Wells Fargo Building (Portland, Oregon)

Not to be confused with Wells Fargo Center (Portland, Oregon).
Wells Fargo Building
Historic Wells Fargo Building - Portland Oregon.jpg
Alternative names Porter Building
US National Bank Building
General information
Type Commercial offices
Location 309 SW 6th Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates
Construction started 1905
Completed 1907
Height
Roof 56.4 m (185 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 12
Floor area 20,903 sq ft (1,942.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect Benjamin Wistar Morris, III
Wells Fargo Building (Portland, Oregon)
Architectural style: Neo-Renaissance
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 86002839
References
[1][2]

The Wells Fargo Building is a historic office building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The large doorstep at the building's entryway required the largest slab of granite ever shipped to Portland at the time.[3] Completed in 1907, it is the first steel-framed building in Portland, and is considered the city's first true skyscraper. At 12 stories, it was the tallest building in Oregon and remained so for four years.

In 1986 the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Wells Fargo Building (Portland, Oregon) at Emporis
  2. ^ Wells Fargo Building (Portland, Oregon) at SkyscraperPage
  3. ^ King, Bart (2001). An Architectural Guidebook to Portland. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith. p. 25. ISBN 628034633. 
  4. ^ "Oregon National Register List". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved June 26, 2011. 

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Wells Fargo Building (56 m) (1907) · Yeon Building (59 m) (1911) · American Bank Building (63 m) (1913) · Public Service Building (67 m) (1927) · Hilton Portland Hotel (73 m) (1963) · Harrison West Condominium Tower (78 m) (1965) · Union Bank of California Tower (82 m) (1969) · Standard Insurance Center (112 m) (1970) · Wells Fargo Center (166 m) (1972)
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