Multnomah County Central Courthouse

Courthouse in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Not to be confused with Multnomah County Courthouse.

Multnomah County Central Courthouse

Viewed from east in July 2021

General information
Status| Open
Location| 1200 SW First Ave., Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates| 45°30′50″N 122°40′30″W﻿ / ﻿45.514°N 122.675°W﻿ / 45.514; -122.675
Groundbreaking| October 2016
Topped-out| November 9, 2018
Completed| September 2020
Opened| October 5, 2020
Cost| $324.5 million[1]
Owner| Multnomah County
Height| 325 feet (99 m)
Technical details
Floor count| 17
Design and construction
Architect(s)| SRG Partnership
Main contractor| Hoffman Construction Company[2]
References
https://multco.us/central-courthouse/news/contractor-teams-selected-downtown-courthouse

The Multnomah County Central Courthouse serves as the courthouse for Multnomah County, Oregon. It is located in downtown Portland, Oregon, the county seat. It opened in October 2020,[1] replacing a nearby building that had been constructed between 1909 and 1914.[3]

Ground was broken on the project to build the new courthouse in October 2016,[4] at which time it was scheduled to be completed in 2020 and cost $300 million.[2][5] It reached its full height of 325 feet (99 m) on November 9, 2018.[6] The building opened to the public on October 5, 2020.[1][7]

## See also

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* List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon
* Veritable Quandary

## References

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1. ^ a b c Green, Aimee (October 4, 2020). "After decades of trying, Multnomah County opens a $324 million new, spacious, seismically safer courthouse". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
2. ^ a b Green, Aimee (October 26, 2016). "Chain link fence is going up around new Multnomah County Courthouse site, work to begin". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
3. ^ "About the Central Courthouse Project". Multnomah County. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
4. ^ "Multnomah County Central Courthouse Groundbreaking Ceremony". Multnomah Bar Association. October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
5. ^ Bell, Jon (January 25, 2017). "Multnomah County's $300M courthouse update: Dirt set to fly soon". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
6. ^ Graves, Mark (November 10, 2018). "Crews 'top off' new courthouse". The Oregonian. p. A5.
7. ^ Deutsch, Marilyn (October 5, 2020). "New Multnomah County Courthouse opens after four years of construction". KPTV. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-29.

## External links

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* Media related to Multnomah County Central Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons

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