Jefferson Substation

The Jefferson Station, formerly known as the Jefferson Substation, is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Jefferson Substation
Location37 SW Jefferson Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°30′50″N 122°40′31″W
Built1909
ArchitectHurley Mason Co.
NRHP reference No.80003368[1]
Added to NRHPMay 31, 1980

History

Designed by Trussed Concrete Steel Co and built in 1909 by Hurley Madison Co Of Tacoma & Portland,[3] the Jefferson Station served as an electrical substation for Portland General Electric.

Use

The ground floor of the Jefferson Station was formerly occupied by restaurants such as Subway, Veritable Quandary (VQ) and Tom's First Avenue Bento. The building was also occupied by Turtledove Clemens,[4] an integrated marketing communications firm which also houses Propel Businessworks,[5] Urban Works Real Estate,[6] a retail brokerage company, Sloy, Dahl & Holst, Inc., a money management firm, TYR Wood Products, a hardwood export company, and Quixote Investment, a financial planning company.

From 2016 to 2020, the Jefferson Station was converted to house courtrooms, then integrated into the newly-constructed Multnomah County Central Courthouse adjacent to the building.[7] The renovation and seismic retrofit preserved the building's original 1909 facades as well as a 20-ton crane above the second floor.[8]

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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 35. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  3. "Oregon Historic Sites Database". Oregon State Historic Preservation Office.
  4. "Turtledove Clemens - Where".
  5. "Propel Businessworks - Where".
  6. "Urban Works - About". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20.
  7. Njus, Elliot (4 June 2019). "Preservationist wants to yank historic designation of building gutted in Portland courthouse project". The Oregonian. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  8. "Historic Jefferson Station being incorporated into new Central Courthouse". Multnomah County. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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