National Register of Historic Places

Albers Brothers Milling Company

Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Listed
November 15, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84000480

About this property

The Albers Brothers Milling Company building is a historic mill and contemporary office building located on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. In the early decades of the 20th century, the German-immigrant Albers brothers built the largest flour and feed milling enterprise on the West Coast, headquartered in Portland and comprising operations in four states. This combined milling, warehousing, shipping, and office facility, built in 1909–1911, is the oldest remaining flour or feed mill in the city. The silos built into the south elevation of the building are painted with representations some of the mill's products as advertisements. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It was unoccupied at that time, as the milling company had already left. It was converted into an office building in 1989. Albers was also well known in the San Francisco Bay Area for its prominent grain elevator and neon sign located at the foot of the ferry pier ("Oakland Mole", "Mole") of the Southern Pacific in Oakland, now the site of the Port of Oakland container ship facilities.

Location

1118-1130 Front Ave.
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
45.53116, -122.67592

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

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When was Albers Brothers Milling Company listed on the National Register?

Albers Brothers Milling Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Albers Brothers Milling Company?

Albers Brothers Milling Company is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Albers Brothers Milling Company is recorded as the industrial era.

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