The Railway Exchange Building is a historic building in Portland, Oregon, also known as the Oregon Pioneer Building.[2] The structure houses the restaurant Huber's.
Railway Exchange Building | |
_from_NE_in_2019.jpg) The building's exterior in 2019 | |
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| Location | 320 SW Stark Street Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°31′13″N 122°40′30″W / 45.520230°N 122.675022°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | David Chambers Lewis, Harry Goodwin Beckwith |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002132[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 13, 1979 |
Description
editThe six-story reinforced concrete structure has exterior non-bearing walls, a basement with 3-foot brick and stone walls, and a composition roof.[2]
History
editThe structure was built in 1910,[3] marking Portland's first fully concrete building.[4][5] It later became known as the Builders Exchange Building, then the Oregon Pioneer Building.[2]
The building once housed the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.[6] It has also housed the Peruvian and Venezuelan consulates.[2]
The Railway Exchange Building and Huber's Restaurant were added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1979.[7][8]
Marriott International's Autograph Collection debuted the Hi-Lo Hotel in the building in 2017.[9][10]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Oregon Pioneer Building • Daily Journal of Commerce". 21 April 2010.
- ^ "Old Town is Getting a New Luxury Hotel and Mexican Restaurant in April". 10 February 2017.
- ^ "14 Best Hotels in Portland, OR". 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Portland hotel lobby scene: The people, décor, perks (Free stuff)". 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Exchange Building and Huber's Restaurant". Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Long-awaited hotel opens in historic downtown Portland building (Photos) - Portland Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2017-06-05.
- ^ "Autograph Collection Hotels debuts in revived Oregon Pioneer Building in Portland, Oregon". 29 June 2017.
External links
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