Railway Exchange Building (Portland, Oregon)

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.

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

Description

The six-story reinforced concrete structure has exterior non-bearing walls, a basement with 3-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. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/0f7e440d-d25a-4982-b2e8-619c6595ef87/
  3. https://djcoregon.com/news/2010/04/21/oregon-pioneer-building/
  4. https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2017/02/09/old-town-is-getting-a-new-luxury-hotel-and-mexican-restaurant-in-april/
  5. https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-hotels-in-portland-oregon
  6. https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/05/53d0ae62745352/portland-hotel-lobby-scene-the-people-dcor-perks-free-stuff.html
  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. https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/06/02/long-awaited-hotel-opens-in-historic-downtown.html
  10. https://www.hotelmanagement.net/openings/autograph-collection-hotels-debuts-revived-oregon-pioneer-building-portland-oregon


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