The M. G. Nease House was designed by Alfred Faber for one of the many newly wealthy lumber entrepreneurs in 1908. In form it is an enlarged bungalow with characteristic Craftsman Style detailing. Today the home at 6329 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. is the offices of the Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable housing opportunities in North and Northeast Portland (see http://www.pcrihome.org for more details).

When PCRI acquired the building it was in marginal condition, with many disruptive alterations having been performed by its prior owners. After 2 years of painstaking rehabilitation, PCRI moved into their new offices in early 2006. The work they did, as shown in these photos is remarkable for the dedication shown to preserving and restoring the architectural details of this once, and now again, grand home.
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James Heuer > Faber was not the only designer of the period to use pegged tenons on the barge board (highlighted in orange paint), but they are especially effective in this house where the gable ends appear on all four sides.
James Heuer > The window on the left had been badly damaged by the addition of a fire escape on the front of the house. During the restoration, the fire escape was moved to the back of the house, and the windows in the front completely restored.
James Heuer > This couldn't be a Craftsman Style house without the bold rafter tails and roof brackets supporting the broadly overhanging eaves. Subtle color treatments in period appropriate tones, accentuate the details.
James Heuer > Architect Faber put horizontal bands across the chimney to carry the lines of the building smoothly around this south elevation. Such attention to detail was typical of the fine early 20th century architects.
James Heuer > Faber favored multi-light windows in most of his homes, and often mixed diamond pane with square multi-lights as he did here.
James Heuer > Another Faber characteristic is bold timbers supporting the front porch as shown here in this detail view.
James Heuer > The full view of the front of the house showing its great proportions, attractive details, and the stone porch pillars, which help tie the house to the ground. This house epitomizes the Craftsman aesthetic as espoused by Gustav Stickley in his Craftsman Magazine.
Faber was not the only designer of the period to use pegged tenons on the barge board (highlighted in orange paint), but they are especially effective in this house where the gable ends appear on all four sides.
> Faber was not the only designer of the period to use pegged tenons on the barge board (highlighted in orange paint), but they are especially effective in this house where the gable ends appear on all four sides.
Faber was not the only designer of the period to use pegged tenons on the barge board (highlighted in orange paint), but they are especially effective in this house where the gable ends appear on all four sides.
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