The Kennedy School, originally the John D. Kennedy Elementary School, is a former
elementary school
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...
that has been converted to a hotel, movie theater and dining establishment in northeast
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
.
The facility is operated by the
McMenamins
McMenamins is a family-owned chain of brewpubs, breweries, music venues, historic hotels, and theater pubs in Oregon and Washington. Many of their locations are in rehabilitated historical properties; at least nine are on the National Register ...
chain. The hotel has 35 guestrooms, a brewery, four bars, and a restaurant.
History
The school was built in 1915. The land for the school was sold by John Daniel Kennedy to the Portland School District in 1913.
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Currently
By the 1990s, the school had been abandoned. McMenamins, the Portland-based hotel and pub group, bought the old building and funded a full renovation. Today, the Kennedy School functions as an event space with 57 classroom-turned-guestrooms with original chalkboards included. The old cafeteria has been converted into a courtyard restaurant, and the common areas now include a bar, gift shop, movie theater, brewery, and soaking tub.
Kennedy School won in the "Best Date Bar" category of ''
Willamette Week
''Willamette Week'' (''WW'') is an alternative weekly newspaper and a website published in Portland, Oregon, United States, since 1974. It features reports on local news, politics, sports, business, and culture.
History
Early history
''Willame ...
'' "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020".
See also
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References
External links
Kennedy School at McMenamins.com
{{Theatres in Portland, Oregon
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Concordia, Portland, Oregon
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National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
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Renaissance Revival architecture in Oregon
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School buildings completed in 1915
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Theatres in Portland, Oregon