Multnomah County Courthouse

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Multnomah County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Multnomah County Courthouse
Location:	1021 SW 4th Ave. Portland, Oregon
Coordinates:	45°30′58″N 122°40′41″W / 45.51611, -122.67806Coordinates: 45°30′58″N 122°40′41″W / 45.51611, -122.67806
Built/Founded:	1911/1914
Architect:	Whidden & Lewis
Architectural style(s):	Classical Revival
Added to NRHP:	1979
NRHP Reference#:	79002136
Governing body:	Multnomah County, Oregon

Multnomah County Courthouse serves as the second courthouse for Multnomah County, Oregon. It is located in downtown, Portland, Oregon, the county seat. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

Originally, the building had a central courtyard, where prohibition-era confiscated alcohol was poured down a drain. Some enterprising court workers were caught diverting the liquor to their own containers. Over time, this courtyard was filled in to make room for more offices and a jury room. A February 2001 earthquake exposed weaknesses in the building's structure.^[2]

[edit] References

^ National Register of Historic Places: Oregon, Multnomah County, pg. 7. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
^ King, Bart: An Architectural Guidebook to Portland, pgs. 100-101. Gibbs Smith, 2001

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