Richard Sundeleaf

Richard Sundeleaf was born in the Goosehollow neighborhood (Portland) in 1900 and grew up in Sellwood. Sundeleaf graduated in 1923 from the University of Oregon’s School of Architecture and went to work for A.E. Doyle for a year and eventually opened his own firm in 1928.

In the 1940′s, Sundeleaf became a proponent of the Streamline Moderne Style, in which the spirit of the machine age and the concepts of aerodynamics shaped the design of the building.

Sundeleaf designed many mid century homes and public buildings during his life. Richard Sundeleaf passed away March 1987.

Map of Sundeleaf homes for sale in Oregon go here.

Most notable public buildings:

Woodbury & Co. warehouse, 1939
Bearing Service Co. building, 1944
General Co. building (now Dynagraphics Inc.) ,1945
Francis and Hopkins Motor showroom (now the University Station Post Office) ,1949
the original Oregon Museum of Science and Industry(now the Children’s Museum), 1955
Portland Medical Center, 1957

Mid Century Homes for Sale in Portland – Richard Sundeleaf