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King Albert Hall, Mediterranean Revival residence hall at Portland State University, United States

King Albert Hall was a four-story brick building at 1809 SW 11th Avenue, on the southwest corner of 11th and Montgomery in Portland. It held 64 studio apartments with kitchens, a student coffee shop and laundry facilities. It was demolished in fall 2023.

King Albert Apartments opened in February 1918 at the southwest corner of 11th and Montgomery, built by developer and Oregon legislator Herbert Gordon at a cost of $125,000 with 51 three-room and 16 two-room units. Sold soon after to thoroughbred breeder A.C. Ruby, it passed in 1934 to C.R. Reed in a $250,000 title transfer that traded the Davenport Farm in Silverton, boyhood home of Homer Davenport. It joined Portland State University student housing in 1969 and was demolished in fall 2023.

The name King Albert may refer to Albert I of Belgium, a World War I figure, though the source only says this was possibly the reason. Early advertisements for the building stressed "strictly modern" units with hardwood floors, tile baths, dressing rooms and elevator access. A student coffee shop and laundry facilities served residents until the building was demolished in 2023.

The residence is located centrally on campus with convenient access to academic buildings and university services. Visitors should note this is an active student housing facility where access may be limited.

The name may honor Albert I of Belgium, a World War I figure. The first owner, developer and Oregon legislator Herbert Gordon, sold it soon after opening in 1918 to A.C. Ruby, a thoroughbred horse breeder; in 1934 C.R. Reed, another horse breeder, traded the Homer Davenport boyhood farm in Silverton for the building.

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45.51280,-122.68700
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