Cedar Mill
Wooded west-side streets with fast access to downtown, Nike, and major employers.
Cedar Mill is an unincorporated area of Washington County just west of Portland's city limits, north of Highway 26. It takes its name from an early sawmill on Cedar Mill Creek, and today its wooded streets sit close to the Sunset Highway, the Sunset Transit Center and the west-side employers.
Housing Stock & Architecture Era
Mid-century ranches and split-levels from the 1950s through the 1970s, many on wooded lots, with newer infill and townhomes along the main roads.
Architecture Field Guide: every Portland era, in order.Structural Note
In homes of this era, check the electrical panel's make and age, galvanized water pipes, crawlspace moisture and insulation, and older duct and siding materials. Wooded lots need a look at drainage and tree clearance. Because Cedar Mill is outside Portland city limits, services and taxes differ; check them by address.
Structural Field Notes
Nathan is not a licensed professional engineer; his observations are informational, drawn from his 23-year career in structural engineering.
Local Institutions
Places that have been here a while
Cedar Mill Community Library
est. 1976
A library the community organized and funded itself in the 1970s, still community-run: the neighborhood’s civic heart.
Visit websiteSunset Athletic Club
est. 1977
Opened as Cornell Court Club in 1977 and grown into a longtime westside athletic club.
Visit websiteCornell Farm
est. 1987
South Edge
A nursery on farmland with roots to 1921, selling plants to the westside since Mother’s Day 1987.
Visit websiteCedar Mill Veterinary Hospital
est. 1993
Three decades of neighborhood pets in good hands.
Market of Choice, Cedar Mill
est. 2015
The neighborhood’s independent Oregon grocer, at Timberland since January 2015.
Visit websiteIndependent businesses and community institutions that have served the neighborhood for ten years or more, chosen because Nathan actually goes. No one pays to be listed.
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