Mizpah Presbyterian Church of East Portland, historic former church in Portland, Oregon, USA
Mizpah Presbyterian Church of East Portland is a church built in 1891 in the Carpenter Gothic style in a residential neighborhood of Portland. The building features a tall pointed roof, a tower-like bell tower, and large pointed stained-glass windows that rise upward, giving the structure a medieval appearance.
The building was constructed in 1891 by the Mizpah Presbyterian Congregation and relocated to the Ladd's Addition neighborhood in 1911. After decades of use as a church, it transitioned to other purposes starting in 1961 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
The church's name reflects Hebrew traditions and its religious roots in the community. Its pointed windows and tower-like appearance still define the neighborhood's character today, serving as a visual link to the Victorian era when such wooden churches were common in American towns.
The building is located in a quiet residential area with regular streets and is easily accessible on foot. Visitors can view the woodwork and glass windows from the outside, with the early 20th-century craftsmanship particularly visible from the street.
The building's bell tower contains a bell cast in 1888 in Cincinnati, older than the church itself, that still rings today. This bell was originally used to call people to worship and remains a functioning relic from the congregation's founding era.
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