Wells Fargo Building

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Facts

• Portland's first skyscraper was erected through the influence of the president of Wells Fargo Bank, Colonel Dudley Evans.
• Known as the Porter Building from 1922-1946 after Andrew Porter, a Portland businessman and director of the U.S. National Bank, purchased the building.
• The eastern top section of the building's facade spells the word "Wells", and the northern section spells "Fargo".
• The building has been placed in the US National Register of Historic Places since 1986.
• At the time of its completion, the Wells Fargo Building was the tallest building in Portland.
• The project's investors originally wanted the site between Fifth Avenue and Alder Street.
• U.S. Bancorp sold building in 1986 and bought it again in 1993.