Selling Building

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Selling Building
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
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The Oregon National Building (ex-Selling Building)
in 2011
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Location610 SW Alder Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′10″N122°40′43″W / 45.519553°N 122.678615°W / 45.519553; -122.678615
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1910
Architect Doyle & Patterson
Architectural styleChicago, Commercial Style, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 91001554 [2]
Added to NRHPOctober 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]

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

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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. "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. 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.