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]

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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.
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  7. ""Kennedy School"". Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  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.