Stevens Building (Portland, Oregon)
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.jpg) The Stevens Building in 2012 | |
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| Location | 812 SW Washington Street Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°31′15″N 122°40′49″W / 45.520836°N 122.680351°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1913–14 |
| Architect | Whidden & Lewis[1] |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Skyscraper[1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000213[2] |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1998[1] |
The Stevens Building is a commercial and office building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][3] The 12-story building was designed by Whidden & Lewis. The design is similar to the Failing Office Building (1907) and Wilcox Building (1911), also by Whidden & Lewis.[4] Construction began in August 1913[5] and was completed in 1914, with the building opening on May 1, 1914.[1] The total construction cost was $375,000[5] (equivalent to $11.77 million in 2024[6]). The building is approximately 152 feet (46 m) tall.[7]
Most of the building's original tenants were doctors and dentists and their patient clinics, and the building's design was adapted for that use.[5] The building was renovated in 1954 to designs by architect Pietro Belluschi.[8]
In 2008, it was purchased by the Church of Scientology for $5.38 million, with the expectation of becoming the headquarters for its Portland chapter.[8] In 2010, they bought the Sherlock Building, also located in downtown Portland, after learning that the Stevens Building would be too expensive to renovate for their purposes.[9] The Church sold the building in October 2013 for $4.35 million to Arthur Mutal Investments LLC, who plan to turn it into a hotel.[10]
As of September 2011, one of the ground-floor tenants of the building is Finnegan's Toys & Gifts, who moved to 820 SW Washington Street after occupying the Blanchard Building at 922 SW Yamhill Street since 1981.[11]
