Railway Exchange Building (Portland, Oregon)

Railway Exchange Building
The building's exterior in 2019
Location320 SW Stark Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°31′13″N 122°40′30″W / 45.520230°N 122.675022°W / 45.520230; -122.675022
Area0.3 acres
Built1910
ArchitectDavid Chambers Lewis, Harry Goodwin Beckwith
NRHP reference No.79002132[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1979

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.

Description

The six-story reinforced concrete structure has exterior non-bearing walls, a basement with three-foot brick and stone walls, and a composition roof.[2]

History

The 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

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Oregon Pioneer Building • Daily Journal of Commerce". 21 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Old Town is Getting a New Luxury Hotel and Mexican Restaurant in April". 10 February 2017.
  5. ^ "14 Best Hotels in Portland, OR". 20 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Portland hotel lobby scene: The people, décor, perks (Free stuff)". 10 May 2019.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Exchange Building and Huber's Restaurant". Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Long-awaited hotel opens in historic downtown Portland building (Photos) - Portland Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2017-06-05.
  10. ^ "Autograph Collection Hotels debuts in revived Oregon Pioneer Building in Portland, Oregon". 29 June 2017.