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Governor Hotel (other)
The Governor Hotel may refer to: * The Sentinel Hotel The Sentinel is a hotel in downtown Portland, downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. It is composed of two buildings, both of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The east building was completed in 1909 and was ..., Portland, Oregon, a two-building hotel which was named The Governor Hotel from 1992 to 2014 * The Seward Hotel, Portland, Oregon, which was named The Governor Hotel from 1931 to 1992 and was the east wing of the Governor Hotel from 1992 to 2014 * The Elks Temple (Portland, Oregon), which was the west wing of the Governor Hotel from 1992 to 2014 and housed the hotel's main entrance from 2004 to 2014 * The Rector Hotel (Seattle, Washington), known as the Governor Hotel from 1931 to about 1942. {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinel Hotel
The Sentinel is a hotel in downtown Portland, downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. It is composed of two buildings, both of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The east building was completed in 1909 and was originally the Seward Hotel, while the west building was completed in 1923 as the Elks Temple (Portland, Oregon), Elks Temple. The Seward Hotel was renamed the Governor Hotel in 1931. The two buildings were joined in 1992, and together they became an expanded Governor Hotel. In 2004, the hotel's entrance was moved to the west building, the former Elks Temple. In the early 1990s, the hotel served as the filming location for several films: Portlander Gus Van Sant filmed a scene of ''My Own Private Idaho'' and Madonna (entertainer), Madonna filmed several scenes of ''Body of Evidence (1993 film), Body of Evidence'' inside. In 2003, the hotel was sold to Grand Heritage Hotel Group, who announced plans to close the lobby in the east buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward Hotel
The Seward Hotel, also known as the Governor Hotel (east wing), is a historic hotel building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Built in 1909, it is one of two NRHP-listed buildings that make up the Sentinel Hotel, the other being the 1923-built Elks Temple. The Seward was renamed the Governor Hotel in 1931, closed in the mid-1980s, and reopened in 1992 joined with the former Elks building, and thereafter formed the east wing of a two-building hotel. History The Seward Hotel was completed in 1909. Its glazed terracotta exterior motif features a blending of art nouveau and Native American designs. Its interior architecture is in the arts and crafts style, popular during the period in which it was built. The hotel's architect, William C. Knighton, went on to become the first Oregon State Architect in 1912, and later designed the Oregon State Supreme Court Building. The hotel's original owner was G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elks Temple (Portland, Oregon)
The Elks Temple, also known as the Princeton Building and as the west wing of the Sentinel hotel, is a former Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Elks building and historic hotel building in downtown Portland, downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Built in 1923, it is one of two National Register of Historic Places, NRHP-listed buildings that make up the Sentinel Hotel, the other being the 1909-built Seward Hotel. The Seward was renamed the Governor Hotel in 1932, and in 1992 it was joined with the former Elks building, and thereafter the building became the west wing of a two-building hotel, an expanded Governor Hotel. The hotel's main entrance was moved to this building from the east building in 2004. The Governor Hotel was renamed the Sentinel Hotel in 2014. Use of the building as an Elks temple lasted less than a decade, ending in 1932. History Construction of the building began on the last day of 1922 and was completed in December 1923. According to the 1977 docu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |