Maud and Belle Ainsworth House

Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

United States historic place


Maud and Belle Ainsworth House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Portland Historic Landmark^[2]


45°30′27″N 122°42′06″W / 45.507586°N 122.701572°W / 45.507586; -122.701572
Area	0.66 acres (0.27 ha)^[3]
Built	1907^[1]
Architect	William C. Knighton; modifications by Root & Kerr^[3]
Architectural style	Arts and Crafts^[3]
NRHP reference No.	86000288^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 27, 1986^[1]

The Maud and Belle Ainsworth House is a historic house located in the Southwest Hills neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Maud Ainsworth was a prominent Northwest photographer in a cutting-edge, modernist style. The 1907 Arts and Crafts house she shared with her sister Belle included her studio and darkroom. The sisters were the two youngest daughters of pioneer businessman and steamboat owner John C. Ainsworth. Belle Ainsworth, under her married name of Jenkins, is also associated with the National Register listed Jenkins Estate in nearby Washington County.^[3]

The house is a defining work of architect William C. Knighton, a designer of importance throughout Oregon.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (June 6, 2011), Oregon National Register List (PDF), retrieved April 22, 2012
^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved October 28, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ferriday, Virginia Guest (August 1985), National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Ainsworth, Maud and Belle, House (PDF), retrieved April 18, 2012.

External links

National Register of Historic Places photographic file

Southwest Hills, Portland, Oregon

Buildings

Houses	Alfred H. and Mary E. Smith Alice Henderson Strong Annand–Loomis Ball–Ehrman Baruh–Zell Bertha M. and Marie A. Green Bishopcroft Caroline W. and M. Louise Flanders Cora Bryant Wheeler Daniel J. Malarkey Dr. Frank B. Kistner Dr. Herbert S. Nichols Dr. James Rosenfeld Edward D. Kingsley George Pipes Giesy–Failing Herbert and Elizabeth Malarkey J. G. Edwards James E. Wheeler John M. and Elizabeth Bates Joseph R. Bowles L. B. Menefee Markle–Pittock Martin Luther Pipes Maud and Belle Ainsworth Maurice Seitz Moses and Ida Kline Nicholas–Lang Rufus C. Holman Samuel G. Reed Victor H. and Marta Jorgensen Walter S. Zimmerman Walter V. Smith William Bittle Wells

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