Tourny Building
| Ancient Order of United Workmen Temple |
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The building in 2016
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 Location within Portland, Oregon
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| Alternative names | Tourny Building (or Tourney Building) |
| General information | |
| Status | In the process of being demolished |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| Town or city | Portland, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′00″N 122°40′32″W / 45.516558°N 122.675647°WCoordinates: 45°31′00″N 122°40′32″W / 45.516558°N 122.675647°W |
| Completed | 1892 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Justus F. Krumbein |
The Ancient Order of United Workmen Temple, also known as the Tourny Building, is a historic building, completed in 1892 and located at the intersection of Southwest 2nd Avenue and Taylor Street in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. As of August 2017, the six-story building is in the process of being demolished, to be replaced by new development.
The building was designed by Justus F. Krumbein, also the architect of the second Oregon State Capitol. The style has elements of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and, according to Restore Oregon, is one of the city's most prominent remaining buildings from the 1890s.
Originally serving as a club and office for the Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW) fraternal organization, within about 10 years it had been sold by that organization and renamed the Tourny Building, a mixed-use building that initially included apartments. The AOUW retained a library in the building for its members for some years after its sale. The building was sold again in 1905, for $100,000, and again in 1907 for $140,000 (equivalent to $3.6 million in 2016). The offices of the Oregon Historical Society were in the Tourny Building from 1913 until 1917, and its museum was on the first floor.
In 1941, the six-story building was sold to Gilbert Brothers, Inc., who opened a furniture store and warehouse in it. In 1946, a fire gutted the top three floors and destroyed the roof and cornice. Fires has previously broken out in 1916 and 1922, and yet another occurred in 1974, gutting the top two floors.
Portland architect Richard Sundeleaf made modifications in 1942 and 1946, and Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects in 1980.
At an unknown date, the building was designated a historical landmark by the city's Historical Landmarks Commission (now known as the Historic Landmarks Commission), but the commission removed the designation in 1973, after concluding that subsequent repainting had lessened the building's historical significance.
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