Swetland Building

Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

United States historic place


Swetland Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The building's exterior in 2012
45°31′12″N 122°40′36″W / 45.519872°N 122.676725°W / 45.519872; -122.676725
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907
Architect	Emil Schacht
Architectural style	Early Commercial
MPS	Downtown Portland, Oregon MPS
NRHP reference No.	07000367^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 24, 2007

The Swetland Building is a building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

History

Camera World was headquartered in the building from 1977 until the late-1990s,^[3] with its retail store occupying the ground floor at SW 5th and Washington until 1995, when it moved to the 400 SW Sixth Avenue building. The company's administrative offices and mail-order operations remained on other floors until at least 1997.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ Tess, John M. (February 22, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Swetland Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2016.