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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.

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. 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 played a concert in the hotel ballroom on February 15, 1928.[13]

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon

External links

References

  1. Portland Historic Landmarks Commission. Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon July 2010, retrieved November 13, 2013^
  2. {{NRISref|version=2009a}}^
  3. Oregon National Register List Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, June 6, 2011, retrieved June 8, 2011^
  4. Roxann Gess Smith. MULTNOMAH HOTEL, PORTLAND, OREGON Gesswhoto.com, 1998, retrieved June 10, 2017^
  5. Hotel Multnomah, Portland, Oregon : opened February 8, 1912. (Book, 1910s) WorldCat.org^
  6. Frank Sterrett. Era Of Luxury Hotels Fades Into History As Multnomah Houses Government Offices The Sunday Oregonian, May 9, 1965^
  7. Multnomahhotel Pdxhistory.com, retrieved June 10, 2017^
  8. Linda Mcdonnell. Portland hotel restoration aims to recapture history Portland Business Journal, January 23, 2000, retrieved June 10, 2017^
  9. Hotel History - Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown Historic Hotels of America, retrieved 2022-12-14^
  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^