The Kenton Hotel is a historic hotel in Portland, Oregon. It was built in 1909, added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 1990,[3] and identified as a contributing resource in the Kenton Commercial Historic District when the district was added to the National Register on September 3, 2001.
Kenton Hotel | |
Portland Historic Landmark[2] | |
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  Location of Kenton Hotel in Portland | |
| Location | 8303–8319 N. Denver Avenue, Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°35′00″N 122°41′14″W / 45.583324°N 122.687228°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Dyer & Company |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial |
| Part of | Kenton Commercial Historic District (ID01000934) |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001522[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 16, 1990 |
History edit
The building was first built by the Swift Meat Packing company in 1909. Since the building deteriorated from the 1970s to the 1980s, it was almost demolished in 1990. However, owing to its history, it was kept and added to the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (October 2009), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved March 10, 2010
- ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ Milingona. "Kenton Station Restaurant and Pub | History". Retrieved June 3, 2020.
External links edit
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