Calumet Hotel (Portland, Oregon)

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Calumet Hotel
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
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Location620 SW Park Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′11″N122°40′49″W / 45.519800°N 122.680200°W / 45.519800; -122.680200 Coordinates: 45°31′11″N122°40′49″W / 45.519800°N 122.680200°W / 45.519800; -122.680200
Built1907
Architect Joseph Jacobberger
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, French Renaissance
NRHP reference No. 84003073 [2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 21, 1984

The Calumet Hotel, also known as the Esquire Hotel, is a former hotel building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3] The building was changed from a commercial hotel to a residential hotel for low-income residents in the 1930s. [4] At some point, it took the name Esquire Hotel. By the time of its nomination to the National Register, in 1983, it was vacant. [4] The building was renovated in 2008–09 and is now known as "The Esquire" apartments.

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References

  1. Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved October 31, 2013.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 31. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Heritage Investment Corp. (December 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Calumet Hotel". National Park Service. Item 8, p. 2. Retrieved May 12, 2019.