511 Federal Building Explained

U.S. Post Office (Portland, Oregon)
Location:511 NW Broadway
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates:45.527°N -122.6782°W
Built:1916–1918
Architect:Lewis P. Hobart
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:April 18, 1979
Refnum:79002143

The 511 Federal Building is a former federal post office that is currently known as the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center for Art and Design of the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] PNCA moved into the building in February 2015, after a $32 million remodeling project.[2]

Previous occupants of the building included the Department of Homeland Security offices for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,[3] as well as the Department of Agriculture.

The building was constructed in 1916–1918 and opened in 1919 after being commissioned by the Secretary of the Treasury, one of the last post offices built under the 1893 Tarsney Act, and cost $1 million.[3] It was designed by architect Lewis P. Hobart. It is located between Portland's Old Town Chinatown and the Pearl District. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places[3] in 1979, as the U.S. Post Office.[4] [5] The building is six stories tall and has a footprint of approximately 20000square feet.[6] It has a basement and sub-basement, complete with walled off shanghai tunnels.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical Timeline. Pacific Northwest College of Art. January 3, 2021. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021183451/https://pnca.edu/about/historical-timeline#:~:text=Hallie%20Ford%2C%20a%20long-time,arts%20organization%20in%20Oregon%27s%20history.. dead.
  2. News: Gallivan. Joseph. Art school tries on a grown-up building: PNCA moves into the spectacularly renovated old Federal building on the North Park Blocks. February 7, 2015. Portland Tribune. February 5, 2015. 1.
  3. News: Redden. Jim. Groups covet historic building: PNCA and Portland Public Market both seek space on Broadway for future home. October 26, 2007. Portland Tribune. August 9, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608015730/http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=119334838466989200. June 8, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79002143}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Post Office (Portland, Oregon) ]. PDF. Bak, Kristine. 1979. National Park Service. February 25, 2016.
  5. Web site: Oregon National Register List. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. 41. June 6, 2011. June 1, 2014. June 9, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609105953/http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. dead.
  6. News: Curl. Aimee. Bureau of Immigration and Customs looks for new Portland office space. March 10, 2003. Daily Journal of Commerce. Portland. August 9, 2011.

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