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Paul Bunyan Statue is a 31-foot-tall (9.4 m) concrete and metal sculpture of mythical logger Paul Bunyan in the Kenton neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1959 to commemorate the centennial of Oregon's statehood during the Centennial Exposition and International Trade Fair, which was held in the Kenton area.

Paul Bunyan Statue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The statue in 2006
Location	SW corner of N Denver Ave. and N Interstate Ave., Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45.583817°N 122.686598°W / 45.583817; -122.686598
Area	Less than 1 acre[1]
Built	1959[1]
Architectural style	Novelty architecture
NRHP reference No.	08001393[2]
Added to NRHP	January 28, 2009[2]

History

The sculpture was originally prominently placed at the intersection of North Interstate Avenue (then U.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.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in January 2009.[2]

The statue was the Highlighted Property of the Week when the National Park Service released its weekly list of February 6, 2009.[3]

See also

• 1959 in art
• National Register of Historic Places listings in North Portland, Oregon
• Statues of Paul Bunyan

References

External links

• Media related to Paul Bunyan Statue (Portland, Oregon) at Wikimedia Commons

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