The Railway Exchange Building is a historic building in
Portland, Oregon
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, also known as the Oregon Pioneer Building.
The structure houses the restaurant
Huber's.
Description
The six-story reinforced concrete structure has exterior non-bearing walls, a basement with three-foot brick and stone walls, and a composition roof.
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History
The structure was built in 1910, marking Portland's first fully concrete building. It later became known as the Builders Exchange Building, then the Oregon Pioneer Building.[
The building once housed the ]Oregon Liquor Control Commission
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. It has also housed the Peruvian and Venezuelan consulates.[
The Railway Exchange Building and Huber's Restaurant were added to the ]National Register of Historic Places
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on March 13, 1979.Marriott International
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's Autograph Collection
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History
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debuted the Hi-Lo Hotel in the building in 2017.
See also
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References
External links
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1910 establishments in Oregon
Buildings and structures completed in 1910
National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
Buildings and structures in Southwest Portland, Oregon
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