.

The Charles and Fae Olson House on 765 SW Walters Rd. in Gresham was built in the late 1940s. It’s a three-level structure thought to represent architectural trends post-World War II.

The house features a "butterfly" roof and extensive built-in furniture.

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