Spalding Building
Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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The Spalding Building, formerly the Oregon Bank Building, is a historic office building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States on the northwest corner of SW 3rd Avenue and Washington streets. Since 1982, it has been on the National Register of Historic Places.[4][3]
Portland, Oregon
Spalding Building | |
Portland Historic Landmark[1] | |
The Spalding Building in 2015 | |
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| Location | 319 SW Washington Street Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°31′11″N 122°40′30″W |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | Cass Gilbert |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001513 [2] |
| Added to NRHP | October 7, 1982[3] |
Architect Cass Gilbert worked on the American Renaissance-style Spalding building while also working on the Woolworth Building in New York City. Completed in 1911, it was considered a skyscraper.[5]
The 103,824-square-foot (9,645.6 m2) building[6] contains 12 above-ground floors, and its construction mimics a classical column: A base, a shaft, and a capital.[7]
In spring 2016, Squarespace, a website-design company based in New York City, moved its Portland office to the Spalding Building, in newly renovated space used by around 150 employees.[8]
