J. B. Brown Memorial Building Plaque
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Title
J. B. Brown Memorial Building Plaque
Description
Bronze plaque that relates the history of 529 Congress Street which once housed Rines Bros. Company.
Format
Coverage
Date Created
circa 1990
Medium
Bronze
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
1884
1977
Historical Marker Item Type Metadata
Inscription
A national and local landmark, The J.B. Brown Memorial Building, designed by Fassett and Stevens, was completed in 1883. Here at #529, since 1884, stood Rines Bros. Company until Oct 21, 1977. Rines finally closed its doors ten days after the death of its long-time President, Louis E. Weirder, associated with the store for nearly 50 year.
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Citation
“J. B. Brown Memorial Building Plaque,” Portland’s Historical Markers, accessed October 21, 2019, http://markers.portlandculturalhistory.org/items/show/317.