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Sellwood Community House
While the former Sellwood Community Center facility is still owned by the City of Portland, the Friends of Sellwood Community House now lease the facility. You can find information about their programs, rentals, events, classes, and more on the Friends of Sellwood Community House website.
Map
Year acquired
1920
Size in acres
0.23
History
The building was originally constructed as a residential hotel for the men who worked in the old Sellwood Log Mill. It also had a small swimming pool which was decommissioned in the 1940s. In 1910, it became the first branch of the YMCA in Portland. PP&R began teaching classes there in 1918, and the City of Portland purchased the facility in 1920 as its second community center. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, one of only three such designated buildings in the neighborhood. It is also a City of Portland Historic Landmark. Portland Parks & Recreation no longer offers programming at the building but rather rents it to a community group.