Jefferson Substation
{{Short description|Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Jefferson Substation
| nrhp_type =
| image = Jefferson Substation - Portland, Oregon.JPG
| caption =
| location = 37 SW Jefferson Street
Portland, Oregon
| coordinates = {{coord|45.513826|-122.675384|region:US-OR_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = USA Portland downtown#Oregon#USA
| built = 1909
| architect = Hurley Mason Co.
| architecture =
| added = May 31, 1980
| delisted = April 5, 2021
| refnum = 80003368{{NRISref|version=2009a}}
}}
The Jefferson Station, formerly known as the Jefferson Substation, is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, that was once listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{cite web|title=Oregon National Register List|publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department|url=http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf|page=35|format=PDF|date=June 6, 2011|accessdate=June 8, 2011|archive-date=June 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609105953/http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{NRHPweekly}}
History
Designed by Trussed Concrete Steel Co and built in 1909 by Hurley Madison Co of Tacoma & Portland,{{cite web|title=Oregon Historic Sites Database|publisher=Oregon State Historic Preservation Office|url=http://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/index.cfm?do=v.dsp_siteSummary&resultDisplay=49292}} the Jefferson Station served as an electrical substation for Portland General Electric.
Use
The ground floor of the Jefferson Station was formerly occupied by restaurants such as Subway, Veritable Quandary (VQ) and Tom's First Avenue Bento. The building was also occupied by Turtledove Clemens,{{cite web|title=Turtledove Clemens - Where|url=http://www.turtledove.com/where}} an integrated marketing communications firm which also houses Propel Businessworks,{{cite web|title=Propel Businessworks - Where|url=http://www.propelbusinessworks.com}} Urban Works Real Estate,{{cite web|title=Urban Works - About |url=http://urbanworksrealestate.com/who_is_about.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120061552/http://urbanworksrealestate.com/who_is_about.html |archivedate=2012-01-20 }} a retail brokerage company, Sloy, Dahl & Holst, Inc., a money management firm, TYR Wood Products, a hardwood export company, and Quixote Investment, a financial planning company.
From 2016 to 2020, the Jefferson Station was converted to house courtrooms, then integrated into the newly constructed Multnomah County Central Courthouse adjacent to the building.{{cite news |last1=Njus |first1=Elliot |title=Preservationist wants to yank historic designation of building gutted in Portland courthouse project |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2019/06/preservationist-wants-to-yank-historic-designation-of-building-gutted-in-portland-courthouse-project.html |accessdate=29 April 2020 |work=The Oregonian |date=4 June 2019 |language=en}} The renovation and seismic retrofit preserved the building's original 1909 facades as well as a 20-ton crane above the second floor.{{cite web |title=Historic Jefferson Station being incorporated into new Central Courthouse |url=https://multco.us/central-courthouse-project/news/historic-jefferson-station-being-incorporated-new-central-courthouse |website=Multnomah County |accessdate=29 April 2020 |language=en |date=31 October 2018}}
See also
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Category:1909 establishments in Oregon
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1909
Category:Former National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
Category:Portland General Electric
Category:Buildings and structures in Southwest Portland, Oregon