Explore our downtown terra cotta district in a walking tour organized by Robert Jordan, Bosco-Milligan Foundation board member and longtime member of our Education Committee. You’ll find a new appreciation for this versatile material as we take a closer look at the architectural details and ornamentation it made possible.

A convergence of circumstances—the development of high rise buildings with elevators and steel construction, the growth in the streetcar system, and the move of the business district away from the river—gave rise to Portland’s collection of terra cotta buildings, one of the finest in the nation. Portland’s terra cotta riches range from the Wells Fargo Building (1907, the city’s first “skyscraper”) to the Art Deco Charles F. Berg Building (1930). Many of these buildings stand throughout the retail heart of downtown, from SW Oak to Yamhill, and SW 4th to SW 10th.

Meet your guides at the fountain at Pioneer Courthouse Square.

Time: 6:30p.m. – 8:00p.m.
Cost: Members: $13; General Public: $18

For more information and to register (PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED), go to http://www.visitahc.org/content/terra-cotta-portland-downtown-walking-tour-0