Neighbors of Woodcraft Building

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Neighbors of Woodcraft Building
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
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The building's exterior in 2010
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Location1410 SW Morrison Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′15″N122°41′12″W / 45.520939°N 122.686713°W / 45.520939; -122.686713 Coordinates: 45°31′15″N122°41′12″W / 45.520939°N 122.686713°W / 45.520939; -122.686713
Built1928
Architect Sutton and Whitney, et al.; Frederick Fritsch, et al.
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No. 96000123 [2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 22, 1996

The Neighbors of Woodcraft Building, also known as the Tiffany Center, is a building located in southwest Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3] Construction of the building was commissioned by the Neighbors of Woodcraft (NOW), a non-profit fraternal benefit society based in Oregon since 1905 and operating in several western states, [4] [5] for use as a national headquarters and clubhouse. [6] The building was completed in May 1929 and dedicated in June. In 1993, NOW sold the building and moved out of its remaining office space there. [6] The building was added to the National Register in February 1996. [3]

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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. 1 2 "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 37. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ Report of Financial Examination of Neighbors of Woodcraft as of December 31, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Department of Consumer and Business Services, Insurance Division, State of Oregon. 2000. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ Schmidt, Alvin J. Fraternal Organizations. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 237
  6. 1 2 John M. Tess; et al. (July 25, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Neighbors of Woodcraft Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2016.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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