Kennedy School Explained
John D. Kennedy Elementary School |
Designated Other1 Name: | Portland Historic Landmark[1] |
Designated Other1 Color: | lightgreen |
Location: | 5736 NE 33rd Avenue Portland, Oregon |
Coordinates: | 45.5645°N -122.6302°W |
Map Alt: | Locator map. |
Built: | 1915 |
Architect: | Floyd Naramore[2] |
Architecture: | Renaissance Revival |
Added: | November 22, 1995 |
Refnum: | 88003472 |
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.
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 "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020".[8]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Northeast Portland, Oregon
External links
Notes and References
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- Encyclopedia: Ritz . Richard Ellison . Naramore, Floyd . Architects of Oregon: A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Deceased – 19th and 20th Centuries . Portland, Oregon . Lair Hill Publishing . 2002 . 293–294 . 0-9726200-2-8.
- News: Reeves . Hope . Frugal Traveler; Portland With Umbrella Unopened . Section 5, Page 6 . July 20, 2003 . April 10, 2011 . . February 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110218061524/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/20/travel/frugal-traveler-portland-with-umbrella-unopened.html . live .
- News: 36 Hours in Portland, Ore.. April 15, 2007. April 10, 2011. The New York Times. David. Laskin. David Laskin. April 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110429050451/http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/travel/15hours.html. live.
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- Web site: "Kennedy School Timeline" . 2016-07-26 . 2016-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422084446/http://www.mcmenamins.com/galleries/kntimeline . dead .
- Web site: "Kennedy School" . 2016-07-26 . 2016-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804182444/http://www.mcmenamins.com/KennedySchool . live .
- News: Bars + Nightlife: Congratulations to the winners + finalists of Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020 . September 4, 2020 . . July 21, 2020 . August 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811224343/https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2020/07/21/bars-nightlife/ . live .