Dolph Park, NE

Monday I walked one of NE Portland's poshest neighborhoods, Dolph Park, which is within the umbrella of Grant Park. Though the boundaries are a bit fuzzy, architecturally, the neighborhood seems to fit within NE 27th to 33rd, US Grant Place to NE Brazee. Outside this area, the houses are smaller but quite nice. So, I'm going by the toppers on the streetsigns that say Dolph Park, but according to Portland Maps the whole area is considered Grant Park. Confusing, huh?

Regardless, the tracts are Bowering, Fernwood, and Dolph Park (hence the term!). For the most part, these are huge houses, 3000-7000 square feet and running the gamut in price from $335-950,000. Stylistically, there are many tudors, english cottages, dutch colonials, foursquares, a few bungalows, and the most AMAZING glass brick and roman brick Art Moderne!

More pics of this Art Moderne at bottom of page!!

Fernhill Park (NE)

This tidy neighborhood consists of the Leitritz Addition, Van Laeken Addition, and Ainsworth Park Tracts and borders Fernhill park to the South, NE 42nd ave to the East, and Liberty or Lombard to the North. You can enter via NE Holman off of 42nd.

These are mostly roman brick fronted standard ranches (along NE Holman) with modern styles becoming more prolific as you wind north to Liberty. Many are unremodeled and quite original, complete with vintage kitchens and baths, basement bars - the works!! Some with views north to Lombard/Columbia, maybe of St. Helens/Mt. Hood. This is a very nice neighborhood, walking distance to McMenamin's Edgefield, and NE Killingsworth ammenities.