511 Federal Building

U.S. Post Office (Portland, Oregon)

511 Federal Building
Location 511 NW Broadway
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′37″N 122°40′41″W / 45.526955°N 122.678152°W / 45.526955; -122.678152Coordinates: 45°31′37″N 122°40′41″W / 45.526955°N 122.678152°W / 45.526955; -122.678152
Built 1916–1918[1]
Architect Lewis P. Hobart
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 79002143[2]
Added to NRHP April 18, 1979 [2]

The 511 Federal Building is a former federal post office that currently houses the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) in Portland, Oregon, United States. PNCA moved into the building in February 2015, after a $32 million remodeling project.[3]

Previous occupants of the building included the Department of Homeland Security offices for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,[4] as well as the Department of Agriculture.

The building was constructed in 1916–1918 and opened in 1919[1] after being commissioned by the Secretary of the Treasury, one of the last post offices built under the 1893 Tarsney Act, and cost $1 million.[4] It was designed by architect Lewis P. Hobart.[1] It is located between Portland's Old Town Chinatown and the Pearl District. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places[4] in 1979, as the U.S. Post Office.[1][2] The building is six stories tall and has a footprint of approximately 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2).[5] It has a basement and sub-basement, complete with walled off shanghai tunnels.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bak, Kristine (1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Post Office (Portland, Oregon)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 41. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ Gallivan, Joseph (February 5, 2015). "Art school tries on a grown-up building: PNCA moves into the spectacularly renovated old Federal building on the North Park Blocks". Portland Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Redden, Jim (October 26, 2007). "Groups covet historic building: PNCA and Portland Public Market both seek space on Broadway for future home". Portland Tribune. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  5. ↑ Curl, Aimee (March 10, 2003). "Bureau of Immigration and Customs looks for new Portland office space". Daily Journal of Commerce. Portland. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
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