The Oregonian Building

The Oregonian Building
The Oregonian Building circa 1912
The Oregonian Building is located in Portland, Oregon
The Oregonian Building
General information
StatusDemolished
TypePrimarily office
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival[1]
Location135 SW 6th St. (old system)
537 SW 6th Ave. (new system)
Town or cityPortland, Oregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′12″N 122°40′42″W / 45.519992°N 122.678415°W / 45.519992; -122.678415
Opened1892
Demolished1950
Cost$690,000[1] (equivalent to $23.4 million in 2023[2])
OwnerThe Oregonian Publishing Company
Height194 feet (59 m)
Technical details
MaterialBrick over steel frame
Floor count13 (9 in main portion)
Floor areaApprox. 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2)
Lifts/elevators2
Design and construction
Architect(s)James W. Reid and Merritt J. Reid
Architecture firmReid Brothers

The Oregonian Building was a building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States, which served as the headquarters of Portland's major newspaper, The Oregonian, from 1892 to 1948. It was the first steel-framed building constructed in the Western U.S.,[3] and from its opening until 1911 it was the tallest building in Portland.[4] In addition to the newspaper's offices and printing press, in 1922 the building became the home of Portland's first commercial radio station, KGW, which was owned by the Oregonian Publishing Company. A second radio station, KEX, was acquired by the paper in 1933, and joined KGW in new, shared studios in the Oregonian Building. A fire in 1943 forced the radio stations to relocate. The company sold the building in December 1947 as it prepared for a move to a larger building. In June 1948, the newspaper moved to a new building on Southwest Broadway, also called the Oregonian Building. The 1892 building with the landmark clock tower then stood vacant for about two years until it was demolished, in 1950.

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  2. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Emporis building ID 198976". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Yeon Skyscraper Starts March 10". (February 6, 1910). The Sunday Oregonian, Section 4, p. 12.