The Flatiron Building, also known as Ringlers Annex and Espresso Bar is a historic two-story building in downtown Portland, Oregon. Since 1989, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] Previously, it had been designated a Portland Landmark by the city's Historic Landmarks Commission in 1988.[4] This small building has a triangular footprint, as it sits at the end of a triangular lot bounded by West Burnside, SW Stark, and 12th Streets.
Flatiron Building | |
Portland Historic Landmark[2] | |
 Viewed from the west in 2007 | |
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| Location | 1223-1225 SW Stark Street Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°31′22″N 122°41′01″W / 45.522834°N 122.683696°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | F. Manson White |
| Architectural style | Chicago |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000200[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1989 |
From its inception, the building's size has played part in how it has been promoted. When opened, it was said to be the "smallest commercial building on the West Coast". Over its lifespan, the building hosted a catering kitchen and a talk radio station. The current occupant, a McMenamins pub, calls it "a tiny window on the world of bustling West Burnside, complete with a fishbowl-like main floor and a mezzanine tailor-made to observe the city in motion".[5]
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places: Multnomah County, Oregon, pg. 3". Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ Sullivan, Ann (November 14, 1988). "Triangular Flatiron finally becomes Portland Landmark". The Oregonian. p. B5.
- ^ "McMenamins: Ringlers Annex History". Retrieved 2007-07-28.
