Yeon Building
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The Yeon Building is a historic 59.13 m (194 ft), 15-story
office building completed in 1911 in downtown
Portland
, Oregon
. Almost completely clad in glazed terra-cotta
, and culminating in a colonnade
on the top floors, the Yeon Building once was illuminated at night by light sockets built into the cornices, but later removed. The building's namesake is Jean Baptiste Yeon
(1865–1928), a self-made timber tycoon who financed the construction. At the time of completion, the Yeon Building was the tallest building in Oregon and it remained so for nearly two years.
In 1994, the Yeon Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
. The building was repossessed by First Independent Bank in 2010 from Fountain Village Development and re-sold in March 2011 for $8.9 million. The 126170 square feet (11,721.6 m²) was purchased at that time by RGOF Yeon Building LLC.
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
office building completed in 1911 in downtown
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
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...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. Almost completely clad in glazed terra-cotta
Glazed architectural terra-cotta
Glazed architectural terra-cotta is a ceramic masonry building material popular in the United States from the late 19th century until the 1930s, and still one of the most common building materials found in U.S. urban environments...
, and culminating in a colonnade
Colonnade
In classical architecture, a colonnade denotes a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building....
on the top floors, the Yeon Building once was illuminated at night by light sockets built into the cornices, but later removed. The building's namesake is Jean Baptiste Yeon
John B. Yeon
Jean Baptiste Yeon was a Canadian-born timber magnate who was a prominent citizen of Portland, Oregon, United States.He financed the construction of the Yeon Building in Portland....
(1865–1928), a self-made timber tycoon who financed the construction. At the time of completion, the Yeon Building was the tallest building in Oregon and it remained so for nearly two years.
In 1994, the Yeon Building was added to 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...
. The building was repossessed by First Independent Bank in 2010 from Fountain Village Development and re-sold in March 2011 for $8.9 million. The 126170 square feet (11,721.6 m²) was purchased at that time by RGOF Yeon Building LLC.
See also
- Architecture of Portland, Oregon
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, OregonNational Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, OregonThe following list attempts to comprehensively present the full set of National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them...