National Register of Historic Places

Whitney and Gray Building and Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant

Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Listed
August 10, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83002177

About this property

The Whitney and Gray Building is an historic building in Portland, Oregon. It houses the restaurant Jake's Famous Crawfish and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building that has housed the restaurant since 1911 was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983, as the Whitney & Gray Building and Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant. National Register of Historic Places listings in South and Southwest Portland, Oregon Media related to Whitney and Gray Building at Wikimedia Commons

Location

401-409 SW 12th Ave.
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
45.52245, -122.68327

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Whitney and Gray Building and Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant listed on the National Register?

Whitney and Gray Building and Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Whitney and Gray Building and Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant?

Whitney and Gray Building and Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Whitney and Gray Building and Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant?

The period of significance for Whitney and Gray Building and Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant is recorded as the industrial era.

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