Building Oregon

Oregon Electric Station (Eugene, Oregon)

Oregon Electric Station (Eugene, Oregon)
Title
Oregon Electric Station (Eugene, Oregon)
LC Subject
Architecture, American Architecture--United States
Alternative
Oregon Electric Depot (Eugene, Oregon) Southwest Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (Eugene, Oregon)
Creator
Doyle, Patterson, and Beach (architectural firm, 1911-1914) Doyle, Albert E. Patterson, William B. Beach, James G. Moore Brothers
Photographer
Ross, Marion Dean
Creator Display
Doyle, Patterson & Beach (architecture firm, 1911-1913) Albert Ernest Doyle (architect, 1877-1928) William B. Patterson (construction superintendent) James G. Beach (engineer) Moore Brothers (builder/contractor)
Description
This image is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
View
exterior
Provenance
Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
Temporal
1910-1919
Work Type
railway buildings railroad stations exhibition building museums (buildings) restaurants
Latitude
44.054412
Longitude
-123.092328
Location
Eugene >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States Lane County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
Street Address
27 East 5th Avenue
Date
1914
View Date
1974-09-13
Identifier
pna_14109.jpg
Item Locator
mdr01189
Rights
In Copyright
Rights Holder
University of Oregon
Source
Gift of Wallace K. Huntington from the estate of Marion Dean Ross
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Set
Building Oregon
Primary Set
Building Oregon
Institution
University of Oregon
Note
This depot was built for an intercity railway that operated from 1912-1933. It was also home to Eugene's first children's museum -- SWOMSI (Southwest Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) -- which closed in 1978. The building is currently a restaurant.