Jackson Tower

Jackson Tower
Jackson Tower
Looking south on Broadway at the Jackson Tower.
Location: 806 SW Broadway
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°31′6″N 122°40′47″W / 45.51833°N 122.67972°W / 45.51833; -122.67972Coordinates: 45°31′6″N 122°40′47″W / 45.51833°N 122.67972°W / 45.51833; -122.67972
Built: 1912
Architect: Reid & Reid
Architectural style: Beaux Arts
NRHP Reference#: 96000995
Added to NRHP: July 12, 1996

Jackson Tower, formerly The Oregon Journal Building is a glazed terra-cotta historic office building in downtown Portland, Oregon. Located on the corner of Broadway and Yamhill Streets, it enjoys a prominent location adjacent to Pioneer Courthouse Square.

The building was constructed to house the operations of the now-defunct Oregon Journal. The Journal occupied the structure from its completion in 1912 until July 4, 1948, when the newspaper moved to the larger quarters of the former Portland Public Market building on the Portland waterfront. The structure was renamed Jackson Tower to honor the newspaper's founder, Charles Samuel Jackson. The impressive clock tower results from the practice of newspapers integrating such structures into their headquarters. Additionally, 1,800 light bulbs illuminate the tower after dark. The Jackson Tower was renovated in 1972,[1] and placed on the National Register of Historic Places (as The Journal Building) in 1996.[2] The north portion of the ground floor has housed Margulis Jewelers for several decades.

Each of the 1,800 light bulbs screw directly into the facade. In addition to the tower's illumination, at one time the clocks used to chime every 15 minutes, and each clockface is 12.5 feet in diameter.[3] The clock itself does not currently function as of summer 2011.

See also

  • Architecture in Portland, Oregon

References

  1. ^ "Emporis: Jackson Tower, Portland, Oregon". http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=jacksontower-portland-or-usa. Retrieved 2007-07-06. 
  2. ^ NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.com: Multnomah County
  3. ^ King, Bart: An Architectural Guidebook to Portland, pgs. 8-10. Gibbs Smith, 2001

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