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"The centered entry (north) is sheltered by a gabled hood supported by shaped brackets. Paired 6/1 double­ hung wood sash windows with a Craftsman-style muntin configuration flank the entry. The house's other windows take the same form, and are also arranged in pairs. Other noteworthy features include a stuccoed chimney that emerges from the roof at the ridge and unusual ornamental pendill blocks that are attached to the front gutter. With no major alterations to the house's plan, cladding or windows its integrity is excellent, making it potentially eligible for the National Register."
from Oregon Historic Sites Database

affordable housing demolished in 2020 to make way for 4-plex that rents for $3000+/unit

This bungalow has had only minor modifications since it was built shortly before World War II and is a good example of 20th century architecture. The house features a pergola-like porch covering, large brackets on the front porch, and 15-light French doors. There is a historic 1 1/2 story gable addition on southeast corner. The structure is notable for its unusual gable end corner entry and original drain pipes. Along with other structures in the neighborhood, the house likely would contribute to an historic district in accordance with National Register specifications.
from Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, City of Eugene, 1996

affordable housing demolished in 2020 to make way for 4-plex that rents for $3000+/unit

"The Elliott-Yoder House is [a] Norman Farmhouse style house [that] is one-and-a-half stories in height, and is irregular in plan with an intersecting gable roof. The primary window type is two-over-two double hung or fixed wood sash, with a small octagonal window near the recessed front door. The  earliest listing in the city directories is in 1940, though stylistically, the house appears to date to the late 1930s.  The house is a modest example of the Norman Farmhouse style. It is the only intact example of the style in the immediate study area, and may therefore have some architectural significance."
from Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, City of Eugene, 1997

affordable housing demolished in 2004, replaced with a house that sold for nearly $500,000 in 2018

The decorative features of this bungalow include window boxes, boxed porch supports, exposed rafters, shed dormers, corner boards, and a projecting bay on the north side. Noteworthy landscaping includes large conifer and deciduous trees. Along with other structures in the neighborhood, the house likely would contribute to a historic district in accordance with National Register specifications.
from Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, City of Eugene, 1996

affordable housing demolished in 2006 to make way for townhouse duplex that sold for $627,500 in 2021

This Queen Anne cottage, built near the end of the 19th centure, features wide fascia board, corner boards, archritraves over the windows, water table, molding barge board on gable ends, intersecting hipped and gable roof forms. Although in fair condition, along with other structures in the neighborhood, the house likely would contribute to a historic district in accordance with National Register requirements.
from Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, City of Eugene, 1996

demolished in 2010 due to fire damage; replaced with large apartment building

This example of 20th century minimal tract architecture features light wood framing, a hipped roof, and sculpted brackets on the front porch's entrance hood. Although in fair condition, along with other structures in the neighborhood, the house likely would contribute to a historic district in accordance with National Register requirements.
from Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, City of Eugene, 1996

demolished in 2022; property currently is permitted for a new 2-story single-family house

This building was home to the Pacific Truck Express company, which according to an article in the February 17, 1938, issue of the Eugene Guard, was owned by the Portland Oregon Journal. The description of the building from the Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, City of Eugene, 1996, noted several decorative features, including stepped parapet side walls, parapet rail on main facade, metal sashing, 3 bay fixed windows with 1/2 circle detail on Olive St, along with the original folding garage door. The advertisement above for the company was included in the Eugene Guard on May 12, 1939.

demolished in 2022; currently a vacant lot

In 1941, you could get a shampoo and finger wave at Opal's Curl Shop, 1307 W. 11th Ave., for 50 cents. In 1944, Opal's Curl Shop opened in its new location at 1380 W. 13th Ave., a building that served both as place for this small business and a residence. The move was announced in the May 14, 1944, edition of the Eugene Guard, featuring experienced hair stylists Opal Brown, Esther Harrington, and Mariotte Jensen. The 1996 Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory noted that this modest minimal tract house, now called the 13th Avenue Curl Shop, had an interior brick chimney, simple window and eave molding detail, and a recessed porch and entrance. 

demolished in 2013; was part of an empty lot owned by Lane County as part of Lane Events Center, that was developed into The Keystone, affordable housing, in 2021

Virtually unchanged from when it was built in 1934, this duplex bungalow featured overhanging eaves, soffit, window/door surrounds, frieze, brackets at the entry, square columns at the porch, keystone pediment in intersecting gables, and an  interior brick chimney. Landscaping included curving front sidewalks, two new deciduous trees on north terrace, foundation bushes and plants, a fruit tree and vegetable garden in the backyard. The original owner was Mrs. Belle Chase.

from Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, City of Eugene, 2000

demolished in 2007; replaced with 16-unit apartment building