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Standard Insurance Center

1970 establishments in OregonGeorgia-PacificMeiji Yasuda LifeModernist architecture in OregonOffice buildings completed in 1970
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildingsSkyscraper office buildings in Portland, OregonSouthwest Portland, Oregon
Standard Insurance Center Portland, Oregon (2016)
Standard Insurance Center Portland, Oregon (2016)

The Standard Insurance Center, originally the Georgia-Pacific Building, is a 27-story office building in Portland, Oregon. Completed in 1970, it currently serves as part of the headquarters of The Standard, the brand name under which Standard Insurance Company and other subsidiaries of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., do business. Standard also owns the 16-story Standard Plaza, located two blocks south along 5th Avenue.

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Standard Insurance Center
Southwest 5th Avenue, Portland Downtown

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Southwest 5th Avenue 900
97204 Portland, Downtown
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Standard Insurance Center Portland, Oregon (2016)
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