Electric Building (Portland, Oregon)

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Electric Building
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
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The Electric Building in 2018
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Location621 SW Alder Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′12″N122°40′44″W / 45.520089°N 122.678854°W / 45.520089; -122.678854
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1910
Architect Carl L. Linde, Hurley Mason Co.
Architectural styleChicago, Commercial Style
NRHP reference No. 89000059 [2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1989

The Electric Building is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3] It was built in 1910 for the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company, to serve as the company's headquarters and to house its main electricity generating station. [4]

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References

  1. Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 5, 2013.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  4. John M. Tess (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Electric Building" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-26.