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Frank Dekum (November 5, 1829 – October
19, 1894) was a prominent 19th century
fruit merchant, banker, and real-estate
investor in Portland, Oregon. Born in
Germany, Dekum emigrated to the north-
central U.S. with his family and as a young
man went west in search of gold before
starting a successful fresh-fruit business
in Portland. Prospering as a merchant,
Dekum invested in real-estate, banking, and
an early railroad, was a president or board
member of many of the city's companies,
and was one of 15 men named to
Portland's first municipal water committee.
Dekum involved himself in many building
projects in downtown Portland. One of his
structures, the Dekum Building, which
served as headquarters for the city's
government in the 1890s, was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The Portland and Vancouver Railway,
financed partly by Dekum, ran along the
east side of the Willamette River from East
Portland to the Columbia River. Dekum
Street in northeast Portland is named after
him.
Married to Fanny Reinig, Dekum fathered
eight children. He was the president of the
German Song Bird Society, which imported
to Oregon many German songbirds. After
suffering great financial loss during the
Panic of 1893, he died in 1894.
The Dekum or the Dekum Building is a
historic office building in downtown
Portland, Oregon, United States. It was
listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1980.[4]
With its rusticated sandstone base,
over-scaled arches at street level, and
stone carvings, the eight-story building is a
strong example of Romanesque Revival
architecture. It was made completely from
materials found in Oregon. Completed in
1892, it is named after Frank Dekum, a
German immigrant who opened Portland's
first candy shop. Construction cost
$300,000 in 1892 dollars. During
construction, masons reportedly
consumed beer instead of the usual
coffee.[3]