Woodlark Building | |
 The Woodlark Building in 2014 | |
  Location within downtown Portland | |
| Location | 813–817 SW Alder Street Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°31′14″N 122°40′50″W / 45.520560°N 122.680493°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911–12 |
| Built by | Hurley-Mason Company[2] |
| Architect | Doyle, Patterson & Beach |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000482[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 8, 2014 |
The Woodlark Building is a historic commercial building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The nine-story building was designed by Doyle, Patterson & Beach, and constructed in 1911–12.[1] It has been described as "one of Portland's earliest commercial skyscrapers".[3] From its completion until 1924, it was the headquarters of two jointly owned and very similarly named pharmaceutical companies based in Portland, the retail Woodard, Clarke & Company, and the wholesale Clarke-Woodward Company. It was converted into an office building in 1924. The retail space on the ground floor, mezzanine and basement has held a variety of businesses, in succession over the building's history, among the longest-lasting ones being a drugstore (1912–1927), a Sherman Clay piano and music store (1930–1974), and an independent shoe store (2000–2016).
In 2015, new owners announced plans to join the building to the adjacent Cornelius Hotel (a former hotel) and convert the two buildings into a hotel, with around 150 rooms.[4] The new hotel is named The Woodlark and opened in December 2018.[5]
- ^ a b George Kramer (April 7, 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Woodlark Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2017. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
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- ^ Njus, Elliot (December 13, 2018). "First look: Downtown Portland's newest hotel, Woodlark, combines 2 historic buildings". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-08.