Wilcox Building (Portland, Oregon)

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Wilcox Building
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
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Viewed from the northwest in 2016
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Location506 SW 6th Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′13″N122°40′39″W / 45.520177°N 122.677610°W / 45.520177; -122.677610
Built1911
Architect Whidden and Lewis
Architectural styleChicago, Commercial Style
NRHP reference No. 89000058 [2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1989

The Wilcox Building is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3] The building was designed by Whidden and Lewis. The design is similar to the Failing Office Building (1907) and Stevens Building (1914), also by Whidden and Lewis. [4]

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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. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  4. King, Bart (2001). An Architectural Guide to Portland. Gibbs Smith. pp. 31–32. ISBN   9780879059910 . Retrieved August 1, 2011.