| The Oregonian Building | |
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 The Oregonian Building circa 1912 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Primarily office |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival[1] |
| Location | 135 SW 6th St. (old system) 537 SW 6th Ave. (new system) |
| Town or city | Portland, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′12″N 122°40′42″W / 45.519992°N 122.678415°W |
| Opened | 1892 |
| Demolished | 1950 |
| Cost | $690,000[1] (equivalent to $23.4 million in 2023[2]) |
| Owner | The Oregonian Publishing Company |
| Height | 194 feet (59 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Brick over steel frame |
| Floor count | 13 (9 in main portion) |
| Floor area | Approx. 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | James W. Reid and Merritt J. Reid |
| Architecture firm | Reid 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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- ^ "Emporis building ID 198976". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
- ^ "Yeon Skyscraper Starts March 10". (February 6, 1910). The Sunday Oregonian, Section 4, p. 12.