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 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. Selling Building at Emporis
  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. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  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.