National Register of Historic Places

Kennedy, John D., Elementary School

Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Listed
November 22, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88003472

About this property

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. The facility is operated by the McMenamins chain. The hotel has 35 guestrooms, a brewery, four bars, and a restaurant. The school was built in 1915. The land for the school was sold by John Daniel Kennedy to the Portland School District in 1913. 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. 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. Kennedy School won in the "Best Date Bar" category of Willamette Week's "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020". National Register of Historic Places listings in Northeast Portland, Oregon

Location

5736 NE Thirty-third St.
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
45.56442, -122.63011

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Kennedy, John D., Elementary School listed on the National Register?

Kennedy, John D., Elementary School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Kennedy, John D., Elementary School?

Kennedy, John D., Elementary School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Kennedy, John D., Elementary School is recorded as the industrial era.

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