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. Staff (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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