Kennedy School

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John D. Kennedy Elementary School
Portland Historic Landmark [1]
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The main entry of Kennedy School in 2008.
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Location in Portland.
Location5736 NE 33rd Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°33′52″N122°37′49″W / 45.5645°N 122.6302°W / 45.5645; -122.6302
Area4.22 acres (1.71 ha)
Built1915
Architect Floyd Naramore [2]
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 88003472
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1995

The Kennedy School, originally the John D. Kennedy Elementary School, is a former elementary school that has been converted to a hotel, movie theater and dining establishment in northeast Portland, Oregon. [3] [4] The facility is operated by the McMenamins chain. The hotel has 35 guestrooms, a brewery, four bars, and a restaurant.

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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. [5]

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. [6] 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. [7]

Kennedy School won in the "Best Date Bar" category of Willamette Week 's "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020". [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved October 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ Ritz, Richard Ellison (2002). "Naramore, Floyd". Architects of Oregon: A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Deceased – 19th and 20th Centuries. Portland, Oregon: Lair Hill Publishing. pp. 293–294. ISBN   0-9726200-2-8.
  3. ↑ Reeves, Hope (July 20, 2003). "Frugal Traveler; Portland With Umbrella Unopened". The New York Times . Section 5, Page 6. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  4. ↑ Laskin, David (April 15, 2007). "36 Hours in Portland, Ore". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  5. ↑ Darby, Melissa Cole (December 15, 1987), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Kennedy, John D., Elementary School (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2016, retrieved October 8, 2013.
  6. ↑ ""Kennedy School Timeline"". Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ ""Kennedy School"". Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bars + Nightlife: Congratulations to the winners + finalists of Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020". Willamette Week . July 21, 2020. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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