Meier & Frank Delivery Depot

Meier & Frank Delivery Depot
Meier & Frank Delivery Depot in 2012
(now the U.S. headquarters of Vestas)
Location 1417 NW Everett Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′31″N 122°41′09″W / 45.525384°N 122.685800°W / 45.525384; -122.685800Coordinates: 45°31′31″N 122°41′09″W / 45.525384°N 122.685800°W / 45.525384; -122.685800
Built 1927[1][2][3]
Architect Sutton & Whitney
Architectural style Half modern
NRHP Reference # 01000936[4]
Added to NRHP September 3, 2001

The Meier & Frank Delivery Depot, located in northwest Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Built for Portland retailing company Meier & Frank, the building was designed by Sutton & Whitney and constructed in 1927.[2]

In 2011–12, the building was renovated for use as the new Portland headquarters building of Danish company Vestas Wind Systems, whose U.S. headquarters had been in Portland since 2002, but at a different location.[5] Gerding Edlen Development Company, of Portland, purchased the building in 2007, and Vestas began leasing it in 2010.[3] The renovations cost $66 million, and the company moved into the building in spring 2012.[6] The company is hoping to receive Platinum LEED certification for the renovated building.[6]

South entrance, with historic "Meier & Frank Co." lettering, in bronze,[7] above the doorway.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 36. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Tess, John M. (December 1, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Meier & Frank Delivery Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Siemers, Erik (August 18, 2010). "Vestas keeps HQ in Portland, moving to the Pearl". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  5. ↑ Read, Richard; Manning, Jeff (August 18, 2010). "Oregon, Portland help wind turbine maker Vestas build $66 million HQ". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  6. 1 2 Williams, Christina (May 23, 2012). "Gallery: Inside Vestas' new digs". Sustainable Business Oregon (Portland Business Journal). Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  7. ↑ Tess, John M. (December 1, 2000). "NRHP Registration Form: Meier & Frank Delivery Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Section 7, p. 2. Retrieved August 8, 2012.

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