PCAD - Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW), Meeting Hall, SW Portland, Portland, OR

AKA: Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW), Temple, SW Portland, Portland, OR; Tourny Building, SW Portland, Portland, OR

Aerial view of the AOUW Temple, Portland, c. 2016. From Google Maps/Street View

Demolition view of the AOUW Temple, Portland, 2017; from Wikimedia Commons, photo by Steve Morgan

Exterior view of the AOUW Temple from the south on SW 2nd Avenue; from Google Maps/Street View

Exterior view of the AOUW Temple, 2016; from Wikimedia Commons, photo by Steve Morgan

Portrait of John Jordan Upchurch, 1895; from the Library of Congress (LOC), Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

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SW 2nd Avenue and Taylor Street
SW Portland, Portland, OR 97204

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Overview

German-born Portland architect Justus Krumbein (1847-1907) designed this building for the Ancient Order of Workmen, an early fraternal organization that guaranteed death benefits to working class men. This remarkable, eclectic building was shamefully torn down in 09/2017.

PCAD id: 16052

Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW), Meeting Hall, SW Portland, Portland, OR (1891-1892) demolished