The Blagen Block is an historic building in

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neighborhood, in the United States. The four-story building was designed by Warren H. Williams and completed in 1888. In 1970, the city's Historic Landmarks Commission designated the Blagen Block as a Portland Historic Landmark. In 1975, it was listed as a primary landmark in the

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(NRHP) nomination of the

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, the building's designation subsequently translated to " contributing property" under post-1970s NRHP terminology. Since 2014,

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has had offices in the building, opening its office in December of that year.

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