Weatherly Building facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Weatherly Building |
|
|---|---|
Weatherly Building and Oriental Theatre on December 31, 1927, when the Weatherly was still under construction
|
|
| Former names | Crystal Ice & Storage Co. Office & Theatre building, The Weatherly |
| General information | |
| Type | Highrise |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts, modern |
| Location | Portland, Oregon |
| Address | 516 SE Morrison Street |
| Current tenants | Bank of America, Lensbaby |
| Construction started | 1927 |
| Completed | 1928 |
| Cost | 1.5 million USD (including theatre) |
| Client | George Warren Weatherly |
| Owner | Mayfield Investment Company |
| Landlord | Mayfield Investment |
| Height | 53.34 metres (175.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 |
| Floor area | 82,000 square feet (7,600 m2) |
|
Weatherly Building
|
|
|
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property |
|
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Sutton & Whitney. |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement, Romanesque |
| Part of | East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District (ID91000126) |
| Designated CP | March 4, 1991 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Robertson Hay & Wallace |
The Weatherly Building is a tall office building in Portland, Oregon. It has 12 stories and was built between 1927 and 1928. A famous ice cream businessman named George Warren Weatherly had it built.
The building was designed by architects Sutton & Whitney and Lee Thomas. It was built by Robertson Hay & Wallace contractors. The Weatherly Building is an important part of the East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District.
Contents
The Ice Cream King's Dream Building
George Warren Weatherly started his ice cream business in 1890. He began with a used freezer in a small candy shop. His business grew very fast. Soon, his company made about 90% of all ice cream sold in Oregon!
People in Portland believed he invented the ice cream cone. He was also known as a very important person on the east side of Portland in the 1920s and 1930s. The Weatherly Building helped create a new "uptown district" in the area. It even had an ice cream shop on its first floor! One of Weatherly's employees, F. A. Bruckman, invented a machine to make ice cream cones. He even got a patent for it.
Building Design and Features
The Weatherly Building has a special design called Romanesque. You can see this style in its brick and terra cotta decorations. There are also arches near the roof.
It was one of the first very tall buildings east of the river. Its 12 stories stood high above the Morrison Bridge. Inside, the building has three elevators. There are also two special penthouses on the roof.
The Oriental Theatre Connection
A movie theater owner named Walter Eugene Tebetts convinced George Weatherly to build a movie theater next to the Weatherly Building. This theater was called the Oriental Theatre. It was designed by Lee Thomas and Albert Mercier. They designed many other grand movie theaters in the Pacific Northwest.
The Oriental Theatre was very large and fancy. It was the second-biggest theater in the area, after the Portland Theatre. Sadly, the Oriental Theatre was torn down in 1970 to make space for a parking lot. The Weatherly Building and the Oriental Theatre together cost $1.5 million to build.
Who Owns and Uses the Building?
The Weatherly Building was sold in 2002 to Mayfield Investment. They bought it for $7.4 million. Before that, Landmark Investments owned it since 1984.
Many different businesses and groups have had offices in the Weatherly Building. Some of these include Bank of America, Lensbaby, and Stand for Children. There have also been shops like the Portland Running Company and the Grand Jete Café.
See also
In Spanish: Weatherly Building para niños
