 The Joan of Arc statue in Coe Circle, Laurelhurst |
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| Neighborhood representation | |
| Association | Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association |
| Coalition | Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program |
| Neighborhood geography | |
| Area | 1.73 km² (PDF map) |
| Location | Interactive map |
| Demographics (2000) | |
| Population | 4549 (density 2629/km²) |
| Households | 1765 (97% occupied) |
| Owned | 1615 (92%) |
| Rented | 150 (8%) |
| Size | 2.58 persons (average) |
Laurelhurst is a neighborhood of vintage homes and undulating streets surrounding a park of the same name, straddling the NE and SE sections of Portland. Stone markers flank the entrances to the area. The center of the neighborhood, Coe Circle, contains a gilded statue of Joan of Arc, which is a World War I war memorial.
History
In 1909, the Ladd Estate Company sold its 462-acre Hazelfern Farm to the Laurelhurst Company for approximately $2 million. The Laurelhurst Company platted a residential development of 144 acres with the help of co-investor and landscape architect John Charles Olmsted. As the first houses were being built, the city purchased 31 acres for $92,000 to construct Laurelhurst Park. Advertised as a "High Class Residence Park," the Laurelhurst Company placed numerous restrictions on the neighborhood. Similar to the Ladd's Addition development, the sale of alcohol was prohibited. Additionally, there were to be no apartments, hotels, flats, stables or commercial buildings, and no homes were to be sold to Chinese, Japanese, or African Americans.[1]
References
- ^ MacColl, E. Kimbark. The Growth of a City: Power and Politics in Portland, Oregon 1915-1950. Portland, Oregon: The Georgian Press. ISBN 0-9603408-1-5.
External links
- Our.LaurelhurstPDX.org Laurelhurst Wiki
- Portland Parks & Recreation: Laurelhurst Park
- Laurelhurst, Portland, Oregon is at coordinates 45°31′38″N 122°37′23″W / 45.52717°N 122.62300°WCoordinates: 45°31′38″N 122°37′23″W / 45.52717°N 122.62300°W
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