It was constructed in 1922,[2] several years after The Evening Telegram newspaper had been purchased by John E. and L. R.

[3] The Telegram was a newspaper founded in 1877 by Henry L. Pittock; it merged in 1931 with the Portland News, creating the Portland News-Telegram, which ceased publishing in 1939.

The red brick and terra-cotta structure culminates in a colonial-style clock tower.

The renovation added two floors of underground parking, office space upstairs, and a penthouse (also office space) behind the clock tower.

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