Fairmount Hotel (Portland, Oregon)

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]

Fairmount Hotel
Portland Historic Landmark[1]
View from the northwest, across the intersection of NW 26th Avenue and Vaughn Street
Location1920 NW 26th Avenue
Portland, Oregon[2]
Coordinates45°32′11″N 122°42′17″W
Built1905[3]
NRHP reference No.00000448
Added to NRHPMay 5, 2000[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]

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. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 32. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  4. "Fairmount Hotel". State of Oregon historic plaque. World's Fair Historical Society. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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