Public Service Building and Garage (Portland, Oregon)
- Title
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Public Service Building and Garage (Portland, Oregon)
- LC Subject
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Architecture, American
Architecture--United States
- Alternative
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Pacific Power and Light Company (Portland, Oregon)
- Creator
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Doyle, Patterson, and Beach (architectural firm, 1911-1914)
Doyle, Albert E.
Beach, James G.
Patterson, William B.
Greene, Charles K.
N. Clark & Son
- Photographer
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Ross, Marion Dean
- Creator Display
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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
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National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 1996)
- View
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exterior
- Provenance
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Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
- Temporal
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1920-1929
- Work Type
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architecture (object genre)
built works
views (visual works)
exterior views
facilities, commercial
office buildings
- Latitude
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45.517507
- Longitude
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-122.679325
- Location
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Portland >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States
Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States
Oregon >> United States
United States
- Street Address
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920 Southwest 6th Avenue
- Date
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1927
- View Date
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1959-06-23
- Identifier
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pna_07183
- Item Locator
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mdr08176
- Rights
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In Copyright
- Rights Holder
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University of Oregon
- Source
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Gift of Wallace K. Huntington from the estate of Marion Dean Ross
- Type
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Image
- Format
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image/tiff
- Material
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terra cotta, brick
- Set
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Building Oregon
- Primary Set
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Building Oregon
- Institution
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University of Oregon
- Note
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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.