Blagen Block Explained

Blagen Block
Nrhp Type:cp
Partof:Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District
Partof Refnum:75001597
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1 Name:Portland Historic Landmark[1]
Designated Other1 Color:lightgreen
Location:30–34 NW First Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates:45.5237°N -122.6711°W
Architect:Warren H. Williams
Architecture:originally Italianate
Designated Nrhp Type:December 5, 1975

The Blagen Block is an historic building in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, in the United States. The four-story building was designed by Warren H. Williams and completed in 1888. In 1970, the city's Historic Landmarks Commission designated the Blagen Block as a Portland Historic Landmark. In 1975, it was listed as a primary landmark in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nomination of the Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District, the building's designation subsequently translated to "contributing property" under post-1970s NRHP terminology.[2] Since 2014, Airbnb has had offices in the building,[3] opening its office in December of that year.[4]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Revised Documenation, National Historic Landmark Nomination: Skidmore/Old Town Historic District. PDF. Portland Bureau of Planning. October 6, 2008. National Park Service. 15, 17. 2017-12-04.
  3. News: Njus . Elliot . Airbnb's Old Town Chinatown site an unexpected fit for operational headquarters . . March 14, 2014.
  4. News: Airbnb opens new headquarters in Portland. . December 11, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160625114550/http://koin.com/2014/12/11/airbnb-opens-new-headquarters-in-portland/ . June 25, 2016.