United States Custom House, Portland, Oregon
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N 45° 31.489 W 122° 40.702
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Quick Description: The United States Custom House is located at 220 NW Eighth Avenue in downtown Portland, Oregon. All the windows and passage ways are barred and locked.
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 7/6/2006 7:22:54 AM
Waymark Code: WMGJ8
Views: 10
Long Description:
The United States Custom House is located at
220 NW Eighth Avenue in downtown Portland, Oregon. Northwestern
Division. North Pacific Region. United States Army Corps of
Engineers. Entrance on Broadway. All the windows and passage ways
are barred and locked. I was not able to get a close-up of the
bronze historic plaque. I took the photograph by putting the camera
lens through the bars of the tall iron gate.
The architect was Edgar M. Lazarus. Inside,
each floor represents a different Greek architectural order--Doric
(the oldest and simplest; the capital of a Doric column has a
rounded moulding) on the first floor, Ionic (scroll in the capital
of the column) on the second floor, and Corinthian (the most
elaborate style; bell-shaped capital adorned with acanthus leaves)
on the third floor. Outside, there are molded panels with symbols
for various professions (scale for lawyers, hand for clergy, key
for teachers, caduceus for physicians, etc.)
This building has three benchmarks: Portland
US Customhse S AND N End FS, and RD0432 Designation R 14 bench mark
disk which is located in north end of first step on west side of
United States Custom House.
Instructions for logging waymark: A
photograph is required that shows you (or your GPS receiver, if you
are waymarking solo) and the place.