Wells Fargo Building (Portland, Oregon)

Not to be confused with Wells Fargo Center (Portland, Oregon).
Wells Fargo Building
Location in Portland
Alternative names Porter Building
US National Bank Building
General information
Type Commercial offices
Location 309 SW 6th Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′18″N 122°40′39″W / 45.521620°N 122.677575°W / 45.521620; -122.677575Coordinates: 45°31′18″N 122°40′39″W / 45.521620°N 122.677575°W / 45.521620; -122.677575
Construction started 1905
Completed 1907
Height
Roof 56.4 m (185 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 12
Floor area 20,903 sq ft (1,942.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect Benjamin Wistar Morris, III
Wells Fargo Building
Portland Historic Landmark[1]
Architectural style Neo-Renaissance
NRHP Reference # 86002839
Added to NRHP October 9, 1986
References
[2][3]

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.[4] Completed in 1907, the steel-framed building is considered the city's first true skyscraper. At 12 stories and with a height of 182 feet (55 m),[5] it was the tallest building in Portland[2][3] (and indeed in all of Oregon), exclusive of towers,[5] and remained so for four years. The clock tower of the 1892-completed 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. 1 2 Wells Fargo Building (Portland, Oregon) at Emporis
  3. 1 2 "Wells Fargo Building". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ↑ King, Bart (2001). An Architectural Guidebook to Portland. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith. p. 25. ISBN 9780879059910.
  5. 1 2 3 "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. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
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