Dean's Beauty Salon and Barber Shop is a historic business and commercial building located in the Eliot neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. Organized in 1954 and purpose-built in 1956, it is one of the relatively few Black-owned businesses to survive the upheavals of urban renewal, disinvestment, and gentrification that decimated the Black business district in lower Albina starting in the 1960s. It represents the history of African American entrepreneurship in the Albina area and the importance of the hair care industry in African American culture, and became an important gathering place for the Black community.[1] As of 2021, it is the oldest continuously operated Black-owned business in Oregon.[1][2]
Dean's Beauty Salon and Barber Shop | |
 The building's exterior in 2022 | |
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| Location | 213–215 NE Hancock Street Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°32′12″N 122°39′48″W / 45.536638°N 122.663325°W |
| Built | 1956 |
| Architect | Benjamin Dean, Jack P. Stuhl[1] |
| Architectural style | Modern[1] |
| MPS | African American Resources in Portland, Oregon, from 1851 to 1973 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 100007455 |
| Added to NRHP | February 23, 2022 |
The building was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d Ewers, Caitlyn; Davis, Matthew; Moreland, Kimberly (December 31, 2021), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dean's Beauty Salon and Barber Shop (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on April 23, 2022, retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ Swindler, Samantha (March 25, 2021), "Hair care brand Ella Dean is named for family behind Oregon's oldest Black-owned business", oregonlive, archived from the original on March 8, 2022, retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ National Park Service (February 25, 2022), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/22/2022 through 2/24/2022, archived from the original on March 2, 2022, retrieved April 22, 2022.
External links
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Media related to Dean's Beauty Salon and Barber Shop at Wikimedia Commons- African American Resources in Portland, Oregon, from 1851 to 1973 MPS, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation
- Oregon Historic Sites Database entry
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