Jackson Tower

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Jackson Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Looking south on Broadway at the Jackson Tower.
Location:	806 SW Broadway Portland, Oregon
Coordinates:	45°31′6″N 122°40′47″W / 45.51833, -122.67972Coordinates: 45°31′6″N 122°40′47″W / 45.51833, -122.67972
Built/Founded:	1912
Architect:	Reid Brothers
Architectural style(s):	Beaux Arts
Added to NRHP:	July 12, 1996
NRHP Reference#:	96000995

The Jackson Tower, formerly the Oregon Journal Building is a glazed terra-cotta historic office building in downtown Portland, Oregon. Located on the corner of Broadway and Yamhill Streets, it enjoys a prominent location adjacent to Pioneer Courthouse Square.

The building was constructed to house the operations of the now-defunct Oregon Journal. The impressive clock tower results from the practice of newspapers integrating such structures into their headquarters. Additionally, 1,800 light bulbs illuminate the tower after dark. The Jackson Tower was renovated in 1972,^[1] and placed on the National Register of Historic Places (as the Journal Building) in 1996.^[2]

Contents 1 Trivia 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Trivia

• Each of the 1,800 light bulbs screw directly into the facade.^[3]
• The building was renamed when the Oregon Journal relocated. It is now named after Charles Samuel Jackson, a former publisher of the newspaper.^[3]
• In addition to the tower's illumination, at one time the clocks used to chime every 15 minutes.^[3]
• Each clockface is 12.5 feet in diameter.^[3]

[edit] See also

• Architecture in Portland, Oregon

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jackson Tower (Emporis)

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