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Jackson Tower, formerly The Oregon Journal Building is a 12-story, glazed terra-cotta historic office building in downtown Portland, Oregon. Located on the corner of Broadway and Yamhill Streets adjacent to Pioneer Courthouse Square.


History

The building was constructed to house the operations of the now-defunct '' Oregon Journal''. The Journal occupied the structure from its completion in 1912 until July 4, 1948, when the newspaper moved to the larger quarters of the former
Portland Public Market The Portland Public Market was a public market in Portland, Oregon, United States, built in 1933 at a widely advertised cost of $1 million ($ million in ). Controversial and ambitious, it was intended to replace the Carroll Public Market, c ...
building on the Portland waterfront. In 1951, the structure was renamed Jackson Tower to honor the newspaper's founder,
Charles Samuel Jackson Charles Samuel "Sam" Jackson (September 15, 1860 – December 27, 1924) was a prominent newspaper publisher in the U.S. state of Oregon. Early life, family and career Born in Deltaville, Virginia, Jackson went west in 1880, settling in Pendle ...
. The impressive clock tower results from the common practice, at that time, of newspapers' integrating such structures into their headquarters. Additionally, 1,800 light bulbs illuminate the tower after dark. There were originally 2,400. The Jackson Tower was renovated in 1972, and placed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
(as the Journal Building) in 1996. The base of the building measures . The north portion of the ground floor has housed Margulis Jewelers for several decades. Each of the 1,800 light bulbs screw directly into the facade. In addition to the tower's illumination, at one time the clocks used to chime every 15 minutes, but the bells were moved to the ''Journals new building on the waterfront in June 1948. Each clockface is 12.5 feet in diameter. The clock itself does not currently function as of summer 2011.


See also

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Architecture in Portland, Oregon Portland architecture includes a number of notable buildings, a wide range of styles, and a few notable pioneering architects. The scale of many projects is relatively small, as a result of the relatively small size of downtown-Portland blocks (2 ...


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* {{Portal bar, Architecture, National Register of Historic Places, Oregon 1912 establishments in Oregon Skyscraper office buildings in Portland, Oregon Clock towers in Oregon National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon Office buildings completed in 1912 Reid & Reid buildings Terracotta Newspaper headquarters in the United States Southwest Portland, Oregon Portland Historic Landmarks