Selling Building

Selling Building
Portland Historic Landmark[1]

The Oregon National Building (ex-Selling Building)
in 2011
Location 610 SW Alder Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′10″N 122°40′43″W / 45.519553°N 122.678615°W / 45.519553; -122.678615Coordinates: 45°31′10″N 122°40′43″W / 45.519553°N 122.678615°W / 45.519553; -122.678615
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1910
Architect Doyle & Patterson
Architectural style Chicago, Commercial Style, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
NRHP Reference # 91001554[2]
Added to NRHP October 17, 1991

The Selling Building, also known as the Oregon National Building,[3][4] is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5] It was built in 1910 for Ben Selling & Associates, composed of Ben Selling and partners Charles Moore and Moses Blum.[6]

In 1967, when the Oregon National Life Company became a new, major tenant, the Selling Building was renamed the Oregon National Building.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ Selling Building at Emporis
  4. ↑ Graf, Victor (February 5, 1978). "A.E. Doyle: He set the trend of Portland architecture in the '20s". The Sunday Oregonian. Northwest Magazine section, pp. 4–7.
  5. ↑ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 40. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Tess, John M. (March 1, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Selling Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Section 8, pp. 2–3. Retrieved February 25, 2016.


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