John B. Yeon
Encyclopedia
Jean Baptiste Yeon (1865–1928) was a Canadian
-born timber magnate who was a prominent citizen of Portland, Oregon
, United States
.
He financed the construction of the Yeon Building
in Portland.
Yeon was one of the principal financiers of the Columbia River Highway. The John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor
was named for him.
He was the father of Portland architect John Yeon
.
He is interred in the family vault at Portland Memorial Mausoleum.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-born timber magnate who was a prominent citizen of Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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He financed the construction of the Yeon Building
Yeon Building
The Yeon Building is a historic , 15-story office building completed in 1911 in downtown Portland, Oregon. Almost completely clad in glazed terra-cotta, and culminating in a colonnade on the top floors, the Yeon Building once was illuminated at night by light sockets built into the cornices, but...
in Portland.
Yeon was one of the principal financiers of the Columbia River Highway. The John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor
John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor
John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It is located about 35 miles east of Portland in the Columbia Gorge. It is named in honor of John B. Yeon, one of the principle financiers of the Historic...
was named for him.
He was the father of Portland architect John Yeon
John Yeon
John Yeon was an American architect in Portland, Oregon, in the twentieth century. He is regarded as one of the early practitioners of the Northwest Regionalist Style of Modernism...
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He is interred in the family vault at Portland Memorial Mausoleum.