Dr. Noble Wiley Jones House

The Dr. Noble Wiley Jones House is a house located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of southwest Portland, Oregon. Built in 1911, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[3][4]

Dr. Noble Wiley Jones House
Portland Historic Landmark[1]
Dr. Noble Wiley Jones House is located in Portland, Oregon
Dr. Noble Wiley Jones House
Location2187 SW Market Street Drive
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°31′07″N 122°41′49″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
ArchitectWade Hampton Pipes (house possibly; garage confirmed)
Architectural styleEnglish Arts and Crafts
NRHP reference No.88000088[2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 11, 1988

The house was built for Dr. Noble Wiley Jones and his wife, Nellie Sturtevant Jones. A graduate of Stanford and Rush Medical College (then affiliated with the University of Chicago), Jones studied medicine in Europe for several years before settling in Portland in 1906 as the city's first specialist in internal medicine.[4][5][6] In 1913, he was hired as a Clinical Associate in Medicine at the University of Oregon Medical School (now Oregon Health & Science University) and is considered one of the leaders who helped increase the reputation of the fledgling institution.[6]

Jones chose the location for the home at the corner of Market Street Drive and Vista Drive, adjacent to Tanner Creek Canyon, then spanned by Ford Street Bridge (later replaced by the Vista Bridge in 1926).[4][7][8]

According to interviews conducted with Jones's son Dr. Orville Jones, the architect of the house was noted Portland architect Wade Hampton Pipes.[4] The house is built in the English Arts and Crafts style favored by Pipes, but it differs from Pipes' usual style, and there is debate that this house may not be his work.[4] The garage was clearly designed by Pipes to complement the house.[4]

Jones sold the house to his partner, Dr. Blair Holcomb, in 1927, and the house is sometimes called the Jones–Holcomb Residence. The house remains a private residence today.[4]

Noble Wiley Jones house historical report

See also

References
  1. Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 7, 2013.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 35. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  4. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dr. Noble Wiley Jones House". National Park Service. January 15, 1988. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  5. "Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies: Jones, M. D., Noble Wiley". USGWArchives.net. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  6. "From the Archives: Back to 1906 and Portland's first internist - Noble Wiley Jones". OHSU. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  7. Prince, Tracy J. (2011). Portland's Goose Hollow. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-7385-7472-1.
  8. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Vista Avenue Viaduct". National Park Service. March 30, 1984. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
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