Slabtown 4 / Scott | Edwards Architecture
In the late nineteenth century, Portland’s northwest quadrant adopted the name Slabtown when a lumber mill opened on Northrup Street. The mill’s discarded log edges or “slab wood” were stacked in front of working-class homes as a cheap source of heating and cooking fuel.
© Jeremy Bittermann
- architects: Scott | Edwards Architecture
- Location: Portland, OR, United States
- Project Year: 2020
- Photographs: Jeremy Bittermann
- Area: 5000.0 ft2
