Merchant Hotel, Portland, OR (1880)

AKA: Merchants' Hotel, Portland, OR

Structure Type: built works - dwellings -public accommodations - hotels

Designers: Williams, Warren Heywood, Architect (firm); W. F. Lewis (building contractor); Warren Heywood Williams (architect)

Dates: constructed 1880

4 stories

click to open gallery Drawing of the Merchant Hotel, Portland, OR, 1885; from the Seattle City Directory, 1885, p. 55; drawing by F. Phillippi
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D Street and 3rd Street
Portland, OR
The Merchant Hotel occupied the southeastern corner of 3rd Street and D Street in 1885.

Overview

This hotel operated from 1880 until 1967, when it was renovated to serve as an office building.

Building History

Portland architect Warren Heywood Williams (1844-1888) designed this four-story hotel completed in 1880.

Alteration

The building has undergone significant changes over time.

PCAD id: 20009

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