Southwest Portland in Multnomah County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Whitney-Gray Building
⎯⎯⎯
Jake's Restaurant

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 27, 2026

1. Whitney-Gray Building / Jake's Restaurant Marker

Inscription. This property
Whitney-Gray Building
Jake’s Restaurant
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Erected by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 45° 31.353′ N, 122° 40.997′ W. Marker is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County. It is in Southwest Portland. It is at the intersection of Southwest Harvey Milk Street and Southwest 12th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Southwest Harvey Milk Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 SW 12th Avenue, Portland OR 97205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge

and in the Willamette Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Telegram Building, 1922 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Presbyterian Church (about 700 feet away); Bronaugh Apartments (approx. 0.2 miles away); Multnomah County Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Imperial Hotel, 1894–95 (approx. ¼ mile away); Simon and Helen Director Park / Teachers Fountain (approx. ¼ mile away); United States National Bank Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Selling Building, 1910 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.

Also see . . . Jake's Famous Crawfish (Wikipedia).

Jake's Famous Crawfish is a seafood restaurant in downtown Portland, Oregon, founded in 1892 by Jacob "Jake" Lewis Freiman. It is housed in the Whitney and Gray Building, completed in 1910.

(Submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Whitney-Gray Building / Jake's Restaurant image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 27, 2026

2. Whitney-Gray Building / Jake's Restaurant

The venerable Jake's Famous Crawfish or a predecessor has been open since 1892.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

Whitney-Gray Building⎯⎯⎯Jake's Restaurant

Whitney-Gray Building
⎯⎯⎯
Jake's Restaurant