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Lownsdale Square, Portland, OR

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Lownsdale Square

A downtown Portland park and historic courthouse square with Civil War and Spanish-American War era monuments.

SW 4th Avenue and Main Street, Portland, OR 97205 · Portland, OR

About Lownsdale Square

Lownsdale Square is the northern of two courthouse squares forming the Plaza Blocks in downtown Portland. It is named after settler Daniel H. Lownsdale. At its center stands the Soldiers Monument, a granite obelisk topped with a bronze soldier, honoring Oregonians killed in the Spanish-American War. Nearby are two howitzers and a limestone fountain for Company H, along with Thompson's large elk fountain on the adjacent street. The square and the Plaza Blocks were designated Historic Landmarks in 1974.

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