The Oregonian Building, Romanesque Revival office building in downtown Portland, United States.
The Oregonian Building features red sandstone on its first two floors and buff brick with terra cotta decorations on the upper levels.
Constructed in 1892, the building stood as Portland's first steel-framed structure and remained the city's tallest until 1911, measuring 194 feet with its clock tower.
The structure housed Portland's first commercial radio station, KGW, starting in 1922, marking a significant step in local media development.
Two elevators served the building's thirteen floors, which contained 100,000 square feet of space for newspaper operations and various business tenants.
The United States Weather Bureau operated its official recording station from the building's tower between October 1892 and June 1902.
Location: Portland
Architects: James W. Reid
Architectural style: Romanesque Revival architecture
Elevators: 2
GPS coordinates: 45.51999,-122.67842
Latest update: March 17, 2025 08:46
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