Wells Fargo Building (Portland, Oregon)
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The Wells Fargo Building is a historic office building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The large doorstep at the building's entryway required the largest slab of granite ever shipped to Portland at the time.[1] Completed in 1907, the steel-framed building is considered the city's first true skyscraper. At 12 stories and with a height of Script error: No such module "convert".,[2] it was the tallest building in Portland[3][4] (and indeed in all of Oregon),Script error: No such module "Unsubst". exclusive of towers,[2] and remained so for four years. The clock tower of the 1892-completed Oregonian Building, which measured Script error: No such module "convert". in height, made that building the tallest in the city overall.[2]
In 1946,[5] the building was purchased by the United States National Bank of Portland, whose headquarters was located in a smaller building located directly adjacent, immediately to the south. U.S. National Bank used the Wells Fargo Building to expand its downtown Portland headquarters.[6]
In 1986, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]
See also
- Architecture of Portland, Oregon
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon
References
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- ↑ a b c "Yeon Skyscraper Starts March 10". (February 6, 1910). The Sunday Oregonian, Section 4, p. 12.
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- ↑ "$875,000 Annex for U. S. National; Porter Building Pioneers City's Steel Construction". (September 26, 1946). The Oregonian, p. 18.
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External links
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- Portland Business Journal: Portland's first skyscraper passes the century mark
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- Skyscraper office buildings in Portland, Oregon
- Wells Fargo buildings
- Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
- 1907 establishments in Oregon
- Buildings and structures in Southwest Portland, Oregon
- Portland Historic Landmarks