Portland’s Historic Union Station
Portland, Oregon
Contractor: P & C Construction
Architect: Architectural Resources Group, Inc.
We’re proud to announce that Tice will be part of the team refurbishing Portland’s historic Union Station! Our scope will be all hardware related, focusing on the Crash Bars on the Bronze doors on the main entrance and vestibules.
The initial design for the station was created in 1882 by McKim, Mead, and White. Had the original plan been built, the station would have been the largest train station in the world. A smaller plan was introduced by architects Van Brunt & Howe, and accepted in 1885. Construction of the station began in 1890. It was built by Northern Pacific Terminal Company at a cost of $300,000, and opened on February 14, 1896. The signature piece of the structure is the 50 ft. tall Romanesque clock tower. The "Go By Train" neon sign was added to it after World War II. The station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975
