Postal Building (Portland, Oregon)

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Postal Building
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
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Viewed from the northwest in 2018
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Location510 SW 3rd Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′09″N122°40′28″W / 45.519289°N 122.674576°W / 45.519289; -122.674576
Built1901
ArchitectWhidden & Lewis
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 78002321 [2]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1978

The Postal Building is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3] Designed by Whidden & Lewis, it was built in 1900 [4] and is notable for its ornate terra cotta ornament.

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References

  1. Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 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. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  4. King, Bart (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to Portland (2nd ed.). Oregon State University Press. p. 134. ISBN   978-0-87071-191-6.