H. C. Keck House

H. C. Keck House – Mount Olivet Parsonage
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The house in 2009
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Location	53 NE Thompson Street Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45°32′21″N 122°39′55″W
Area	0.17 acres (0.069 ha)[1]
Built	1899
Built by	Henry C. Keck
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Eliot Neighborhood MPS[2]
NRHP reference No.	02001124
Added to NRHP	October 10, 2002

The H. C. Keck House, also known as the Mount Olivet Parsonage, is a historic building located in the Eliot neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. Built in 1899 by German American carpenter Henry C. Keck, it illustrates the settlement of Albina by ethnic Europeans and is a good example of the use of the Queen Anne style in that period. As the presence of African Americans in Albina increased, the house was purchased by Mount Olivet Baptist Church in 1929 to be its parsonage. In that role, the house was home to locally prominent civil rights leaders Rev. Jonathan L. Caston (in residence 1929–1932) and Rev. J. James Clow (in residence 1936–1963).^[1]

The house was relocated in 1929 as part of its acquisition by the church, and again in 2001 to preserve it from demolition.^[1] It was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Northeast Portland, Oregon

References

1. Roos, Roy E. (February 20, 2002), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: H. C. Keck House/Mt. Olivet Parsonage (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2019, retrieved October 12, 2019.
2. National Park Service (October 18, 2002), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/07/02 through 10/11/02, archived from the original on May 26, 2017, retrieved October 12, 2019.

External links

• Eliot Neighborhood MPS, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation
• Oregon Historic Sites Database entry