The historic Irvington Neighborhood is in NE Portland bordered by the Sabin, Alameda, Eliot, King, Grant Park, Sullivan’s Gulch, and Lloyd Center neighborhoods. The boundaries of Irvington are; Fremont St. to the north, Broadway St. to the south, 26th Ave to the east and 7th Ave the west.
The Irvington neighborhood is built on the Donation Land Claim of 1851 granted to William and Elizabeth Irving. Encouraged by growth of Portland’s east side, fueled by the streetcar, the Irvings descendants partnered with other investors, Thompson, Hughes, Brazee and Prescott to file a land plat and develop the area in 1887.
The neighborhood boasts some of Portland’s most beautiful and well preserved historic homes. Stunning examples of Victorian, Craftsman and Colonial Revival architecture grace the neighborhood. These homes were designed by some of Portland’s most significant architects including, Ellis Lawrence, Albert E. Doyle, Raymond Hockenberry, Frederic Bowman, David L Williams, Josef Jaccobberger, and John Virginius Bennes. For more on the history of Irvington, check out Irvington’s neighborhood association page – Historic Irvington.
When exploring the neighborhood, be sure to stroll in and out of the neighborhood streets to take in all of the architecture and the mature street trees. Irving Park is at the NW corner of the neighborhood featuring: dog off-leash area,paved paths, baseball field, softball field, soccer field, splash pad, basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, accessible restroom, nature patch, picnic tables and a playground. Also at the NW corner of the neighborhood, is one of Portland’s favorite consignment shops – ReRun. For lunch, brunch or dinner and a little retail therapy, visit the southern border of Irvington, Broadway Street, for shopping and culinary delights.
