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

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