Sovereign Hotel (Oregon)

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Sovereign Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The former Sovereign Hotel on Broadway
The former Sovereign Hotel on Broadway
Location: Portland, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°30′57″N 122°4′54″W / 45.51583, -122.08167Coordinates: 45°30′57″N 122°4′54″W / 45.51583, -122.08167
Built/Founded: 1923
Architect: Carl L. Linde
Architectural style(s): Georgian Revival
Added to NRHP: December 2, 1981
NRHP Reference#: 81000520[1]
Governing body: Oregon Historical Society

The Sovereign Hotel was a Portland, Oregon, hotel built in 1923. The nine story building was added to the United States' National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1981.[2] Part of the building houses a portion of the Oregon Historical Society’s Oregon History Center.

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The Georgian style building was designed by Carl L. Linde, and was also once known as the Sovereign Apartments.[3] On two sides of the building are eight-story tall murals painted by Richard Haas.[4] Painted in 1989, one shows the Lewis & Clark Expedition, while the mural on the south side of the structure depicts the pioneer period in Oregon’s history.[4] In 1938, the hotel was converted into apartments.[5] In 1982, the Oregon Historical Society purchased the building to expand the Oregon History Center.[6]

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  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-08-17).
  2. ^ Oregon National Register List (PDF). Oregon Parks & Recreation Dept.: Heritage Programs: National Register. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
  3. ^ Multnomah County, Oregon. NationalRegisterofHistoricplaces.com. Retrieved on February 29, 2008.
  4. ^ a b Self-Guided Tour: Portland, Oregon. TravelPortland.com. Retrieved on February 29, 2008.
  5. ^ Oregon History Center. Emporis. Retrieved on February 29, 2008.
  6. ^ Dye, Elizabeth. Roundup at the OHS corral: The Oregon History Center goes under the knife. Willamette Week, November 13, 2002.

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