Swetland Building

The Swetland Building is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Swetland Building
The Swetland Building in 2012
Location500 SW 5th Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°31′12″N 122°40′36″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1907
ArchitectEmil Schacht
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
MPSDowntown Portland, Oregon MPS
NRHP reference No.07000367[1]
Added to NRHPApril 24, 2007

Camera World was headquartered in the building from 1977 until the late 1990s,[3] with its retail store occupying the ground floor at SW 5th & Washington until 1995—when it moved to the 400 SW Sixth Avenue building, a block away—and its administrative offices and mail-order operations on other floors, until at least 1997.

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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 41. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  3. Tess, John M. (February 22, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Swetland Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2016.


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