Equitable Building (Portland, Oregon)
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The Equitable Building in Portland, Oregon is a pioneering early modernist office building renowned as one of the first fully sealed, air-conditioned, aluminum-and-glass skyscrapers in the United States, designed by architect Pietro Belluschi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Equitable Building (Portland, Oregon) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Modernist building
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office building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Commonwealth Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Pietro Belluschi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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Modernism ⓘ |
| city | Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developer | Equitable Savings and Loan Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | Sverdrup & Parcel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCount | 12 ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasElevatorCount | 4 ⓘ |
| hasFacadeType | curtain wall ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aluminum-and-glass façade
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central air conditioning ⓘ fully sealed curtain wall ⓘ no operable windows ⓘ reinforced concrete frame ⓘ |
| hasFloorArea | approximately 14,000 square meters ⓘ |
| hasHVACSystem | central mechanical air conditioning ⓘ |
| height | approximately 56 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar American office building design ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Portland, Oregon
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInHistoricDistrict | Downtown Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
aluminum
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glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Equitable Savings and Loan Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 76001582 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| owner | various private owners over time ⓘ |
| partOf | Portland central business district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Commonwealth Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofHeight | approximately 56 meters ⓘ |
| significance |
early example of aluminum-and-glass skyscraper construction in the United States
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one of the first fully sealed, air-conditioned office buildings in the United States ⓘ pioneering early modernist office building ⓘ |
| startDateOfConstruction | 1944 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 421 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, Oregon ⓘ |
| use | office ⓘ |
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