Metadata: Historic and Conservation District Status

Historic and Conservation District Status
Category Development
Feature Dataset Name STAND-ALONE
Item Name hist_consv_district_status_pdx
Database Type
Originator City of Portland
Bureau Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Publication Date
Abstract Identifies properties designated as contributing or non-contributing in a historic or conservation district.
Purpose To protect properties with designated historic value.
Supplemental Information
Last Dataset Update 12/02/2025 13:30
Last Source Update 12/01/2025 08:38
Maintenance/Update Frequency As needed
Extent City of Portland
Data Type
Shape Type Polygon
Feature Count 11256
Horizontal Position Accuracy
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North Bounding Coordinate 5714006.1515
South Bounding Coordinate 5694781.5586
East Bounding Coordinate -13649709.452
West Bounding Coordinate -13659051.8682
Theme Keyword(s) historic district, conservation district, contributing, non-contributing
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Access Constraints Available for Public Use
Use Constraints These data are distributed under the terms of the City of Portland Data Distribution Policy. Care was taken in the creation of this data but it is provided "as is".

The City of Portland cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, or positional accuracy.
Source Dataset Type File Geodatabase
Output Geodatabase EGH_PUBLIC_WGS
Distribution Grid: State plane coordinate system 1983(91).
Units: International feet
Datum: North American Datum of 1983/1991 (HPGN)
Liability: The information in this file was derived from digital databases on the City of Portland GIS. Care was taken in the creation of this file. The City cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, or positional accuracy. There are no warranties, expressed or implied.
Format: Shapefile or File Geodatabase Feature Class - Data will be provided via City of Portland FTP Site.
Online Resource: http://portlandmaps.com/opendata
Online Instructions: City of Portland Public/Open Data is distributed via the PortlandMaps Open Data Site - http://portlandmaps.com/opendata. Data not available on the PortlandMaps Open Data site can be requested by contacting the City of Portland CGIS Group - maps@portlandoregon.gov
Transfer Size: varies
SPCS Zone Identifier: 5076
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Web Services

Service Description Feature Access Layer
BES_Layers Referecne layers as used by various BES web content Dynamic Historic and Conservation District Status
BPS_Zoning_Code_Layers City of Portland Zoning Code Layers Dynamic Historic,Conservation & National Register District Status
Zoning Zoning designations (and related layers) for the City of Portland and unincorporated portions of Multnomah County that are administered by the city. Dynamic Historic, Conservation & National Register District Status
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hist_consv_district_status_pdx
Table Description
Table Jurisdiction
Column Sort Column Name Column Alias Column Type Column Size Domain Value(s) Column Description
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1 Status Overriding Status String 254
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Contributing Contributing in a district
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Conservation Landmark Conservation landmark
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Individual National Register Resource National Register landmark
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Non-contributing Non-contributing in a district
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Portland Historic Landmark Portland local landmark
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Removed District status removed
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Highest historic status for property. 
1 Address Address String 254
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Site address
1 Type Resource Type String 254
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Building, site, sign, taxlot, etc.
1 STATE_ID STATE_ID String 20
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State-ID from City taxlots
1 recid DB record ID Numeric 8
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1 StatusDate Status Date Date 8
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1 histname Historic Name String 254
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Historic name of property if any.<br>
1 NRStatus NR Status String 254
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1 NRDATE NR Date Date 8
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National Register date
1 DistName District Name String 50
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Historic, Conservation or National Register District Name
1 DistStatus District Status String 50
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This is the field that is used and symbolized.&nbsp; District Status is either contributing or non-contributing. (with one exception of a property removed).
1 LandmarkID Landmark ID Integer 4
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Same as SHPO ID. This used to be an internal number, some resources, primarily contributing/non-contributing in Conservation districts may have the old number.
1 YearBuilt Year Built Integer 4
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Primary year structure or object was built.
1 SHPO_ID SHPO ID Integer 4
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ID number corresponding to SHPO's database (State Historic Preservation Office).
1 Age_structure Structure Age String 20
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Primary year built.
1 delete_record_flag Deleted Record Flag Integer 2
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1 strNbr Street Number Numeric 8
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1 approxAddr_flag Approximate Address Flag Integer 2
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1 strPrefix Street Prefix String 255
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1 strName Street Name String 255
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1 resource_type Resource Type String 255
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Type of structure or object, etc.
1 architect Architect String 255
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1 SHPO_FORM SHPO Form String 140
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1 circa1 Circa Check Box Primary Date Integer 2
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0/1 whether primary year is circa.
1 histFunction1_descr Origninal Use 1 Description String 255
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1 histFunction1_option Original Use 1 Optional Info String 255
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1 histFunction2 Original Use 2 Code String 255
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1 histFuntion2_descr Original Use 2 Description String 255
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1 primSiding Primary Siding Code String 255
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1 primSiding_descr Primary Sidnig Description String 255
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1 primSiding_option Primary Siding Optional Info String 255
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1 secSiding Secondary Siding Code String 255
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1 secSiding_descr Secondary Siding Description String 255
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1 archClass1 Architectural Classification 1 Code String 255
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1 archClass1_desc Architectural Classification 1 Description String 255
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1 archClass1_option Architectural Classification 1 Optional Info String 255
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1 archClass2 Architectural Classification 2 Code String 255
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1 archClass2_desc Architectural Classification 2 Description String 255
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1 archClass2_option Architectural Classification 2 Optional Info String 255
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1 planTypeCode Plan/Type Code String 255
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1 planTypeDescr Plan/Type Description String 255
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1 contrRscs # Contributing Resources Numeric 8
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1 nonContrRscs # Noncontributing Resources Numeric 8
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1 comments Contributing Resource Notes/Comments String 255
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1 nrNumber NR Number String 255
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1 NR_date_Listed NR Date Listed Date 8
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1 NR_date_Delisted NR Date Delisted Date 8
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1 reasonRemoved Reason Removed from NR String 255
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1 foundationMat1 Foundation Material 1 String 255
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1 foundationMat2 Foundation Material 2 String 255
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1 roofMaterial Roof Material String 255
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1 criteriaA criteria A Integer 2
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1 criteriaB criteria B Integer 2
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1 criteriaC criteria C Integer 2
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1 criteriaD criteria D Integer 2
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1 critConsid_A Criteria Considered A Integer 2
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1 primConstrDate Primary Construction Date Numeric 8
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Primary year built
1 height Height Numeric 8
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Height of structure/object.
1 RLS_Date RLS Date Date 8
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1 builder Builder String 255
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Person or company that built the structure or object.
1 NR_Evaluation National Register Status Description String 255
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1 nr_status National Register Status Code String 255
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1 evalDescr Evaluation Description String 255
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SHPO Code Description.
1 evalCode Evaluation Code String 255
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SHPO Status Code (EC, ES, NC,NP,UN)
1 clusterName Cluster Name String 255
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1 locDescr Location Description String 255
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1 otherNames Other Name(s) String 255
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Other associated names
1 property_name Property Name String 255
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Main historical name(s).
1 zip Zip String 255
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1 state State String 255
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1 county_ID County String 255
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1 vctyFlag Vicinity Flag Integer 2
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1 cityID City String 255
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1 assocAddr Associated Address String 255
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1 strNbrHigh HIgh Street Number Numeric 8
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1 strPost Street Post String 255
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1 strSuffix Street Suffix String 255
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1 secConstrDate Secondary Construction Date Numeric 8
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Secondary year built
1 circa2 Circa Check Box Secondary Date Integer 2
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0/1 whether secondary year is circa.
1 histFunction1 Original Use 1 Code String 255
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1 critConsid_B Criteria Considered B Integer 2
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1 critConsid_C Criteria Considered C Integer 2
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1 critConsid_D Criteria Considered D Integer 2
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1 critConsid_E Criteria Considered E Integer 2
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1 critConsid_F Criteria Considered F Integer 2
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1 critConsid_G Criteria Considered G Integer 2
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1 nhlCriteria NHL Criteria String 255
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1 nhlException NHL Exception String 255
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1 signifPeriod Period of Significance String 255
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1 signifYears Significant Date(s) String 255
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1 signifPerson Significant Person(s) String 255
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1 culturalAffiliation Cultural Affiliation String 255
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1 signifArea Area(s) of Significance String 255
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1 nr_agency Agency Owner String 255
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1 ownershipType Ownership Type String 255
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1 signifLevel Significance Level String 255
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1 blockNbr Block Number String 255
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1 lotNbr Lot Number String 255
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1 taxLotNbr Tax Lot Number String 255
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1 township Township String 255
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1 range Range String 255
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1 section Section String 255
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1 qtrSection Quarter Section String 255
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1 addition Addition String 255
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1 mapNbr Map Number String 255
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1 acreage Acreage Numeric 8
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1 RLS_Date1 RLS_Date1 Date 8
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1 ILS_Date ILS Date Date 8
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1 GenSurv_Date General Survey Date Date 8
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1 age_structure2 Age of Structure 2 String 20
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Secondary year built
1 Portlandmaps Portlandmaps Integer 2
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This is a helper field 0/1 for whether it is part of the selection for the Portlandmaps page.