Equitable Building | |
Portland Historic Landmark[2] | |
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| Location | 421 SW 6th Avenue Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°31′15″N 122°40′41″W / 45.520771°N 122.677997°W |
| Built | 1948 |
| Architect | Pietro Belluschi |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001584 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1976[3] |
The Commonwealth Building is a 14-story, 194 ft (59 m) commercial office tower in Portland, Oregon, United States. Located at 421 SW 6th Avenue between Washington and Harvey Milk Streets, it was designed by architect Pietro Belluschi and built between 1944 and 1948. The building was originally known as the Equitable Building and is noted as one of the first glass box towers ever built, pioneering many modern features and predating the more famous Lever House in New York City.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
- ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
OPRD listwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ritz, Richard E. (November 27, 1983). "Portland's role in high-rise offices has gone up over years". The Sunday Oregonian. "Living" section, pp. 16–17.