Richard H. Martin Jr. (1858–1950) was a prominent architect in the

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. Martin was born in England, and emigrated to

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, with his parents in 1874. His father was a builder and stonemason. In 1891 he became an American citizen. Martin worked as a draughtsman in the office of

Warren Heywood Williams Warren Heywood Williams (1844 in New York City – January 1888) was an American architect, who spent most of his career working in the U.S. state of Oregon. Starting in 1860, he apprenticed in San Francisco as a draftsman at the architectur ...

until Williams's death in 1888 and then went into partnership with Alexander M. Milwain. Albert S

He is credited with designing the Pacific Northwest Industrial Exposition Building in Portland, Oregon in 1888, although

Chauncey B. Seaton Chauncey B. Seaton (March 14, 1848 - December 2, 1896) was an architect in the U.S. He was born near Bucyrus, Ohio, studied at Wooster University and then at a technical school in Chicago. He worked as an architect in Selma, Alabama before retu ...

is credited in various other sources as its designer. It was completed in 1890, not long after the

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. The large structure burned in 1910. By 1889 Martin had formed a partnership with William Frederick McCaw. Frederick Manson White joined as a draughtsman a couple years later and became a full partner in McCaw, Martin & White not long after. In 1896, Martin married Hattie L. Houghton, and their son, Richard L. Martin, was born in 1899.

Works

Selected works include (with attribution if shared): *Pacific Northwest Industrial Exposition Building (1888) * The Dekum (1891), 519 SW 3rd St.,

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(McCaw, Martin & White), NRHP-listed *

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(1891), 123 NW Eleventh Ave.,

(McCaw & Martin), NRHP-listed * West Hall (1891), 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.,

(McCaw, Martin & White), NRHP-listed *Portland Scottish Rite Cathedral (1902), 1512 SW Morrison St.,

, Oregon Historic Sites Database * Albert S. Sholes House (1909) at 1599 S. Alpine Street,

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, NRHP-listed

References

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