Failing Office Building
Failing Office Building | ||
MPS Downtown Portland, Oregon MPS | | |
NRHP reference No. | 07001129[1] | |
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Added to NRHP | October 31, 2007 |
The Failing Office Building is a building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 2007.[2] The building was built during the rapid growth in Portland's business district after the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905. It was built with six stories in 1907, with a six-story addition in 1913. It features a reinforced steel-frame structure with facades of yellow brick and glazed terra cotta.[3]
The Failing Office Building is currently known as The 620 Building.
History
The building was built for
The architects, William M. Whidden and Ion Lewis, of the firm Whidden & Lewis, were prominent in Portland around the beginning of the 20th century. Their residential buildings were mostly in the Colonial Revival style, while their commercial buildings were primarily in the 20th century classical style. The commercial buildings often featured brick, along with terra cotta ornamentation.[3]
In December 2006, Walker Place LLC purchased the 103,077-square-foot (9,576.2 m2) Failing Office Building (620 Building) from 620 Associates LLC for $11.35 million.[4]
Renovations
In 1913, Whidden & Lewis oversaw the addition of six stories for the
In 2008, the Failing Building (620 Building) underwent a major facade renovation of the first and second floors. The 1951 ceramic veneer was removed, allowing the display windows to be reinstalled. With the addition of new steel awnings, concrete pilasters, and decorative tile, the building's facade was renovated to an approximation of its original 1913 appearance.[5]
See also
- Architecture in Portland, Oregon
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ a b c Fitzgerald, Kimberli (February 27, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Failing Office Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ Portland Real Estate Transactions: February 21, 2007
- ^ (Waterleaf Architecture)
External links
- Media related to Failing Office Building at Wikimedia Commons