Public Service Building and Garage (Portland, Oregon)
- Title
- Public Service Building and Garage (Portland, Oregon)
- LC Subject
- Architecture, American Architecture--United States
- Alternative
- Pacific Power and Light Company (Portland, Oregon)
- Creator
- Doyle, Patterson, and Beach (architectural firm, 1911-1914) Doyle, Albert E. Beach, James G. Patterson, William B. Greene, Charles K. N. Clark & Son
- Creator Display
- Doyle, Patterson & Beach (architecture firm, 1911-1913) Albert Ernest Doyle (architect, 1877-1928) Charles Kerwin Greene (architect, 1888-1953) William B. Patterson (construction superintendent) James G. Beach (engineer) N. Clark & Son (terra cotta firm)
- Description
- National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 1996)
- View
- exterior
- Provenance
- Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
- Temporal
- 1920-1929
- Work Type
- architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views facilities, commercial office buildings
- Latitude
- 45.517507
- Longitude
- -122.679325
- Location
- Portland >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
- Street Address
- 920 Southwest 6th Avenue
- Date
- 1928
- Identifier
- pna_06044
- Item Locator
- 726 AmO P83p P96 03; 97-05022;
- Rights
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Source
- Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- terra cotta, brick
- Set
- Building Oregon
- Primary Set
- Building Oregon
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Note
- The Public Service Building was constructed to house the offices of the utilities, Portland Gas and Coke Company and the Pacific Light and Power Company, hence the building's name reflected these "public services". From 1928-1958, the Public Service Building was Portland's tallest building. The roof was originally red tile with neon letters on each side spelling GAS, POWER, HEAT, and LIGHT. The roof and signage were replaced in 1983 by a metal roof. Renovations occured in 1957, 1973, and 1999. The 1957 renovation increased the building's wings to 12 floors.
