Paul Bunyan Statue | |
 The statue in 2004 | |
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| Location | SW corner of N Denver Ave. and N Interstate Ave.,Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°35′02″N122°41′12″W / 45.583817°N 122.686598°W /45.583817; -122.686598 |
| Area | Less than 1 acre[2] |
| Built | 1959[2] |
| Architectural style | Novelty architecture |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001393[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 28, 2009[1] |
Paul Bunyan Statue is a 31-foot-tall (9.4 m) concrete and metal sculpture of mythical loggerPaul Bunyan in theKenton neighborhood ofPortland, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1959 to commemorate thecentennial of Oregon's statehood during the Centennial Exposition and International Trade Fair, which was held in the Kenton area.
The sculpture was originally prominently placed at the intersection of North Interstate Avenue (thenU.S. Route 99) and North Argyle Street, and now stands at the corner of North Interstate and North Denver, 59 feet south of its original location.[2] It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in January 2009.[1]
The statue was the Highlighted Property of the Week when theNational Park Service released its weekly list of February 6, 2009.[3]
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