Pittock Block
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The Pittock Block is a building in downtown
Portland, Oregon
. Since 1987, it has been on the National Register of Historic Places
.
The site originally was the home of Henry L. Pittock
, Portland's major newspaper tycoon. Pittock was preparing to move into the Pittock Mansion
and leased the entire block to a California investor with the requirement that a "worthy" building named after Pittock would be built on the site.
The Pittock is home to the Pittock Internet Exchange (NWAX), Portland's Internet exchange point
.
Downtown Portland
Downtown Portland, the city center of Portland, Oregon, United States, is located on the west bank of the Willamette River. It is in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and is where most of the city's high-rise buildings are found....
Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. Since 1987, it has been on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
The site originally was the home of Henry L. Pittock
Henry Pittock
Henry Lewis Pittock was an Oregon pioneer, newspaper editor, publisher, and wood and paper magnate. He was active in Republican politics and Portland, Oregon civic affairs, a Freemason and an avid outdoorsman and adventurer...
, Portland's major newspaper tycoon. Pittock was preparing to move into the Pittock Mansion
Pittock Mansion
The Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance-style "château" in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, USA, originally built as a private home for The Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock and his wife, Georgiana. It is a 22 room estate built of Tenino Sandstone situated on that is now owned by the...
and leased the entire block to a California investor with the requirement that a "worthy" building named after Pittock would be built on the site.
The Pittock is home to the Pittock Internet Exchange (NWAX), Portland's Internet exchange point
Internet Exchange Point
An Internet exchange point is a physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers exchange Internet traffic between their networks . IXPs reduce the portion of an ISP's traffic which must be delivered via their upstream transit providers, thereby reducing the average per-bit...
.
See also
- Architecture of Portland, Oregon
- List of Registered Historic Places in Multnomah County, Oregon