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Fred A., May, and Ann Shogren House

Coordinates: 45°31′33″N 122°35′57″W / 45.52581°N 122.599051°W / 45.52581; -122.599051
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Fred A., May, and Ann Shogren House
Portland Historic Landmark[1]
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The house in 2009
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Location400 NE 62nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°31′33″N 122°35′57″W / 45.52581°N 122.599051°W / 45.52581; -122.599051
Builtc. 1906
Architectunknown[2]
Architectural styleAmerican Craftsman
NRHP reference No.89000517
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1989

The Fred A., May, and Anne Shogren House is a historic residence in Portland, Oregon, United States. For nearly 30 years, sisters May (1861–1928) and Anne (1868–1934) Shogren were the premier dressmakers and arbiters of women's fashion to the wealthy elite in Portland. They were also successful businesswomen, employing 50 to 100 seamstresses and producing enough surplus to invest in real estate. The sisters lived in this c. 1906 Craftsman house, originally built for their brother Fred, from 1912, through retirement in 1918, and until their deaths. While their shop in downtown Portland is no longer extant, this house serves as the most important remaining site related to their prominent careers. One of their investment properties, The Shogren Building, still exists and is managed by Anne and May's great nephew Andy Munson. The Oregon Historical Society holds their business records and several of their dresses, gowns, and riding habits in its collections.[2]

The house was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[3]

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  1. ^ City of Portland, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, Historic Resources Webmap, retrieved May 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Biornstad, Julie (December 15, 1988), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Shogren, Fred A., May and Ann, House (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on February 24, 2017, retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. ^ National Park Service (July 14, 1989), Weekly List of Listed Properties: 7/03/89 through 7/07/89 (PDF), pp. 166-172, archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2017, retrieved May 8, 2022.
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