Standard Insurance Center facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Standard Insurance Center
Viewed from the southeast in 2016
Former names	Georgia-Pacific Building
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Commercial offices
Location	900 SW Fifth Avenue Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45°31′01″N 122°40′42″W / 45.5169°N 122.6782°W / 45.5169; -122.6782
Completed	1970
Owner	Standard Insurance Company
Height
Roof	111.86 m (367.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	29
Floor area	459,504 sq ft (42,689.3 m2)
Design and construction
Architect	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Structural engineer	Glumac International (consulting)
Main contractor	Andersen Construction Company

The Standard Insurance Center, originally the Georgia-Pacific Building, is a 27-story office building in Portland, Oregon. Completed in 1970, it is part of the headquarters of The Standard, the brand name under which Standard Insurance Company and other subsidiaries of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. do business. Standard also owns the 16-story Standard Plaza two blocks south along 5th Avenue.

History

The Georgia-Pacific Building was commissioned by Georgia-Pacific and designed by the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. At the time of construction, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world. It was completed in 1970.

Details

Standing 367 feet (112 m) tall, the building has 27 above-ground stories. Valued at $114 million, the structure contains 459,504 square feet (42,689.3 m²) of space. Built of concrete and steel, it is considered Modernist in style. One major tenant was the Stoel Rives law firm, which leased the top nine stories of the building until 2016. The Quest, an elaborate sculpture considered Portland’s largest single piece of white sculpted marble, is in front of the building. An untitled chrome sculpture is tucked away in the building's basement.

See also

In Spanish: Standard Insurance Center para niños

• Architecture of Portland, Oregon
• List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon
• The Quest (Portland, Oregon) (1970)