Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Feldenheimer, Albert 1857 - 
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Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Pages 179-180
Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

     ALBERT FELDENHEIMER, who has been engaged in the jewelry business in 
Portland for forty-four years, is the owner of the oldest and largest jewelry 
store in the northwest and ranks with the leading merchants of this section of 
the country. He was born in Germany in 1857, receiving a public and high 
school education in his native land and there learned the jeweler's trade. In 
1873 he came to the United States, landing at New York, and in the same year 
went to San Francisco, where he was employed by a wholesale manufacturing 
company. In 1874 he went to Virginia City, Nevada, where he remained six 
months when he returned to San Francisco and was again with the company by 
which he was formerly employed. He was there until July, 1876, when he came to 
Portland where he has been a resident continuously since. He went to work in 
the Stone jewelry store, which was established by B. L. Stone in 1868, and was 
first located on Front Street, near Alder street. In 1876 it was moved to 
First and Morrison streets, where it remained until 1894, when it was moved to 
Third and Washington streets, at the location of the Ladd & Tilton bank. Later 
the store was established at Washington and Park streets and in 1923 came to 
its present location at Washington and West Park streets. Mr. Feldenheimer 
remained as an employee in the Stone jewelry store until 1884, when he bought 
the business, and in 1900 his brother, Charles Feldenheimer, bought an 
interest in the store. A large and well selected stock of jewelry, diamonds, 
silverware, watches, clocks and auxiliary lines is carried and this store has 
always commanded the patronage of the representative people of the city. In 
the '90s Mr. Feldenheimer installed the big clock on the Oregonian building, 
which at that time was the largest clock on the Pacific coast. It is still 
there and keeps accurate time, being one of the landmarks of this section of 
the city. Mr. Feldenheimer designed the silver service for the 
battleship "Oregon" and also made the gold sword which was presented to 
Captain (later Admiral) Clark, who commanded that ship on its historic run 
from the Pacific coast to join the Atlantic fleet during the Spanish-American 
war. Mr. Feldenheimer has also designed and made many medals, in which line of 
work he is an expert. He has made a number of trips to Europe to buy diamonds, 
but of late years has sent a representative instead.

     In 1889 Mr. Feldenheimer was united in marriage to Miss Rose Ackerman, 
who is a native of California, and they now have two sons. Roy, who graduated 
in mining engineering from the University of Oregon, enlisted for service in 
the World war, was commissioned a lieutenant, and served two and a half years 
overseas. Paul, who was a lieutenant with the American forces, is associated 
with his father in business. Mr. Feldenheimer is a Mason and a member of 
Portland Consistory, A. A. S. R., he was honored by having conferred on him 
the thirty-third and last degree of Freemasonry in 1924. He also has 
membership in Al Kader Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He belongs to the Chamber of 
Commerce, of which he was a director for six years; the Concordia Country Club 
and the Tualatin Country Club. In his political views he is a stanch 
republican and during all the years of his residence in Portland has shown a 
readiness to cooperate with his fellowmen in the promotion of measures for the 
betterment of the city. Kindly and courteous in manner, of unimpeachable 
integrity and dependable judgment, he commands to an unusual degree the 
confidence and respect of the people of this city.

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