Troy Laundry Building, Colonial Revival industrial building in Portland, Oregon.
Troy Laundry Building is a 1913 brick laundry at 1025 Southeast Pine Street in Portland, designed by Ellis F. Lawrence. It is classified as Colonial Revival, with angular brickwork, small stacked windows and symmetrical features, while tall double-layered windows, high stone walls and angular upper facades carry Egyptian Revival motifs and Renaissance Revival hints.
The structure was designed by architect Ellis F. Lawrence in the early 1900s as a modern commercial laundry for Portland. It represented a moment when new architectural thinking merged with the practical needs of contemporary factory operations.
The building reflects how commercial laundries became essential services in growing neighborhoods, serving both residents and businesses. Its layout still shows the separation between work areas and spaces where employees could rest during shifts.
The building sits on Southeast Pine Street and can be easily viewed from the street. Its original layout is still visible, allowing visitors to understand how an early commercial laundry operated and was organized.
The building housed electrical generators that powered multiple washing machines, making it one of the most advanced laundries of its era. This technical innovation allowed the facility to process large volumes of laundry efficiently.
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