Wells Fargo Building (Portland, Oregon)

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Coordinates: 45°31′18″N 122°40′39″W / 45.521620°N 122.677575°W / 45.521620; -122.677575
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Not to be confused with Wells Fargo Center.
Wells Fargo Building
Benjamin Wistar Morris, III
Wells Fargo Building
Portland Historic Landmark[1]
Architectural style
Neo-Renaissance
NRHP reference No.86002839
Added to NRHPOctober 9, 1986
References
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The Wells Fargo Building is a historic office building in

Oregonian Building, which measured 194 feet (59 m) in height, made that building the tallest in the city overall.[5]

In 1946,[6] 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.[7]

In 1986, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Emporis building ID 122629". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Wells Fargo Building". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ISBN 9780879059910
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  5. ^ a b c "Yeon Skyscraper Starts March 10". (February 6, 1910). The Sunday Oregonian, Section 4, p. 12.
  6. ^ "$875,000 Annex for U. S. National; Porter Building Pioneers City's Steel Construction". (September 26, 1946). The Oregonian, p. 18.
  7. ^ Pratt, Gerry (October 28, 1970). "Bank Offers Bonus: New Life to Old Area". The Oregonian. p. 38.
  8. ^ "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.

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