Multnomah Hotel
Portland Historic Landmark[2]
Embassy Suites Portland - Downtown seen in 2012 (former Multnomah Hotel)
Multnomah Hotel is located in Portland, Oregon
Multnomah Hotel
Location within downtown Portland
Location319 SW Pine Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°31′19″N 122°40′27″W / 45.522019°N 122.674053°W / 45.522019; -122.674053
Built1911
ArchitectGibson & Cahill
Architectural styleAmerican Renaissance
NRHP reference No.85000369[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 1985

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.

History

Multnomah Hotel circa 1920

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. The hotel is currently a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[9]

Famous guests

The hotel has hosted Paramahansa Yogananda,[10]Queen Marie of Romania, Charles Lindbergh,[6][7] Rudolph Valentino, Amelia Earhart,[11] Jimmy Stewart, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Elvis Presley,[12] and every president from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Nixon.[8]Maurice Ravel and Lisa Roma concert in Ball Room Feb.15, 1928 8:30 pm

[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013
  3. ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  4. ^ Roxann Gess Smith (1998). "MULTNOMAH HOTEL, PORTLAND, OREGON". Gesswhoto.com. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  5. ^ Hotel Multnomah, Portland, Oregon : opened February 8, 1912. (Book, 1910s). WorldCat.org. OCLC 670941525.
  6. ^ a b c Sterrett, Frank (May 9, 1965). "Era Of Luxury Hotels Fades Into History As Multnomah Houses Government Offices". The Sunday Oregonian. Section 1, p. 40.
  7. ^ a b c "Multnomahhotel". Pdxhistory.com. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Linda Mcdonnell (January 23, 2000). "Portland hotel restoration aims to recapture history". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hotel History - Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "The Making of a Spiritual Classic".
  11. ^ The Oregonian, February 2, 1933
  12. ^ The Oregonian, September 3, 1957
  13. ^ "Maurice Ravel, Multnomah Hotel Ball Room, February 15, 1928". April 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Multnomah Hotel.


Hotels in Portland, Oregon
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
More
Categories