This historic Portland school has been transformed into a dream home. See the $590K condo for sale

A century ago, students in Northwest Portland’s Linnton neighborhood attended classes in a brick building overlooking the Willamette River between the emerald St. Johns Bridge and Sauvie Island farmland.

The 1928 Georgian-style school with high ceilings and oversized windows was saved from demolition and converted into 11 condos starting in the early 1990s.

The two-bedroom unit at 10458 N.W. Second St. is for sale. The asking price: $589,900.

The home with 2,174 square feet of living space is “wrapped in luxurious finishes” and has views of the river, Mount Adams, and in winter, snowy Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens, said listing broker Lauren Sinha of The Agency Portland.

Sinha invited real estate agents and their home shoppers to see the condo with unique character, charm and provenance. “Bring your buyers for a tour — no hall pass required,“ wrote Sinha. “This condo will teach your buyers a lesson in style.”

The two-level home has an open floor plan with exposed brick walls and engineered hardwood floors. Classic columns divide the dining area from the living room, which has one of the condo’s two gas fireplaces.

The updated kitchen has white cabinets and two islands. Off the foyer is a wine storage room. Built-in shelves, cabinets and ample closet space are found throughout the home.

Upstairs are two bedrooms, one with a Juliet balcony, a family room and two bathrooms.

Outdoor entertaining can take place on the large terrace and patio. There is a two-car garage.

Homeowner association dues are $1,117 a month. The gated community has walking paths, guest parking and Firewise landscaped grounds.

The location above Northwest St. Helens Road (U.S. Route 30) is near Linnton restaurants and shopping, and a short drive to Sauvie Island farms, and shopping, dining and businesses in the Northwest 23rd Avenue area, the Pearl District and downtown Portland.

The Linnton Loop Hike trailhead is close to the former playground.

The Linnton Elementary School operated from 1929 to 1971. The school’s most famous student: the late Walter Cole, Portland’s legendary drag queen Darcelle XV and civic icon.

Schoolchildren learned the first Conestoga wagons to raft the Columbia River landed in Linnton in 1843.

In the early 1900s, Linnton was the company town for Clark-Wilson and West Oregon lumber mills.

Linnton was annexed by Portland in 1915, and its post office, which opened in 1889, closed in 1975.

Sinha’s client who is selling the home said the former school is close to downtown and all area freeways “without the difficulties of the city.”