AKA: United States Department of the Treasury, Customs House, Portland, OR

Structure Type: built works - public buildings

Designers: Lazarus, Edgar M., Architect (firm); United States Government, Department of the Treasury, Office of the Supervising Architect, Taylor, James Knox (firm); Edgar Marks Lazarus Jr. (architect); James Knox Taylor (architect)

Dates: constructed 1897-1901

220 N.W. Eighth Avenue
Portland, OR 97209-3503

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Local architect, Edgar Lazarus of Portland, OR, acted as the local Supervising Architect for James Knox Taylor, overseeing the construction process, but did not compose the design; this was furnished by Taylor's office in Washington, D.C.; National Register ID Number: 74001714; GSA Building Number: OR0025ZZ;

The United States Customs Service operated its Portland offices in the building from 1901-1968; after the Customs Service vacated, the North Pacific Division, U.S. Corps of Engineers occupied the building;

National Register of Historic Places (May 2, 1974): 74001714 NRHP Images (pdf) NHRP Registration Form (pdf)

PCAD id: 4821