The Kenton Hotel is a historic hotel in
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 ...
. It was built in 1909, added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on October 16, 1990,
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.
History
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.
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1909 establishments in Oregon
Apartment buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
Hotel buildings completed in 1909
Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
Kenton, Portland, Oregon
Portland Historic Landmarks
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Oregon
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