| Stevens Building | |
| Location: | 812 SW Washington Street Portland, Oregon |
| Coordinates: | 45.5208°N -122.6804°W |
| Built: | 1913–14 |
| Architect: | Whidden & Lewis |
| Architecture: | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Skyscraper |
| Added: | March 5, 1998 |
| Refnum: | 98000213 |
The Stevens Building is a commercial and office building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] [2] The 12-story building was designed by Whidden & Lewis. The design is similar to the Failing Office Building (1907) and Wilcox Building (1911), also by Whidden & Lewis.[3] Construction began in August 1913[4] and was completed in 1914, with the building opening on May 1, 1914.[1] The total construction cost was $375,000[4] (equivalent to $ million in). The building is approximately 152feet tall.[5]
Most of the building's original tenants were doctors and dentists and their patient clinics, and the building's design was adapted for that use.[4] The building was renovated in 1954 to designs by architect Pietro Belluschi.
In 2008, it was purchased by the Church of Scientology for $5.38 million, with the expectation of becoming the headquarters for its Portland chapter.[6] In 2010, they bought the Sherlock Building, also located in downtown Portland, after learning that the Stevens Building would be too expensive to renovate for their purposes.[7] The Church sold the building in October 2013 for $4.35 million to Arthur Mutal Investments LLC, who plan to turn it into a hotel.[8]
As of September 2011, one of the ground-floor tenants of the building is Finnegan's Toys & Gifts, who moved to 820 SW Washington Street after occupying the Blanchard Building at 922 SW Yamhill Street since 1981.[9]