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   Portland in 1890*

Portland Architectural History Tour

Your private tour features downtown and Northwest Portland's historical architecture, historic districts and their histories, starting from the city's founding years in the mid 1800s, up to the 1920s.  Tour includes approximately 70 historically important monuments, buildings, houses and districts in the downtown and northwest areas.  All buildings are registered as National Historic Monuments and districts as National Historic Districts .  Your personal chauffeur/ tour guide will explain important details about each district and many of the buildings visited.  This tour is for those interested in street-view viewing only historic architecture.

The Lewis Mills and Jacob Kamm houses, the Old Church, the Bishops House, Cotillion Hall, Merchants Hotel - Old Town Pizza, the Heathman Hotel, Multnomah Hotel, the Yamhill Historic District and talk about the Skidmore Historic District of old, and see it of new.   Touching on Portland history and the story of the infamous 'shanghaiing trade', are just a few of the things you'll learn about.  Also included is the Hawthorne Bridge; built in 1910, it is one of the oldest lift bridges in the world.

Front Ave. 1941

Old Town Portland

Total Cost is $52.00 per adult.  Tour cost is $52.00 for adults and $26.00 for students age 6-18 (age 5 and under is free).  The cost includes the chauffeur/tour guide gratuity.  5-adult minimum charges and minimum gratuity apply.  Saturday tours require a 6 adult minimum.  Minimum cost per tour is $260.00 for up to 5 persons (Saturdays - minimum cost is $312.00 for up to 6 persons).  Maximum 14 guests.  A pick-up location charge may apply.  Other discounts may apply.*  

Tour is approximately 2˝ -3 hours.  May be combined with the Portland City Tour or other tour for a full day event ($89 pp + 20% chauffeur/tour guide gratuity + admission costs of approx. $15 pp; 4 pers. min.).

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Skidmore Historic District

Skidmore Historic District

 

* ALL TOURS ARE PRIVATE.  Maximum 14 guests.  Our comfortable transportation is in either a town car sedan, stretch limo or 14 passenger limo bus.  The tour may start at anytime from 9AM-3PM.  Senior and youth discount - 25% off, minimum costs apply.   Pick-up is in the Portland downtown area.  Pick-ups outside the downtown are at additional cost.  A self-guided tour is available at the Old Church from 11 AM until 3 PM Tuesday through Saturday.  Free admission.  An organ concert is offered Wednesdays at 12 Noon.  30 minutes "off the clock" time is available for you to enjoy any of these events at your leisure. 

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