Selling Building
{{Short description|Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Selling Building
| nrhp_type =
| designated_other1_name = Portland Historic Landmark{{citation|author=Portland Historic Landmarks Commission|title=Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon|format=XLS|date=July 2010|url=http://www.portlandonline.com/planning/index.cfm?c=44013&a=146276|accessdate=November 13, 2013}}.
| designated_other1_color = lightgreen
| image = Selling Building - Portland, Oregon.jpg
| caption = The building's exterior in 2011
| location = 610 Southwest Alder Street
Portland, Oregon
| coordinates = {{coord|45.519553|-122.678615|region:US-OR_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = USA Portland downtown#Oregon#USA
| built = 1910
| architect = Doyle & Patterson
| architecture = Chicago, Commercial Style, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
| added = October 17, 1991
| area = {{convert|0.2|acre}}
| refnum = 91001554{{NRISref|version=2009a}}
}}
The Selling Building, also known as the Oregon National Building,{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/122660 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306014151/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/122660 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 122660 |work=Emporis}}{{cite news|last=Graf|first=Victor|title=A.E. Doyle: He set the trend of Portland architecture in the '20s|newspaper=The Sunday Oregonian|date=February 5, 1978|at=Northwest Magazine section, pp. 4–7}} is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, 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=40|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}}
History
The structure was built in 1910 for Ben Selling & Associates, composed of Ben Selling and partners Charles Moore and Moses Blum.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=91001554}} |format=PDF|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Selling Building |author=Tess, John M.|date=March 1, 1991|at=Section 8, pp. 2–3|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=February 25, 2016}}
In 1967, when the Oregon National Life Company became a new, major tenant, the Selling Building was renamed the Oregon National Building.
The Selling Building is owned and managed by Schlesinger Companies.[https://www.schlesingercompanies.com/].
See also
References
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External links
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{{National Register of Historic Places Oregon}}
{{Portal bar|Architecture|National Register of Historic Places|Oregon}}
Category:1910 establishments in Oregon
Category:A. E. Doyle buildings
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1910
Category:Buildings and structures in Southwest Portland, Oregon
Category:Chicago school architecture in Portland, Oregon
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
Category:Portland Historic Landmarks
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