The Jefferson Station, formerly known as the Jefferson Substation, is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, that was once listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3]
Jefferson Substation | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | 37 SW Jefferson Street Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°30′50″N 122°40′31″W / 45.513826°N 122.675384°W |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Hurley Mason Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003368[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 31, 1980 |
| Removed from NRHP | April 5, 2021 |
History
editDesigned by Trussed Concrete Steel Co and built in 1909 by Hurley Madison Co of Tacoma & Portland,[4] the Jefferson Station served as an electrical substation for Portland General Electric.
Use
editThe ground floor of the Jefferson Station was formerly occupied by restaurants such as Subway, Veritable Quandary (VQ) and Tom's First Avenue Bento. The building was also occupied by Turtledove Clemens,[5] an integrated marketing communications firm which also houses Propel Businessworks,[6] Urban Works Real Estate,[7] a retail brokerage company, Sloy, Dahl & Holst, Inc., a money management firm, TYR Wood Products, a hardwood export company, and Quixote Investment, a financial planning company.
From 2016 to 2020, the Jefferson Station was converted to house courtrooms, then integrated into the newly constructed Multnomah County Central Courthouse adjacent to the building.[8] The renovation and seismic retrofit preserved the building's original 1909 facades as well as a 20-ton crane above the second floor.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ "Weekly listing". National Park Service.
- ^ "Oregon Historic Sites Database". Oregon State Historic Preservation Office.
- ^ "Turtledove Clemens - Where".
- ^ "Propel Businessworks - Where".
- ^ "Urban Works - About". Archived from the original on January 20, 2012.
- ^ Njus, Elliot (June 4, 2019). "Preservationist wants to yank historic designation of building gutted in Portland courthouse project". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ "Historic Jefferson Station being incorporated into new Central Courthouse". Multnomah County. October 31, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
External links
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