Flatiron Building (Portland, Oregon) Explained

Flatiron Building
Designated Other1 Name:Portland Historic Landmark[1]
Designated Other1 Color:lightgreen
Location:1223-1225 SW Stark Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates:45.5228°N -122.6837°W
Built:1916
Architect:F. Manson White
Architecture:Chicago
Added:March 16, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:89000200

The Flatiron Building, also known as Ringlers Annex and Espresso Bar is a historic two-story building in downtown Portland, Oregon. Since 1989, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] Previously, it had been designated a Portland Landmark by the city's Historic Landmarks Commission in 1988.[3] This small building has a triangular footprint, as it sits at the end of a triangular lot bounded by West Burnside, SW Stark, and 12th Streets.

From its inception, the building's size has played part in how it has been promoted. When opened, it was said to be the "smallest commercial building on the West Coast". Over its lifespan, the building hosted a catering kitchen and a talk radio station. The current occupant, a McMenamins pub, calls it "a tiny window on the world of bustling West Burnside, complete with a fishbowl-like main floor and a mezzanine tailor-made to observe the city in motion".[4]

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  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places: Multnomah County, Oregon, pg. 3 . 2007-08-18.
  3. News: Sullivan. Ann. Triangular Flatiron finally becomes Portland Landmark. The Oregonian. November 14, 1988. B5.
  4. Web site: McMenamins: Ringlers Annex History . 2007-07-28.