Multnomah Hotel | |
Portland Historic Landmark
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Embassy Suites Portland - Downtown seen in 2012 (former Multnomah Hotel) | |
Location | 319 SW Pine Street Portland, Oregon |
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Coordinates | 45°31′19″N 122°40′27″W / 45.522019°N 122.674053°W |
Built | 1911 |
Architect | Gibson & Cahill |
Architectural style | American Renaissance |
NRHP reference No. | 85000369 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 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.
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]
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