Sherlock Building

The Sherlock Building, also previously known as the Forbes and Breeden Building, is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Sherlock Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Portland Historic Landmark[1]
The Sherlock Building in 2011
Location	309 SW 3rd Avenue Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45°31′15″N 122°40′28″W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1893
Architect	Isaac Hodgson, Jr., Frederick Manson White[2]
Architectural style	Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Sullivanesque
NRHP reference No.	77001111[3]
Added to NRHP	October 20, 1977

In 2010, the Sherlock Building was purchased for $6.8 million by the Church of Scientology, with plans to turn it into the headquarters for its Portland chapter. The Church had previously purchased the nearby Stevens Building, but had decided that it would not be suitable without costly renovations.[5]

Tenants

At the time of the building's purchase in 2010, Ruth's Chris Steak House was a tenant.[5]

See also

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

References

1. Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013.
2. Ritz, Richard Ellison (2002). Architects of Oregon: A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Deceased – 19th and 20th Centuries. Portland, Oregon: Lair Hill Publishing. pp. 186, 418. ISBN 0-9726200-2-8. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
4. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 40. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
5. Spencer, Aaron (June 8, 2010). "Church of Scientology buys Sherlock Building". Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved 2012-09-27.

External links

• Media related to Sherlock Building at Wikimedia Commons