Railway Exchange Building (St
Railway Exchange Building may refer to the following: *Railway Exchange Building (Chicago), Illinois, U.S., also called the Santa Fe Building, an office building *Railway Exchange Building (Muskogee, Oklahoma), U.S., an eight-story office building *Railway Exchange Building (Portland, Oregon), U.S., an historic building on the National Register of Historic Places *Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis) The Railway Exchange Building is an , 21-story high-rise office building in St. Louis, Missouri. The 1914 steel-frame building is in the Chicago school architectural style, and was designed by architect Mauran, Russell & Crowell. The building w ...

Railway Exchange Building (Chicago)
The Railway Exchange Building, also known as Santa Fe Building, is a 17-story office building in the Historic Michigan Boulevard District of the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It was designed by Frederick P. Dinkelberg of D. H. Burnham & Company in the Chicago style. Dinkelberg was also the associate designer to Daniel Burnham for the Flatiron Building in New York City. The building is recognizable by the large "Motorola" logo on the roof, which is visible from Grant Park across Michigan Ave and from Lake Michigan. It is also notable for the round, porthole-like windows along the cornice. The center of the building features a lightwell, which was covered with a skylight in the 1980s. Architecture The formal entrance to the building is located on Jackson Boulevard, which in 1904 was a more important street than Michigan Avenue. The impressive entrance is believed to have been required by Daniel Burnham, head of the architectural firm a ...
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Railway Exchange Building (Muskogee, Oklahoma)
The Railway Exchange Building in Muskogee, Oklahoma is one of five skyscraper buildings, ranging from five to ten stories tall, built before 1912 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Pre-Depression Muskogee Skyscrapers Thematic Resources study. The others are: * Baltimore Hotel, * Manhattan Building, * Severs Hotel, and * Surety Building. This building is located at the corner of Second and Court Streets in downtown Muskogee. Architecture This building shares certain characteristics with the others listed above. Its architecture represents the Chicago School of architectural design: * It has a rectangular shape; * It is flat roofed; * It has a two-story base with large display windows; * Upper story windows are arranged in vertical bands, separated by pilaster-styled mullions; * Red brick and masonry appear throughout the building. Notable tenants The 8-story Railway Exchange Building was built to house railway company offices. Later, it was u ...
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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 3-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. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in South and Southwest Portland, Oregon References External links * Oregon Pionee ...
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