Pittock Block

Before the Pittock Block was built, the site was occupied by the home of Henry L. Pittock, the publisher of The Oregonian. Pittock was preparing to move into the Pittock Mansion and leased the entire block to a California investor with the requirement that a "worthy" building named after Pittock would be built on the site.King, Bart: An Architectural Guidebook to Portland, pp. 42-43. Gibbs Smith, 2001

In May 1913, architects Doyle, Patterson & Beach announced they had been awarded the $700,000 contract to construct the Pittock Block, with construction to begin immediately. According to a front-page story in the May 25, 1913, edition of The Oregonian:{{cite news| title= Pittock Block to Rise: Contract is Let for $700,000 Building on Washingston Street | url= http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1913-05-25/ed-1/seq-1/ | date= May 25, 1913 | publisher= University of Oregon, Knight Library| work= The Oregonian | page= 1| accessdate=2013-03-17}}"One-half of the building will be eight stories in height, with frontage on the Washington Street side, while the Stark Street side will be three stories high. In addition to a deep basement there will be a sub-basement on the part of the block facing Tenth street. The Northwestern Electric Company, for which the structure is to be erected, will occupy a part of the West Park street side and all of the ground floor on the Stark Street side. The remainder of the ground floor will be designed for stores. The upper floors will be used for office purposes. The building will be of reinforced concrete construction."

Since 1987, it has been 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=38|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425031913/https://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf|archive-date=April 25, 2018|url-status=dead|date=June 6, 2011|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

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[https://www.1547realty.com/data-center/portland-or-ptor1/ The Pittock Block] is home to a NWAX Point of Presence (Portland NAP), Portland's Internet exchange point.{{cite news| url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27252947_ITM | work=Business Journal-Portland | title='NWAX' exchange brings three schools together. (Internet) | date=2001-12-07}}{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2002/05/06/story2.html | first=Aliza | last=Earnshaw | title=Tyco checks into telco hotel | date=2002-05-05}}{{cite web| title= Historic Pittock Block houses a garden of Internet delights | url= http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2001/05/historic_pittock_building_hous.html | work= The Oregonian | first= Spencer |last=Heinz| date= May 21, 2001 |accessdate=2013-03-17}} Other tenants of the Pittock Block include City Club of Portland[http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/11/23/city-club-space-renovated-in-pittock-block/ City Club space renovated in Pittock Block], a November 23, 2011 article from Daily Journal of Commerce and the administrative offices of the Oregon Symphony.[http://www.orsymphony.org/about/staff.aspx About Oregon Symphony] from the Symphony's website

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