Multnomah Hotel
The Multnomah Hotel, located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States, is a historic hotel building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] It currently operates as the Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown.
Multnomah Hotel | |
Portland Historic Landmark[1] | |
Embassy Suites Portland - Downtown seen in 2012 (former Multnomah Hotel) | |
Location within downtown Portland | |
Location | 319 SW Pine Street Portland, Oregon |
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Coordinates | 45°31′19″N 122°40′27″W |
Built | 1911 |
Architect | Gibson & Cahill |
Architectural style | American Renaissance |
NRHP reference No. | 85000369[2] |
Added to NRHP | February 28, 1985 |
History
The 700-room hotel was built by local entrepreneur Philip Gevurtz[4] and opened on February 8, 1912.[5] The nine-story building filled an entire city block.[6] It was operated by Western Hotels, now known as Westin Hotels & Resorts, from 1931 until it closed in 1963.[7] At the time of its closure, The Oregonian wrote that the Multnomah had been "one of the most famous hotels on the Pacific Coast".[6] From 1965 to 1992 the building housed government offices.[7] It was sold in 1995 and restored, its 700 rooms reduced to 276 suites,[8] reopening in 1997 as the Embassy Suites Portland - Downtown.
Famous guests
The hotel has hosted Queen Marie of Romania, Charles Lindbergh,[6][7] Rudolph Valentino, Amelia Earhart,[9] Jimmy Stewart, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Elvis Presley,[10] and every president from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Nixon.[8]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon
References
- Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 37. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- Roxann Gess Smith (1998). "MULTNOMAH HOTEL, PORTLAND, OREGON". Gesswhoto.com. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- Hotel Multnomah, Portland, Oregon : opened February 8, 1912. (Book, 1910s). WorldCat.org. OCLC 670941525.
- Sterrett, Frank (May 9, 1965). "Era Of Luxury Hotels Fades Into History As Multnomah Houses Government Offices". The Sunday Oregonian. Section 1, p. 40.
- "Multnomahhotel". Pdxhistory.com. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- Linda Mcdonnell (January 23, 2000). "Portland hotel restoration aims to recapture history". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- The Oregonian, February 2, 1933
- The Oregonian, September 3, 1957
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Multnomah Hotel. |
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown (official website)
- Multnomah Hotel history from pdxhistory.com
- Images of the Multnomah Hotel from the University of Oregon digital archives