Electric Building (Portland, Oregon)

Electric Building
Portland Historic Landmark[1]

The Electric Building in 2010.
Location 621 SW Alder Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′12″N 122°40′44″W / 45.520089°N 122.678854°W / 45.520089; -122.678854Coordinates: 45°31′12″N 122°40′44″W / 45.520089°N 122.678854°W / 45.520089; -122.678854
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1910
Architect Carl L. Linde, Hurley Mason Co.
Architectural style Chicago, Commercial Style
NRHP Reference # 89000059[2]
Added to NRHP February 23, 1989

The Electric Building is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] It was built in 1910 for the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company, to serve as the company's headquarters and to house its main electricity generating station.[4]

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  1. ↑ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. October 19, 2009. p. 32. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ John M. Tess (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Electric Building" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
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