United States National Bank Building

For other buildings with the same name, see U.S. National Bank Building.
United States National Bank Building
Portland Historic Landmark[2]
The building's exterior, viewed from the west, at the intersection of Broadway and Stark (2011)
United States National Bank Building is located in Portland, Oregon
United States National Bank Building
Location within downtown Portland
United States National Bank Building is located in Oregon
United States National Bank Building
United States National Bank Building (Oregon)
United States National Bank Building is located in the United States
United States National Bank Building
United States National Bank Building (the United States)
Location321 SW 6th Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°31′17″N 122°40′41″W / 45.521382°N 122.677925°W / 45.521382; -122.677925
Built1917
ArchitectA. E. Doyle, et al.
Architectural styleClassical[3][4]
American Renaissance
NRHP reference No.86002842[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 9, 1986

The United States National Bank Building in downtown Portland, Oregon was designed by A. E. Doyle in a Roman classical style,[3] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5] The four-story building's first section, facing Sixth Avenue, was completed and opened in 1917. The building features a four-story Corinthian colonnade at its eastern end (originally the principal façade) and makes extensive use of glazed terracotta. The interior is also decorated extensively with highly textured materials.

The building was constructed for the United States National Bank of Portland (USNB), which ultimately became part of U.S. Bancorp, whose retail banking division operates as U.S. Bank. An extension westward to Broadway was added in 1925, approximately doubling the building's size[6] such that it now occupies half a city block.[7][8] It continues to serve as the bank's main branch in the city.[9]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2014). "Historic Landmarks – Portland, Oregon" (XLS). City of Portland. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  3. ^ a b Tess (1985), Item 8, pp. 1 and 5.
  4. ^ Federal Writers' Project (31 October 2013). The WPA Guide to Oregon: The Beaver State. ISBN 9781595342355. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  5. ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 41. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  6. ^ Tess (1985), Item 7, p. 1 and Item 8, p. 6.
  7. ^ Tess (1985), Item 9, p. 2.
  8. ^ Barton, Frank (May 2, 1954). "Bank Buys Adjacent Property". The Sunday Oregonian. Section 1, p. 1.
  9. ^ "U.S. Bank locations, ZIP code 97204". U.S. Bank National Association. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2020-09-05.