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American Can Company Complex

Coordinates: 45°32′18″N 122°42′18″W / 45.53833°N 122.70500°W / 45.53833; -122.70500
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American Can Company Complex
The building's loading bays, 2009
American Can Company Complex is located in Portland, Oregon
American Can Company Complex
Location2127 Northwest 26th Avenue
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates45°32′18″N 122°42′18″W / 45.53833°N 122.70500°W / 45.53833; -122.70500
Area5.9 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1921
EngineerC.G. Preis
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.96000996[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1996

The American Can Company Complex is an historic building complex located at 2127 Northwest 26th Avenue in Portland, Oregon, that was substantially completed in 1921. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[2][3]

The factory operated for 38 years, with production peaking during World War II. It could produce 1.5 million packing cans daily at peak production, when it employed 600 workers.[4]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Oregon (U.S. National Park Service)". nps.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 167 / Tuesday, August 27, 1996 / Notices" (PDF). April 19, 2016. p. 44077. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  4. ^ John M. Tess (November 15, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: American Can Company Complex". National Park Service. Retrieved November 14, 2016. with eight photos from 1995
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