Partially constructed in 1869, the planned two-story structure was never completed and the mint was never put into operation.

[citation needed] The Mint building was most recently home to the Erin Glenn Winery.

Senator James W. Nesmith introduced an unsuccessful bill in 1862 to create a mint in Portland, Oregon.

[1][3] The next year another bill unsuccessfully attempted to change the location for the mint to Portland.

[3] In 1875, the federal government gave the structure to the State of Oregon, who in turn sold it to private interests in 1889.

[3] The structure was also owned by Ralph's Transfer & Storage Co. before becoming the home of the Erin Glenn Winery in 2007 after a $1.5 million renovation.