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511 Federal Building

Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

FieldValue
nameU.S. Post Office (Portland, Oregon)
image511 Federal Building - Portland, Oregon.JPG
locmapinUSA Portland downtown#Oregon#USA
map_captionLocation within downtown Portland
captionSeen from the southeast in 2011
location511 NW Broadway
Portland, Oregon
coordinates
built1916–1918
architectLewis P. Hobart
architectureClassical Revival
addedApril 18, 1979
refnum79002143

Portland, Oregon The 511 Federal Building is a former federal post office that is currently known as the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center for Art and Design of the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) in Portland, Oregon, United States. PNCA moved into the building in February 2015, after a $32 million remodeling project.

Previous occupants of the building included the Department of Homeland Security offices for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as the Department of Agriculture.

The building was constructed in 1916–1918 and opened in 1919 after being commissioned by the Secretary of the Treasury, one of the last post offices built under the 1893 Tarsney Act, and cost $1 million. It was designed by architect Lewis P. Hobart. It is located between Portland's Old Town Chinatown and the Pearl District. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, as the U.S. Post Office. The building is six stories tall and has a footprint of approximately 20000 sqft. It has a basement and sub-basement, complete with walled off shanghai tunnels.

References

References

  1. "Historical Timeline". Pacific Northwest College of Art.
  2. (February 5, 2015). "Art school tries on a grown-up building: PNCA moves into the spectacularly renovated old Federal building on the North Park Blocks". [[Portland Tribune]].
  3. Redden, Jim. (October 26, 2007). "Groups covet historic building: PNCA and Portland Public Market both seek space on Broadway for future home". [[Portland Tribune]].
  4. Bak, Kristine. (1979). ["National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Post Office (Portland, Oregon)"]({{NRHP url). National Park Service.
  5. (June 6, 2011). "Oregon National Register List". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
  6. Curl, Aimee. (March 10, 2003). "Bureau of Immigration and Customs looks for new Portland office space". [[Daily Journal of Commerce]].
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