Springdale School, school in Multnomah County, Oregon

Springdale School is a school building in Multnomah County, Oregon, that has stood since 1931 with plain brick walls and tall windows. The structure displays clear geometric lines in the Art Deco style, featuring a flat roof with decorative parapets and terracotta trim on its exterior.

The building was designed in 1931 by Portland architect Claud Freeman in the Art Deco style to serve the growing population after earlier schools had become too small. It functioned as the educational and social center of the community for generations of students until its closure in 1996.

Tenants who rented space from the Corbett School District after 1996 formed the Springdale School Community Association, which gained 501(c)(3) nonprofit status in 2006. Its stated mission is to preserve and enhance the property in cooperation with the district and to facilitate cultural, educational and social use for the wider Springdale/Corbett community.

The building stands at the intersection of the historic highway and Bell Road in Springdale. The Corbett School District stopped using it as a school in 1996, and the Springdale School Community Association, a nonprofit since 2006, now runs the site. The district agreed in February 2009 to sell the property to the association for $312,000, with closing set for May 2011.

The building's path to preservation ran through its tenants: renters who took space after the Corbett School District stopped using it as a school in 1996 formed the Springdale School Community Association, which gained 501(c)(3) status in 2006. In February 2009 the district board voted unanimously to accept the association's $312,000 purchase offer, with closing set for May 2011.