Dekum Building
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The Dekum Building is an historic office building at SW Third Avenue and Washington Street in downtown
Portland, Oregon
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
With its rusticated sandstone base, over-scaled arches at street level, and stone carvings, the eight-story building is a strong example of Romanesque Revival architecture
. It's made completely from materials found in Oregon. Completed in 1891, it is named after Frank Dekum
(1823–94), a German immigrant who opened Portland's first candy shop. Construction cost $300,000 in 1892 dollars. During construction, masons reportedly consumed beer instead of the usual coffee.
From the 1990s until 2000, the Dekum Building was occupied by Wieden+Kennedy
, made famous with Nike's Just Do It campaign.
Downtown Portland
Downtown Portland, the city center of Portland, Oregon, United States, is located on the west bank of the Willamette River. It is in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and is where most of the city's high-rise buildings are found....
Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.
With its rusticated sandstone base, over-scaled arches at street level, and stone carvings, the eight-story building is a strong example of Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
. It's made completely from materials found in Oregon. Completed in 1891, it is named after Frank Dekum
Frank Dekum
Frank Dekum was a prominent 19th century fruit merchant, banker, and real-estate investor in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Born in Germany, Dekum emigrated to the north-central U.S...
(1823–94), a German immigrant who opened Portland's first candy shop. Construction cost $300,000 in 1892 dollars. During construction, masons reportedly consumed beer instead of the usual coffee.
From the 1990s until 2000, the Dekum Building was occupied by Wieden+Kennedy
Wieden+Kennedy
Wieden+Kennedy is an independently owned American advertising agency best known for its work for Nike...
, made famous with Nike's Just Do It campaign.
Current tenants
- Typethink, a creative web development, design, and software company.
- GlumacGlumačGlumač is a village in the municipality of Požega, western Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 803 people.-References:...
, which provides consulting engineering for green building. - Site9, the developers of collaborative software, including ProtoShareProtoShareProtoShare is a collaborative software tool from Site9, Inc. used for creating, reviewing, and refining website and web application prototypes. It enables individuals and companies to visualize project requirements by building website wireframes and application prototypes that team members and...
. - Small Society, which specializes in iPhoneIPhoneThe iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
strategy and development. - The Metropolitan Group, which provides public relations and communications for non-profits.
- Associated Design Consultants, which specializes in church, hospitality, and restaurant design.
- JanrainJanRainJanrain Inc. is a privately held technology company based in Portland, Oregon. Janrain offers software as a service solutions for commercial businesses and websites to connect their sites to the social web...
, which specializes in identity and user management software as a service. - PHP Fog, a PHP-centric Platform as a ServicePlatform as a servicePlatform as a service is a category of cloud computing services that provide a computing platform and a solution stack as a service...
company. - TweakerLabs.com, simple, social mobile stock valuation tool; crowd-sourcing Wall Street.
See also
- Architecture of Portland, Oregon
- List of Registered Historic Places in Multnomah County, Oregon
- Frederick Manson WhiteFrederick Manson WhiteFrederick Manson White was an American architect based in Portland, Oregon. He was the nephew of architect Stanford White, although some sources dispute this...
of McCaw, Martin and White