Fairmount Hotel (Portland, Oregon)

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Fairmount Hotel
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
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The Hotel from the northwest, across the intersection of NW 26th Avenue and Vaughn Street
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Location1920 NW 26th Avenue
Portland, Oregon [2]
Coordinates 45°32′11″N122°42′17″W / 45.536464°N 122.704608°W / 45.536464; -122.704608
Built1905 [3]
NRHP reference No. 00000448
Added to NRHPMay 5, 2000 [3]

The Fairmount Hotel is a historic, former hotel located in Portland, Oregon, United States, built in 1905. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]

The hotel was constructed for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, located on 26th Avenue across from what was then the fair's main gate. The hotel was furnished by Meier & Frank. It is one of the very few extant structures associated with the 1905 world's fair. [4]

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References

  1. Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2014), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved October 21, 2015.
  2. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places: NPS Focus , retrieved March 2, 2010
  3. 1 2 3 "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  4. "Fairmount Hotel". State of Oregon historic plaque. World's Fair Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2012.