Weatherly Building

Weatherly Building
Weatherly Building and Oriental Theatre on December 31, 1927, when the Weatherly was still under construction
Weatherly Building is located in Portland, Oregon
Weatherly Building
Location in central Portland
Former namesCrystal Ice & Storage Co. Office & Theatre building, The Weatherly
General information
TypeHighrise[1]
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts, modern[1]
LocationPortland, Oregon
Address516 SE Morrison Street
Current tenantsBank of America, Lensbaby
Construction started1927
Completed1928[1]
Cost1.5 million USD (including theatre)
ClientGeorge Warren Weatherly
OwnerMayfield Investment Company
LandlordMayfield Investment[2]
Height53.34 metres (175.0 ft)[3]
Technical details
Floor count12
Floor area82,000 square feet (7,600 m2)[2]
Weatherly Building
Coordinates45°31′1.2″N 122°39′37.37″W / 45.517000°N 122.6603806°W / 45.517000; -122.6603806
Built1928[4]
ArchitectSutton & Whitney.[4]
Architectural styleModern Movement, Romanesque[4]
Part ofEast Portland Grand Avenue Historic District (ID91000126)
Designated CPMarch 4, 1991
Design and construction
Main contractorRobertson Hay & Wallace

The Weatherly Building in Portland, Oregon, is a 12-story commercial office building. It was built in 1927–28 by ice cream businessman George Warren Weatherly.[2][5]

According to a photograph dated December 21, 1927, held by the Library of Congress as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey collection (labeled "Stevens Commercial Photographers"), the building was designed by architects Sutton & Whitney[3] and Lee Thomas, and was built by Robertson Hay & Wallace general contractors.[6] It is listed as a secondary contributing property in the East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District.[4]

  1. ^ a b c SkyscraperPage: Weatherly Building
  2. ^ a b c Stout, Heidi J. (February 21, 2002). "Historic Weatherly Building sells quickly". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Emporis: Weatherly Building[usurped]
  4. ^ a b c d Portland Bureau of Planning (August 15, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Section 7, p. 88. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Cone Pioneer Dies in Portland August 13, 1948 Eugene Register Guard
  6. ^ See inset in the infobox image