Selling Building

Selling Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
The building's exterior in 2011
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Location	610 Southwest Alder Street Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45°31′10″N122°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 No.	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]

History

The structure 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]

The Selling Building is owned and managed by Schlesinger Companies. ^[7]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon

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. "Emporis building ID 122660". Emporis . Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
6. 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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External links

• Media related to Selling Building at Wikimedia Commons