1918 Mills Open Air School History (SE 60th and Stark)
- laurathelawlib
- Jun 17
- 1 min read
Do you have questions about the property located on the SW corner of SE 60th Ave and Stark St? Your neighborhood association (MTNA) has historical and current information for you!
(Note: This historical information was compiled by the MTNA President, Paul Leistner, along with Doug Decker and is currently on our MTNA homepage.)
1918 Mills Open Air School building is being deconstructed (spring 2025)
The historical 1918 Mills Open Air School building at SE 60th and Stark is being deconstructed by the Portland Housing Bureau (PHB).
At some point, PHB will redevelop the site for affordable housing.
This site also is where two earlier other Mt. Tabor Schools were located in the 1800s.
Click here to read more about the history of the Mills Open Air School.
Doug Decker prepared this history and shared it with community members during a number of community tours of the building last December.
Note: Here is the URL in full if that "click here" link doesn't work. I also added it to the Internet Archive, Wayback Machine:
From introduction: “Open Air School Farewell:
December 9, 2024, by Doug in demolition, Lost Buildings, Mt. Tabor, Observed Tags: A.L. Mills Open
Air School, Mt. Tabor, Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association, Open Air, Portland Housing Bureau
Last weekend marked the final public tour (https://alamedahistory.org/2024/11/28/one-last-look-at-openair-school/) of the A.L. Mills Open Air School at the southwest corner of SE 60 and Stark in the Mt. Tabor neighborhood.” (Direct link: https://alamedahistory.org/2024/12/09/open-air-school-farewell/)
This blog post was published on 6/17/25, by Laura O.
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