# Standard Insurance Center

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27-story office building in Portland, Oregon

Not to be confused with [Standard Plaza](/source/Standard_Plaza).

Standard Insurance Center Viewed from the southeast in 2016 Location within Portland, Oregon Former names Georgia-Pacific Building General information Status Completed 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 References [1][2][3]

The **Standard Insurance Center**, originally the **Georgia-Pacific Building**, is a 27-story office building in [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon). Completed in 1970, it is part of the headquarters of [The Standard](/source/Standard_Insurance_Company), the brand name under which Standard Insurance Company and other subsidiaries of [StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.](/source/StanCorp_Financial_Group%2C_Inc.) do business. Standard also owns the 16-story [Standard Plaza](/source/Standard_Plaza) two blocks south along 5th Avenue.

## History

The Georgia-Pacific Building was commissioned by [Georgia-Pacific](/source/Georgia-Pacific) and designed by the firm of [Skidmore, Owings & Merrill](/source/Skidmore%2C_Owings_%26_Merrill).[4][1] At the time of construction, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world. It was completed in 1970.[1][3]

## Details

Standing 367 feet (112 m) tall, the building has 27 above-ground stories.[1] Valued at $114 million, the structure contains 459,504 square feet (42,689.3 m2) of space.[4] Built of concrete and steel, it is considered Modernist in style.[1] One major tenant was the [Stoel Rives](/source/Stoel_Rives) law firm, which leased the top nine stories of the building[5] 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 created by local artist [Bruce West (artist)](/source/Bruce_West_(artist)) is tucked away in the building's basement.[6]

## See also

- [Architecture of Portland, Oregon](/source/Architecture_of_Portland%2C_Oregon)

- [List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon](/source/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Portland%2C_Oregon)

- [*The Quest* (Portland, Oregon)](/source/The_Quest_(Portland%2C_Oregon)) (1970)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-emporis_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-emporis_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-emporis_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-emporis_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-emporis_1-4) ["Emporis building ID 122602"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150409061957/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/122602). *[Emporis](/source/Emporis)*. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Standard Insurance Center"](https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5767). *[SkyscraperPage](/source/SkyscraperPage)*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-structurae_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-structurae_3-1) [Standard Insurance Center](https://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=20029053) at *[Structurae](/source/Structurae)*

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gis_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gis_4-1) ["900 SW 5th Ave - Downtown - Portland"](http://www.portlandmaps.com/detail.cfm?action=Assessor&propertyid=R246105&address_id=646051&x=7643898.903&y=682109.069&state_id=1S1E03BB%20%20200&site_name=900%20SW%205TH%20AVE&city=PORTLAND&ResultCount=2). *PortlandMaps*. City of Portland. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-walks_5-0)** James Mayer (August 13, 2010). ["Stoel Rives walks away from would-be Park Avenue West office tower"](http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/08/stoel_rives_walks_away_from_wo.html). *The Oregonian*. Retrieved 31 August 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Korfhage, Matthew (July 11, 2017). ["There's a Hidden, Underground Sculpture Inside the Standard Insurance Center in Downtown Portland"](https://www.wweek.com/arts/visual-arts/2017/07/11/theres-a-hidden-underground-sculpture-inside-the-standard-insurance-center-in-downtown-portland/). *Willamette Week*. Retrieved 2020-08-16.

## External links

- Media related to [Standard Insurance Center](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Standard_Insurance_Center) at Wikimedia Commons

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