Wells Fargo Building (Portland, Oregon)

Not to be confused with Wells Fargo Center.

The Wells Fargo Building is a historic office building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The large doorstep at the building's entryway required the largest slab of granite ever shipped to Portland at the time.^[4] Completed in 1907, the steel-framed building is considered the city's first true skyscraper. At 12 stories and with a height of 182 feet (55 m),^[5] it was the tallest building in Portland^[2][3] (and indeed in all of Oregon),^{[citation needed]} exclusive of towers,^[5] and remained so for four years. The clock tower of the 1892-completed Oregonian Building, which measured 194 feet (59 m) in height, made that building the tallest in the city overall.^[5]

Wells Fargo Building
Location in Portland
Alternative names	Porter Building US National Bank Building[citation needed]
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	309 SW 6th Avenue Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45.521620°N 122.677575°W / 45.521620; -122.677575
Construction started	1905
Completed	1907
Height
Roof	56.4 m (185 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	12
Floor area	20,903 sq ft (1,942.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Benjamin Wistar Morris III
Wells Fargo Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Portland Historic Landmark[1]
Architectural style	Neo-Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	86002839
Added to NRHP	October 9, 1986
References
[2][3]

In 1946,^[6] the building was purchased by the United States National Bank of Portland, whose headquarters was located in a smaller building located directly adjacent, immediately to the south. U.S. National Bank used the Wells Fargo Building to expand its downtown Portland headquarters.^[7]

In 1986, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[8]

See also

• Architecture of Portland, Oregon
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon