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Elmer Feig

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in 1916 where he remained for three years. From 1919 to 1927, Feig worked as an inspector and plans examiner at the Portland City Bureau of Buildings, a forerunner of the Planning and Sustainability Commission. Feig designed the
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In 1928, Feig started the Architectural Services Bureau and began working as a full-time architect, although he referred to himself as a building designer. One of his first commercial clients was
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From the late-1920s to the early-1930s, Feig designed over 81 apartment buildings and at least seven houses. Normally working alone, Feig collaborated with Harry Herzog of the firm
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Many of Elmer Feig's designs have been demolished, but the following list from the Oregon Historic Sites Database and other sources includes at least most of those left standing.
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Little else is known of Elmer Feig. His work in Florida has not been documented, and his legacy will remain in the Portland neighborhoods where his buildings are cherished.
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Elmer Feig's first wife was Gladys Kunich, and they had two children. The Feigs divorced in the 1930s. Feig married his second wife, Dora, later in the 1930s.
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and have become a central feature of Portland neighborhoods. Some of Feig's buildings are listed on the
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in 1914. He began working as a structural and mechanical architect in
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Feig's first job was as a draftsperson with the Portland firm of
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Spencer, Arthur (February 1987). "The legacy of Elmer Feig".
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Index

Atwater, Minnesota
Newberg, Oregon
University of Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Blackstone Apartments
Keller House
Northwest District, Portland, Oregon
Egyptian Revival
Art Deco
Spanish Colonial
Portland, Oregon
urban renewal
National Register of Historic Places
Atwater, Minnesota
Barnes County, North Dakota
Fenner Redicut Homes
Vancouver, Washington
G. M. Standifer Construction Company
Keller House
Harry Mittleman
Blackstone Apartments
Bennes & Herzog
Newberg






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