Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, OHSU

Introduction

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The Child Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC), formerly known as the Crippled Children's Division (CCD), houses academic, research, and administrative offices. The CDRC refers to both a building and a program that provides clinical care and conducts research to provide services to children with special health needs. The facility is made up of the original building constructed in 1954 and an additional building dedicated in 1971. The CDRC is located between SW Veterans Hospital and Gaines roads, near the Portland VA Medical Center.

Images

CCD building, shortly after construction, circa 1954.

Black and white photograph of the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center during construction. View is of the exterior and parking, set in front of stand of evergreen trees.

Child Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC) exterior, circa 1970s.

Color photograph depicts sloping metal and brick exterior of CDRC, set against backdrop of campus lawn and trees.

Child Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC) construction, circa 1970

Black and white photograph of sloping metal and brick exterior of CDRC, set against unfinished dirt roads and construction equipment.

Leroy Setziol wood sculpture inside the CDRC building, circa 1970s.

Color negative scan of a two-story modernist wooden sculpture, hanging on a brick wall and visible from a balcony.

Backstory and Context

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The original CCD building was completed in 1954. It was financed through a $280,000 appropriation approved by the 1953 Legislature. The $3,720,000 Center, located next to the original building, opened in 1971 and was financed by a State appropriation of $981,000 and a $2,736,000 construction grant from the U.S. Public Health Service. Designed by architects Campbell-Yost and Partners, the building was dedicated on January 23rd, 1971. The striking Brutalist design features a two-story, hand-carved wood sculpture by renowned artist Leroy Setziol, donated by the architects. Additional features include sloping exterior walls made of wood, brick, and glass.

Now collectively known as the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, the two buildings are connected by a breezeway and includes 122,510 square feet throughout three distinct units, connected by pedestrian passageways and patios. The buildings include a variety of observational spaces as well as research and administrative offices. In addition to providing more complete and comprehensive care to patients, the 1971 addition included a much-needed expansion to the Center's teaching program for medical and educational personnel.

Sources

Davenport, Marge. "New Child Center at UOMS Opening." Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon), January 22, 1971. Subject file: CDRC. Historical Collections & Archives, OHSU Library.

Sullivan, Ann. "Child Development Center To Be Dedicated Saturday." Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), January 22, 1971: 45. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current.

University of Oregon Medical School, Bulletin, 1972-73. Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, 1971. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11854.

Image Sources(Click to expand)

OHSU Digital Collections, https://doi.org/10.6083/M4HM56X5

OHSU Digital Collections, https://doi.org/10.6083/M41G0JRF

OHSU Digital Collections, https://doi.org/10.6083/M48C9TVN

Historical Image Collection: Child Development and Rehabilitation Center. Historical Collections & Archives, OHSU Library.