Lair Hill Park

Named for William Lair Hill, a pioneer editor and lawyer responsible for codifying Oregon laws. The park contains two buildings of historical interest, the 1918 Multnomah County Hospital nurse's residence and the Customs House, built in 1921 as a Carnegie library.

William Lair Hill, a Portland pioneer, was a lawyer and an editor. This park is named after him because he wrote many of Oregon's early laws. Just south of Downtown , the four-acre community park offers a playground, wading pool, art center, tennis courts and the shade of old trees. In 1927, Multnomah County gave the plot to the City of Portland. Lair Hill Park has remained a popular...