Commodore Hotel (Portland, Oregon)

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Commodore Hotel
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
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The building's exterior in 2010
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Location within central Portland
Location1609 SW Morrison Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′19″N122°41′18″W / 45.521907°N 122.688373°W / 45.521907; -122.688373 Coordinates: 45°31′19″N122°41′18″W / 45.521907°N 122.688373°W / 45.521907; -122.688373
Arealess than one acre
Built1925
Architect Herman Brookman
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP reference No. 84003076 [2]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1984

The Commodore Hotel is an Art Deco-style former hotel building in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1925 and designed by Herman Brookman. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [2]

When the building was added to the National Register, it had already ceased to be used as a hotel and was vacant. Plans to renovate the building and convert it into apartments were approved by the Portland Development Commission that year. [3]

Gilda's Italian Restaurant opened in the building's ground floor in 2010.

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References

  1. Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved October 31, 2013CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link).
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Commodore Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Portland Then & Now". The Oregonian . July 3, 2013. p. B1. Retrieved July 22, 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)