Railway Exchange Building (Portland, Oregon)


The Railway Exchange Building is a historic building in Portland, Oregon, also known as the Oregon Pioneer Building. The structure houses the restaurant Huber's.

Description

The six-story reinforced concrete structure has exterior non-bearing walls, a basement with three-foot brick and stone walls, and a composition roof.

History

The structure was built in 1910, marking Portland's first fully concrete building. It later became known as the Builders Exchange Building, then the Oregon Pioneer Building.
The building once housed the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. It has also housed the Peruvian and Venezuelan consulates.
The Railway Exchange Building and Huber's Restaurant were added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1979.
Marriott International's Autograph Collection debuted the Hi-Lo Hotel in the building in 2017.