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AKA: Skidmore Block, Old Town Chinatown, Portland, OR; White Stag Building, Old Town Chinatown, Portland, OR
Structure Type: built works - industrial buildings - factories
Designers: McCaw, William F., Architect (firm); William Frederick McCaw (architect)
Dates: constructed 1888-1889
4 stories
Building History
Completed in 1889, the Skidmore Block Building was named for Stephen G. Skidmore (d. 1882), a business associate and brother-in-law of druggist Charles Edward Sitton (1848-1890). Adaline Skidmore Sitton (b. 1847) died in 1873 and her brother left most of his fortune to Charles Sitton, including the land on which this commercial block was erected.
Building Notes
The Skidmore Building stood to the south of the Blagen Block (1888) on the northeast corner of West Burnside and NW 1st Avenue, and to the west of the Hirsch-Weis Factory Building. The White Stag brand of clothing originated in the Hirsch-Weis Block, and the name was a rough translation in English of the German words "hirsch" and "weis."
Alteration
Portions of the Skidmore Building's south facade was removed in 1926 to provide added right-of-way for a ramp to the new Burnside Bridge.
The Skidmore Building along with the Bickel Block and Hirsch-Weis Building were renovated and amalgamated into the "White Stag Building" by the real estate development company, Venerable Group, Incorporated,between 2006 and 2008. The White Stag Building was leased to the University of Oregon for its use as its Portland campus.
PCAD id: 22266
