American Can Company Complex

American Can Company Complex

The building's loading bays, 2009
Location 2127 Northwest 26th Avenue
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates 45°32′18″N 122°42′18″W / 45.53833°N 122.70500°W / 45.53833; -122.70500Coordinates: 45°32′18″N 122°42′18″W / 45.53833°N 122.70500°W / 45.53833; -122.70500
Area 5.9 acres (2.4 ha)
Built 1921
Engineer C.G. Preis
Architectural style Early Commercial
NRHP Reference # 96000996[1]
Added to NRHP September 12, 1996

The American Can Company Complex is an historic building complex located at 2127 Northwest 26th Avenue in Portland, Oregon, that was substantially completed in 1921. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[2][3]

The factory operated for 38 years, with production peaking during World War II. It could produce 1.5 million packing cans daily at peak production, when it would be employing 600 workers.[4]

See also

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Oregon (U.S. National Park Service)". nps.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  3. "Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 167 / Tuesday, August 27, 1996 / Notices" (PDF). 19 April 2016. p. 44077. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  4. John M. Tess (November 15, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: American Can Company Complex" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved November 14, 2016. with eight photos from 1995

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