As the name implies, Craftsman houses came out of the Arts and Crafts Movement, which started in England in the 1880s as a means to promote handmade, artisan decorative goods over the industrial, machine-made. In the United States, Gustav Stickley gave us Craftsman Magazine between 1901–1916, which applied the Arts and Crafts ethos to housing and offered up case studies and building plans.

Per the Preservation Artisans Guild, the Craftsman houses in the Pacific Northwest are all about the liberal use of natural wood, seeing as how it was an abundant resource here and builders applied it “in an extravagant fashion.” Thus, you have this gorgeous Craftsman house in the Buckman neighborhood. Built in 1909—on a nearly quarter-acre lot that’s rare for this close-in neighborhood—the so-called extravagance isn’t just in the sizable footprint, but all of the preserved millwork inside. As Stickley himself said, “No other treatment of the walls gives such a sense of friendliness, mellowness, and permanence as does a generous quantity of woodwork.”

In the entry hall alone, we spy not just beefy door and window casings, picture rail, and baseboards, but a built-in bench topped with columns to form an interior reveal of the staircase, itself with a little window seat. Built-in bookcases frame the living room doorway, as well as more substantial units on either side of the fireplace.

In the dining room, instead of coved ceilings, there are box beams (all the better to lend the dining experience a little more splendor) as well as (painted) wainscot. Our favorite is the cased alcove off to the side, replete with its own built-in benches, referred to as the “music nook,” perhaps in deference to the home’s most well-known past owner, Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse.

The kitchen has been updated more recently, but keeps to the house’s theme of bountiful built-ins with its mint green cabinets and shelving, one wall of which nearly reaches the tin ceiling. New granite counters, high-end stainless-steel appliances, and tile flooring balance out the rich woodwork tones, found here in the crown molding and walk-in pantry.

With 4,106 square feet over three floors and the basement, there’s a lot of house to go with the big lot. The middle floor has three bedrooms—including a primary suite with a walk-in closet and its own deck—and a full hall bath. A pedestal sink and clawfoot tub make the hall bathroom sync with the home’s historic roots, while the primary bathroom sports modern tile and bright blue beadboard, hidden behind a stained-glass door and interior window.

On the top floor, there’s a generous family room tucked under the angled ceilings, as well as the fourth bedroom, while the downstairs has even more finished bonus space. A mosaic of stone patios dots the big backyard, but there’s also great proximity to Colonel Summers Park, which acts as a neighbor on two sides.

Listing Fast Facts 

• Address: 928 SE 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
• Size: 4,106 square feet/4 bedroom/3 bath
• List Date: 1/13/2026
• List Price: $1,199,000
• Listing Agent: Breylan Deal-Eriksen and Zachary Ostrom, Think Real Estate

Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer who has focused on Pacific Northwest design and lifestyle since 2008. Contact Dalton here. 

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