Swetland Building Explained

Swetland Building should not be confused with Swetland Building (Cleveland).

Swetland Building
Location:	500 SW 5th Avenue Portland, Oregon
Coordinates:	45.5199°N -122.6767°W
Built:	1907
Architect:	Emil Schacht
Architecture:	Early Commercial
Added:	April 24, 2007
Area:	less than one acre
Mpsub:	Downtown Portland, Oregon MPS
Refnum:	07000367

The Swetland Building is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

History

Camera World was headquartered in the building from 1977 until the late-1990s,^[2] with its retail store occupying the ground floor at SW 5th and Washington until 1995, when it moved to the 400 SW Sixth Avenue building. The company's administrative offices and mail-order operations remained on other floors until at least 1997.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oregon National Register List. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. 41. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425031913/https://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. April 25, 2018. dead. June 6, 2011. August 6, 2023.
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=07000367}} National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Swetland Building]. PDF. Tess, John M. . February 22, 2006. National Park Service. February 25, 2016.