Architects of Irvington: Ovation and Overview

If you've always wanted to learn more about the architects and styles of the homes on the Tour, in 2006 we offered something for you -- and now on-line:

Architects of Irvington: Ovation and Overview was a lecture by Irvington residents Jim Heuer and Robert Mercer offered by the Irvington Community Association in cooperation with Portland's Architectural Heritage Center.  Two sold-out sessions of the lecture were held at the Irvington Tennis Club on the day of the Tour.  Missed it?  You're in luck.  An on-line version of the lecture -- all the slide pages and lecture notes -- is available now.  But please read the notes at right first.

See how architects Whidden & Lewis brought their knowledge of New England styles from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to Portland -- and set the standard for Colonial Revival designs in the Northwest.

Explore Emil Schacht's pioneering work in Craftsman Style designs influenced by Gustav Stickley -- and see how one house in Irvington from 1905 represents his most "modern" work... and inspired a generation of Irvington home builders.

Discover Ellis Lawrence's masterful work in New England Colonial Style and how his philosophies influenced future generations of architects in Oregon.

All this as part of learning about the homes you'll be seeing in this year's Home Tour 2006 photos on this website.

Irvington Home Tour home page

 
Tips on viewing the Architects of Irvington: Ovation and Overview lecture online:
  • Zoom your browser to full screen unless you have a very high resolution monitor
  • If you are prompted by your browser to allow "scripting", say "yes".
  • Depending on your browser version, you may see a drop-down bar at the top of your screen that refers to "active content".  If so, click on the bar and answer "allow active content", despite Microsoft's warnings... in this case it's perfectly safe.

There are TWO VERSIONS of the lecture materials:

  • Internet Explorer users click here for the lecture
    This version is preferred.  Has great links back to Tour pages for more photos and information.
     
  • Firefox and Mozilla browser users click here for the lecture (also may download faster if you have a dial-up connection)
    This less full-featured version is your fall back if your browser won't work with the one above.