White Stag Block

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The White Stag Block in 2013

The White Stag Block facility refers to the Bickel Block Building, the Skidmore Block Building, and the White Stag Building, in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, in the United States. It was purchased by the University of Oregon Foundation in 2015. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Hammill, Luke (2015-11-04). "White Stag Block sold to University of Oregon Foundation". OregonLive.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. Bell, Jon (2015-11-05). "UO lays out plans for Old Town now that its foundation owns the White Stag block". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. Frisella, Christopher (2015-11-05). "Foundation buys White Stag block". The Register-Guard. Archived from the original on 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2018-04-29.

Coordinates: 45°31′25″N122°40′14″W / 45.52350°N 122.67062°W / 45.52350; -122.67062