ARTS AND CRAFTS HOUSES OF EMIL SCHACHT:
History Program and Willamette Heights Walking Tour
Saturday, April 13, 2002 - 9:00 to 11:30 AM
Friendly House, 2617 NW Savier Street (tour to follow)
Foundation Members Only: $18.00
Join us on Saturday, April 13, 2002 for a program on Portland architect Emil Schacht, whose forty-year practice began in 1885 and ended with his unexpected death in 1926. Robert Mercer and James Heuer, who are carefully restoring their own Schacht-designed 1905 Craftsman style house in Irvington, will present an overview of the history and architectural legacy of Emil Schacht. Following the lecture at Friendly House, a walking tour will allow exploration of some of Schacht's fine Arts and Crafts houses in the Willamette Heights neighborhood, including those he was commissioned to design in the years just prior to the Lewis and Clark Fair located near the fairgrounds. James Heuer describes Willamette Heights as "an astonishing display of Schacht's architectural virtuosity in a full range of variations of the Arts and Crafts styles of the early Twentieth century.It is as if a 1905 "Street of Dreams" had been constructed above the (Lewis and Clark) Exposition grounds."
German-born Emil Schacht designed a variety of Portland buildings, ranging from simple to grand homes in the Shingle, Tudor, Colonial and Craftsman styles, to apartments, to institutional buildings - like the 1912 American Renaissance-style Portland Police Block, at SW Second and Oak. His own home, in the Shingle style with Colonial details, was built in 1902 on lower Vista Avenue. Schacht is described by William Hawkins in Classic Houses of Portland as "a particularly gifted designer.the houses of Emil Schacht were noted for their clarity of design: unified, simple statements, well conceived." Don't miss this special members-only program and walking tour featuring one of Portland's finest architects! Pre-registration is required. Sign up now using the form in this newsletter.