Ancestry.com. Includes City of Portland city directories.
Historic Oregon Newspapers. University of Oregon Libraries. https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu. (Digitized Oregon newspapers)
Oregon Historic Sites Database. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/. Provides full-text National Register and Cultural Resource Survey documentation.
PastPortland.com. (reconciles pre-1931 and current Portland street addresses)
Teague, Edward H. Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. University of Oregon Libraries. https://oregondigital.org/sets/building-or.
Teague, Edward H. Historic Apartment Buildings of Portland, Oregon [interactive map]. Google Sites. http://tinyurl.com/pdxapts
Vintage Portland. Web. https://vintageportland.wordpress.com/. [includes content from Oregon Digital (Building Oregon), City of Portland Archives and other sources)
Abbott, Carl. Planing, Politics, and Growth in a Twentieth-Century City. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1982.
Hawes, Elizabeth. New York, New York : How the Apartment House Transformed the Life of the City (1869-1930). New York : Knopf; 1993.
James, Diana E. Shared Walls : Seattle Apartment Buildings, 1900-1939. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland &, 2012.
MacColl, E. Kimbark. Merchants, Money and Power, The Portland Establishment, 1843-1913. (Portland: The Georgian Press Company, 1988).
MacColl, E.Kimbark. The Shaping of a City.Business and Politicsi n Portland,Oregon 1885 to 1915. (Portland: The Georgian Press Company, 1976).
MacColl, E. Kimbark Power and Politics in Portland, Oregon, 1915 to 1950. (Portland: The Georgian Press Company, 1976).
Ritz, Richard. Architects of Oregon; A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Deceased - 19th and 20th Centuries. Portland: Lair Hill Publishing, 2002
Modern Type of Apartment Hotels thrughout United States; Exhibiting Photographic Reproductions of Exteriors and Floor Plans. Chicago: Robert Carroll Cash, 1917.
Portland City Directory (1904-1934). Portland, Ore.: R. L. Polk Co. Web. Ancestry.com
Sexton, R. W. American Apartment Houses of Today. New York: Architectural Book Pub. Co., 1926.
Newspaper Articles (chronological)
The Morning Oregonian and Sunday Oregonian articles can be accessed at Historic Oregon Newspapers. https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu.
The Spalding. One of the Fashionable Apartment-Houses of the City, Morning Oregonian, January 1, 1896,
To Build Apartment House S. L. Brown Will Erect Four-Story Brick at West Park and Yamhill, Morning Oregonian, March 1, 1904
Large Apartment-House To be Erected at Eleventh and Columbia Streets, Morning Oregonian, November 23, 1905
Lumber of American Inn Will Be Used to Buildg Apartment House, Morning Oregonian, January 9, 1906
Annex to the Hill Apartment-House to be Erected, Morning Oregonian, May 6, 1906
Apartment-House at Sixth and Madison Streets, An Up-to-Date Apartment House, Morning Oregonian, June 30, 1906
Plans Apartment House. H. O. Stickney May Build Apartment House on Penoyer Block, Morning Oregonian, Manuary 21, 1907
Plans Apartment House. J. Mcgrath Buys Site at Third and Montomery for $10,000, Morning Oregonian, February 21, 1907
New Apartment House, Morning Oregonian, March 9, 1907
Plans Apartment House. Dunn-Lawrence Co. Announces Building for East Side, Morning Oregonian, April 5, 1907
Source of Profit. Demand for Apartment Houses Is on the Increase. Morning Oregonian, June 30, 1907
Blaze in Apartment House, Morning Oregonian, March 8, 1908
Building on King Street. Group of Apartment-Houses and Flats under Way, Morning Oregonian, September 17, 1908
Newly-Completed Apartment-House Sold for $75,000, Morning Oregonian, January 31, 1909
New Apartment House Started, Morning Oregonian, April 28, 1909
Will Erect Apartment House, Morning Oregonian, May 16, 1909
*Building Rage on. Thirty apartment Houses Rise Here in Two Years, Morning Oregonian, August 15, 1909
Kerr Buys Russell, Washington-Street Apartment House Changes Hands, Morning Oregonian, August 22, 1909 [Russell Apts.]
Clay Street Sale Made. Miss Muncey Buys Majestic Apartment House for $22,000, Morning Oregonian, October 1, 1909. [Muncy Apts.]
South Fifth Growing. William Isensee Erects Apartment House. " Oregonian (Published as Morning Oregonian) - December 5, 1909. Page: 9 [Westfal Apts.]
Modern Flat Planned. Beon & Ballis Will Erect Two Apartment Houses, Morning Oregonian, December 19, 1910, 11.
Modern Apartment Houses Rise in Portland to Meet Popular Demand, Morning Oregonian, January 1, 1910
New Flats Are Unique. Apartment House Is Designed on Highly Modern Plan, Morning Oregonian, January 23, 1910, 10. About: Claycrest Apts.
Woman Wins Block in 3 Years. Mrs. C. A. Wells Owns Apartment House. Morning Oregonian, January 23, 1910
Apartment-House in South Portland Is Fine Structure. Morning Oregonian, January 30, 1910
Wickersham Will Build Apartment-House to Rise on Flanders Street. Morning Oregonian, February 13, 1910 About: Wickersham Apts.
Keeler Flats Finished. Apartment House at Fourteenth and Clay Ready. Morning Oregonian, March 13, 1910 [Keeler Apts.]
*Flats Popular in Central District Apartment Houses, of Modern Design. Go Up in Increasing Numbers in Portland. Morning Oregonian, April 3, 1910
New East Side Apartment-House Will Cost $30,000. Morning Oregonian, May 15, 1910
Institute Will Build. Amanda Reed Funds to be Made Productive. Fine $75,000 Apartment-House Is Planned Morning Oregonian, June 12, 1910 About: Reed Institute (Carmelita) Apts.
Big Profit Cleared. J. C. Major Sells New Apartment-House for $50,000. Morning Oregonian, June 19, 1910, 10 About: San Marco Apts.
Elegant Eastside Apartment House Now Open. Morning Oregonian, June 26, 1910, Section 1, p. 6. About: McKinley Apts.
Population Gains in Older District. Fine Apartment Houses Rise by Scores in Section West of Willamette. Morning Oregonian, June 26, 1910, section 4, p. 10.
Nob Hill Apartment House Shows Renting Possibilities. Morning Oregonian, July 3, 1910, sect. 4, p. 5. About: King-Davis Apts. Fully rented within two weeks of completion.
National Register of Historic Places Registration Forms
Demuth, Kimberly and David Mayfield. Brown Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1991.
Demuth, Kimberly, and Kim Lakin, Patty Sackett. Cumberland Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1990.
Demuth, Kimberly, and Kim Lakin, Patty Sackett. Trinity Place Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1990.
Evans, Gail E. H. Hyland, Olive and Ellsworth Apartments [Bronaugh Apartment Building], National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1979.
Finch, Sheila. Ambassador Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1979.
Friday, Chris. Dayton Apartment Building, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 2000.
Glazer, Howard. Day Building, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1978.
Grimala, Barbara. Del Rey Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1991.
Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association. Eugenia Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1989.
Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association. Page and Son Apartments (Alice Court Apartments), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1989.
Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association. Santa Barbara Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1989.
Helzer, Janet M. Irvington Bowman Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 2000.
Heritage Consulting Group. Villa St. Clara Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 2002.
Heritage Investment Corporation. American Apartment Building, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1993.
Heritage Investment Corporation. Envoy Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1983
Heritage Investment Corporation. Eugene Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1994.
Heritage Investment Corporation. Jeanne Manor Apartment Building, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1998.
Heritage Investment Corporation. Olympic Apartment Building, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1997.
Heritage investment Corporation. Ormonde Apartment Building, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1987.
Heritage Investment Corporation. San Farlando Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1997.
Heritage Investment Corporation. Senate Court Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1997.
Heritage Investment Corporation. Thompson Court Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1997.
Hertiage Consulting Group. Hanthorn Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 2014.
Krippaehne, John. Marquam Manor, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1993.
Lakin, Kimberly, and Kimberly Demuth, David Mayfield. Elm Street Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1991.
Liggett, Sarah. Wickersham Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1983.
McFeeters-Krone, Amy. Harrison Court Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 2005.
McLean, Scot W., and Elizabeth S. Atly. Weist Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1999.
McMath, George A. Seven Hundred Five Davis Street Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1980.
Morrison, Jane. Bowman F. E. Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1989.
Morrison, Jane. Lindquist Apartment House, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1993.
Morrison, Jane. Oriental Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1992.
O’Brien, Elizabeth J. and Melissa J. Darby. Belle Court Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1986.
Roos, Roy E. Emerson Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1999.
Sackett, Patricia L. Irving Street Bowman Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1990.
Tess, John M., and Richard E. Ritz. Biltmore Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1991.
Tess, John M., and Richard E. Ritz. Bretnor Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1991.
Tess, John M., and Richard E. Ritz. Buck Apartment Building, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1990.
Tess, John M., and Richard E. Ritz. Regent Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1991.
Tess, John M., and Richard E. Ritz. Salerno Apartments, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1993.
Tess, John M., and Richard E. Ritz. Wheeldon Apartment Building, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Salem: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1990.