920 SW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97204 For Lease

The Auditorium Building was completed in 1894 by owner Emil Jorgensen. Jorgensen (1851-1923) was born in Denmark and came to America in 1870, arriving in Portland in 1872. When commissioned by Jorgensen, the Auditorium Building, as the Auditorium and Music Hall, housed at least three functions. The ground floor and basement served as Emil Jorgensen's liquor wholesale business. On the second floor, Mr. Jorgensen created a dance hall. On the third, he envisioned, and realized, a miniature concert hall with one balcony level. This exquisite dance hall served as a boxing gymnasium from the '20s through the '50s, especially significant during the prewar and war years when this area of the city was a thriving community. Entered by a two story lobby at the street side, this hall exhibited an exquisite coved ceiling over a space 27' high, 42' wide and 72' long. When first opened, the Auditorium and Music Hall must have warmed the hearts of its owner and his architect, F. Manson White who certainly enjoyed a wealth of opportunities upon arriving from Derby, England.

The Auditorium Building offers full floor 3,500 - 4,000 SF opportunities to creative office tenants.